Brownwood weather in January

In January, Brownwood sees average daytime highs of 58°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 1.6 in of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 10.2 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 47% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Brownwood's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brownwood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
58°
12th warmest
Overnight low
37°
1st coldest
Precipitation
1.6 in
5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:41 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
10 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Brownwood is city in Texas, United States of America.

Density
494/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 Brownwood reaches about 58°F in the afternoon and slips back to 37°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 43°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)
15736
25736
35736
45736
55736
65736
75736
85736
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105836
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How January really feels in Brownwood

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.

Brownwood 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° / 37°1.650.410.25.1
Feb63° / 40°1.96.10.510.86.1
Mar70° / 47°2.77.7011.87.0
Apr78° / 55°2.76.6012.87.5
May85° / 64°3.710013.65.6
Jun91° / 71°2.77.60143.8
Jul95° / 74°1.65.2013.93.0
Aug94° / 74°1.55.9013.23.2
Sep87° / 67°2.46012.25.2
Oct78° / 56°3.06.7011.27.5
Nov67° / 46°2.05.70.110.47.1
Dec59° / 38°1.95.20.4105.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35842
45842
55842
65842
75842
85842
95941
105941
115941
126040
136040
146040
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295941
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Brownwood gets around 1.6 in of rain and snow over 5 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1162
2162
3162
4162
5162
6162
7162
8161
9161
10161
11161
12161
13161
14161
15151
16151
17151
18151
19151
20151
21151
22151
23151
24151
25161
26161
27161
28161
29171
30172
31182

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19631
29631
39631
49631
59631
69631
79631
89631
99730
109820
119820
129820
139820
149820
159820
169820
179820
189820
199820
209820
219820
229820
239820
249820
259820
269820
279820
289820
299730
309730
319730

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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510light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours 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 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:40 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:405:38
210.07:405:39
310.07:415:39
410.07:415:40
510.07:415:41
610.07:415:42
710.07:415:42
810.07:415:43
910.07:415:44
1010.17:415:45
1110.17:415:45
1210.17:415:46
1310.17:415:47
1410.17:415:48
1510.17:415:49
1610.17:415:49
1710.27:415:50
1810.27:415:51
1910.27:405:52
2010.27:405:53
2110.27:405:54
2210.27:405:55
2310.37:395:56
2410.37:395:56
2510.37:395:57
2610.37:385:58
2710.47:385:59
2810.47:376:00
2910.47:376:01
3010.47:366:02
3110.47:366:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.17 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 3.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Brownwood?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Brownwood for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brownwood in January

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

In January, Brownwood sees daytime highs around 58°F and nights near 37°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Brownwood 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 Brownwood peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 18UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Brownwood 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 Brownwood is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1515 µg/m³Dec 175 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May12Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Brownwood?

Brownwood sits at 31.7°N, 99.0°W, 1,365 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Stephenville, 58 mi away.

Topography around Brownwood

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Brownwood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 ft around an average of 1,388 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 ft.

The land around Brownwood is covered by grassland (34%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 2 miles, grassland (60%) and trees (27%) within 10 miles, and grassland (66%) and trees (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
276 ft
10 miles
407 ft
50 miles
1,302 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Stephenville 58 mi · Abilene 67 mi · Breckenridge 73 mi · Gatesville 76 mi · Copperas Cove 76 mi · Fort Cavazos 82 mi · Killeen 85 mi · San Angelo 87 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 Brownwood (31.7093°, -98.9912°, elevation 1,365 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).