Brenham weather in January

In January, Brenham sees average daytime highs of 62°F and overnight lows near 43°F, with 3.2 in of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 62°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Brenham's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brenham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
62°
12th warmest
Overnight low
43°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.2 in
8.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:27 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
56%
9th clearest
Wind
9 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Brenham is city and county seat of Washington County, Texas, United States.

Density
497/km²
people per km²
Founded
1844

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 62°F through the month.

A typical January day in Brenham reaches about 62°F in the afternoon and slips back to 43°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 47°F and 74°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°F cooler than December and about 4°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16143
26143
36143
46143
56143
66142
76142
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136143
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How January really feels in Brenham

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 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
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.

Brenham weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan62° / 43°3.28.610.35.4
Feb65° / 46°2.78.410.96.1
Mar72° / 53°3.28.511.86.9
Apr78° / 59°3.4812.77.0
May86° / 67°4.19.713.55.2
Jun91° / 74°3.31013.93.7
Jul94° / 76°1.97.313.73.0
Aug95° / 76°2.77.513.12.7
Sep90° / 71°3.18.412.24.3
Oct81° / 61°3.67.211.36.9
Nov71° / 51°3.37.910.57.1
Dec63° / 45°3.68.710.15.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
114654
124654
134654
144654
154753
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274753
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304753
314654

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Brenham gets around 3.2 in of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
626
727
827
927
1027
1128
1228
1329
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1930
2030
2130
2230
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3028
3128

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
183683
283683
383683
483683
583683
683683
783683
884673
983773
1083773
1183773
1283872
1384862
1483962
1583962
1683962
1783962
1883962
1983962
20821062
21821062
22821062
23821062
24821062
25821062
26821062
27821062
2883962
2983962
3083962
3182963

Wind in January

Winds average 9 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
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69light breeze
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319light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:265:31
210.17:265:32
310.17:275:33
410.17:275:33
510.17:275:34
610.17:275:35
710.17:275:35
810.17:275:36
910.27:275:37
1010.27:275:38
1110.27:285:39
1210.27:285:39
1310.27:275:40
1410.27:275:41
1510.27:275:42
1610.37:275:42
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1810.37:275:44
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2010.37:275:46
2110.37:265:47
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2510.47:255:50
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2710.57:245:52
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3010.57:235:54
3110.57:235:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Brenham?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Brenham for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brenham in January

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

In January, Brenham sees daytime highs around 62°F and nights near 43°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Brenham 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 Brenham peaks around July 24 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 24UV 11Dec 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Brenham 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 Brenham is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1419 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Brenham?

Brenham sits at 30.2°N, 96.4°W, 341 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is College Station, 32 mi away.

Topography around Brenham

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Brenham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 325 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 682 ft.

The land around Brenham is covered by grassland (42%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 2 miles, grassland (74%) and trees (23%) within 10 miles, and grassland (54%) and trees (37%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
210 ft
10 miles
361 ft
50 miles
682 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: College Station 32 mi · Bryan 35 mi · Katy 43 mi · Cypress 44 mi · Cinco Ranch 48 mi · The Woodlands 54 mi · Pecan Grove 55 mi · Mission Bend 55 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 Brenham (30.1669°, -96.3977°, elevation 341 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. 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).