Breckenridge weather in January

In January, Breckenridge sees average daytime highs of 58°F and overnight lows near 36°F, with 1.5 in of precipitation across 4.6 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 58°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Breckenridge's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Breckenridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
58°
12th warmest
Overnight low
36°
1st coldest
Precipitation
1.5 in
4.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:43 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
10 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Breckenridge is city in and county seat of Stephens County, Texas, United States.

Density
518/km²
people per km²

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 58°F through the month.

A typical January day in Breckenridge reaches about 58°F in the afternoon and slips back to 36°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 41°F and 73°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 4°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15635
25635
35635
45635
55735
65735
75735
85735
95735
105735
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How January really feels in Breckenridge

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Breckenridge weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 36°1.54.60.510.15.0
Feb62° / 39°1.75.10.810.86.0
Mar70° / 47°2.56.40.211.87.2
Apr78° / 55°2.66.60.112.87.6
May85° / 64°3.29013.75.5
Jun93° / 72°2.87.4014.13.4
Jul96° / 76°1.64.9013.92.5
Aug95° / 75°1.65.7013.22.7
Sep88° / 68°2.36.2012.25.0
Oct78° / 56°2.96011.27.7
Nov67° / 46°1.94.90.310.37.2
Dec58° / 37°1.54.50.59.95.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56337
66436
76436
86436
96337
106337
116436
126436
136337
146337
156238
166238
176238
186238
196139
206139
216139
226139
236139
246139
256238
266238
276139
286139
296139
306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Breckenridge gets around 1.5 in of rain and snow over 4.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1153
2153
3152
4152
5152
6152
7142
8142
9142
10141
11131
12131
13131
14131
15131
16131
17131
18141
19141
20141
21151
22152
23152
24162
25162
26163
27163
28173
29173
30173
31173

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 10 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
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410light breeze
510light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:425:35
29.97:435:36
39.97:435:36
49.97:435:37
59.97:435:38
69.97:435:39
79.97:435:39
89.97:435:40
910.07:445:41
1010.07:445:42
1110.07:435:43
1210.07:435:43
1310.07:435:44
1410.07:435:45
1510.07:435:46
1610.17:435:47
1710.17:435:48
1810.17:435:49
1910.17:425:49
2010.17:425:50
2110.27:425:51
2210.27:425:52
2310.27:415:53
2410.27:415:54
2510.27:405:55
2610.37:405:56
2710.37:405:57
2810.37:395:58
2910.37:395:59
3010.47:385:59
3110.47:376:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Breckenridge

In seasonPeak

None of Breckenridge's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is January a good time to visit Breckenridge?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Breckenridge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Breckenridge in January

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

In January, Breckenridge sees daytime highs around 58°F and nights near 36°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Breckenridge in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Breckenridge peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Breckenridge?

Breckenridge sits at 32.8°N, 98.9°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Abilene, 53 mi away.

Topography around Breckenridge

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Breckenridge.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Breckenridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 ft around an average of 1,224 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,457 ft.

The land around Breckenridge is covered by grassland (58%) and trees (25%) within 2 miles, grassland (62%) and trees (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (61%) and trees (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
171 ft
10 miles
433 ft
50 miles
1,457 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Abilene 53 mi · Stephenville 55 mi · Weatherford 64 mi · Brownwood 73 mi · Wichita Falls 83 mi · White Settlement 84 mi · Benbrook 84 mi · Saginaw 89 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Breckenridge (32.7557°, -98.9023°, elevation 0 ft), 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). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).