Arizona weather in January

In January, Arizona sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 214 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Arizona's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arizona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
214 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:24 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
48%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Arizona is human settlement in Honduras.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Arizona reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Arizona

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Arizona weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 21°2141611.26.2
Feb26° / 22°1139.911.56.9
Mar27° / 22°93811.97.3
Apr28° / 24°517.812.36.7
May29° / 25°1051612.74.9
Jun29° / 25°14423.412.93.7
Jul28° / 25°13023.612.84.0
Aug29° / 25°13825.712.53.7
Sep29° / 25°19427.212.13.4
Oct28° / 24°31925.411.64.0
Nov26° / 23°3762211.34.8
Dec25° / 22°21317.811.15.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36436
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317426

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Arizona gets around 214 mm of rain over 16 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
252
352
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1194050
2194050
3194050
4194149
5194148
6194248
7194347
81104346
91104445
102104543
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122114641
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:205:25
211.16:205:26
311.16:215:26
411.16:215:27
511.16:215:27
611.16:215:28
711.16:225:28
811.16:225:29
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1011.16:235:30
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Arizona

In seasonPeak

In January, Arizona sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Arizona sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Arizona's rainy season runs September–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Arizona?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Arizona for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arizona in January

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

In January, Arizona sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Arizona in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in September at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Arizona in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arizona peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Arizona 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 Arizona is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2035 µg/m³Dec 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar12Good
Apr36Poor
May29Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arizona?

Arizona sits at 15.6°N, 87.3°W, 72 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Tela, 22 km away.

El NegritoEl ProgresoYoroLa CeibaYoritoLa LimaCholoma

Topography around Arizona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arizona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,871 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,401 m.

The land around Arizona is covered by trees (74%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (76%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
1,871 m
80 km
2,401 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Tela 22 km · El Negrito 54 km · El Progreso 58 km · Yoro 59 km · La Ceiba 59 km · Yorito 63 km · La Lima 68 km · Choloma 68 km

Honduras travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,598
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
66%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
31.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 553
Religion
Evangelical 55%Roman Catholic 33%none 10%

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 Arizona (15.6333°, -87.3167°, elevation 72 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).