Broken Arrow weather in January

In January, Broken Arrow sees average daytime highs of 48°F and overnight lows near 31°F, with 2.1 in of precipitation across 6.3 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 48°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Broken Arrow's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Broken Arrow's year-round climate.

Daytime high
48°
12th warmest
Overnight low
31°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2.1 in
6.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:38 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
52%
7th clearest
Wind
8 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Broken Arrow is city in Oklahoma, United States of America.

Density
662/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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 48°F through the month.

A typical January day in Broken Arrow reaches about 48°F in the afternoon and slips back to 31°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°F and 64°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°F cooler than December and about 5°F cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Broken Arrow

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.

Broken Arrow weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan48° / 31°2.16.31.69.82.0
Feb53° / 34°2.26.61.210.63.3
Mar62° / 43°3.89.80.711.75.4
Apr71° / 51°5.010.5012.96.5
May79° / 61°5.912.3013.96.3
Jun87° / 70°4.59.7014.44.8
Jul92° / 74°3.17.6014.23.7
Aug91° / 72°2.86.9013.44.0
Sep83° / 65°4.07.6012.26.2
Oct72° / 53°3.88.2011.17.3
Nov60° / 42°2.77.10.410.15.3
Dec50° / 33°2.56.51.29.62.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
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65347
75248
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Broken Arrow gets around 2.1 in of rain and snow over 6.3 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 precipitation averages around 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1215
2215
3215
4215
5215
6215
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8215
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19721
29820
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:39 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:395:14
29.67:395:15
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49.67:395:16
59.67:395:17
69.67:395:18
79.77:395:19
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2310.07:365:33
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2510.07:355:35
2610.07:355:36
2710.17:345:37
2810.17:335:38
2910.17:335:39
3010.17:325:40
3110.27:325:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
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272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Broken Arrow?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Broken Arrow.

What to pack for Broken Arrow in January

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

In January, Broken Arrow sees daytime highs around 48°F and nights near 31°F. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Broken Arrow in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Broken Arrow peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Broken Arrow 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 Broken Arrow is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Nov 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Broken Arrow?

Broken Arrow sits at 36.1°N, 95.8°W, 755 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bixby, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Broken Arrow

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Broken Arrow has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 ft around an average of 732 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 ft.

The land around Broken Arrow is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), trees (29%) and grassland (25%) within 2 miles, trees (37%), grassland (33%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (46%) and grassland (45%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
213 ft
10 miles
390 ft
50 miles
814 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bixby 9.3 mi · Jenks 9.9 mi · Tulsa 13 mi · Owasso 16 mi · Sapulpa 19 mi · Sand Springs 19 mi · Claremore 21 mi · Muskogee 32 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 Broken Arrow (36.0526°, -95.7908°, elevation 755 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).