Florida weather in January

In January, Florida sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 289 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Florida's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Florida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
289 mm
29 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:19 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
80%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Florida reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Florida weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°2892911.83.8
Feb23° / 15°32825.811.93.8
Mar23° / 16°46229123.7
Apr23° / 17°64128.912.13.5
May23° / 17°78830.512.13.4
Jun24° / 16°77629.812.23.4
Jul24° / 15°77830.612.23.5
Aug24° / 15°87030.812.13.5
Sep23° / 15°83629.8123.4
Oct23° / 16°58829.911.93.5
Nov22° / 16°41328.511.83.5
Dec23° / 15°33829.211.83.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21684
31684
41684
51684
61585
71585
81585
91585
101486
111486
121387
131288
141288
151189
161189
171090
181090
19991
20991
21991
22892
23892
24892
25892
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
311090

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Florida gets around 289 mm of rain over 29 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
393
493
593
693
793
893
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2094
2194
2294
2394
2494
2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095
3195

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
104159
204258
304258
404258
504258
604258
704159
804159
904060
1003961
1103961
1203862
1303763
1413663
1513663
1613663
1713564
1813564
1913564
2013663
2113663
2213663
2313663
2413762
2513762
2613762
2713861
2813861
2913861
3003862
3103862

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
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225calm
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255calm
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275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:146:02
211.86:146:03
311.86:156:03
411.86:156:04
511.86:156:04
611.86:166:05
711.86:166:05
811.86:176:06
911.86:176:06
1011.86:176:07
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1211.86:186:07
1311.86:186:08
1411.86:196:08
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1611.86:196:09
1711.86:206:09
1811.86:206:10
1911.86:206:10
2011.86:216:11
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2211.86:216:11
2311.86:216:12
2411.86:216:12
2511.86:226:12
2611.86:226:13
2711.86:226:13
2811.86:226:13
2911.96:226:13
3011.96:226:14
3111.96:236:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 4.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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264.9Bright
275.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Florida?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Florida.

What to pack for Florida in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Florida sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Florida in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Florida peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 12 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 15Aug 11UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Florida in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Florida is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1329 µg/m³Nov 1419 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Florida?

Florida sits at 3.3°N, 76.2°W, 1,043 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Miranda, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Florida

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Florida.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Florida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 1,054 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,950 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,134 m.

The land around Florida is covered by cropland (38%), trees (34%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
2,950 m
80 km
5,134 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Miranda 8.0 km · Pradera 11 km · Candelaria 16 km · Corinto 17 km · Puerto Tejada 23 km · Palmira 25 km · Cali 34 km · Jamundí 34 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,562
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 480
Religion
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Florida (3.3223°, -76.2348°, elevation 1,043 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).