Donna weather in January

In January, Donna sees average daytime highs of 72°F and overnight lows near 53°F, with 1.1 in of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 72°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 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Donna's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Donna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
72°
12th warmest
Overnight low
53°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1.1 in
4.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:26 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
10 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Donna is city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.

Density
768/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 72°F through the month.

A typical January day in Donna reaches about 72°F in the afternoon and slips back to 53°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 57°F and 83°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)
17152
27152
37152
47152
57152
67152
77152
87152
97152
107152
117152
127152
137152
147152
157153
167253
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287354
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How January really feels in Donna

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.

Donna 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan72° / 53°1.14.810.57.4
Feb76° / 56°1.04.811.17.7
Mar81° / 62°1.55.511.87.0
Apr87° / 68°1.75.512.65.3
May91° / 73°2.16.913.33.8
Jun95° / 77°2.17.713.62.7
Jul97° / 78°2.2713.52.3
Aug97° / 78°1.77.712.92.1
Sep92° / 75°3.61312.23.2
Oct87° / 68°2.57.211.45.3
Nov79° / 60°1.56.210.77.4
Dec73° / 54°1.35.410.47.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

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 (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64654
74753
84753
94753
104852
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
164852
174753
184852
194852
204852
214753
224852
234753
244753
254654
264654
274555
284555
294357
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Donna gets around 1.1 in of rain over 4.8 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 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
316
416
516
616
715
815
915
1015
1115
1215
1316
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2217
2317
2417
2517
2617
2717
2817
2917
3017
3117

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
161141591
2601415101
3611514100
4611514100
5611514100
6611514100
7621513100
8621513100
9621513100
10621513100
11611613100
12611613100
13601614100
1460171490
1560171490
1659171590
1759171590
1859171680
1959171680
2059171680
2158171780
2259171770
2358171870
2458171870
2557171970
2657171970
2758161970
2857161980
2957161980
3058151980
3157151990

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
210light breeze
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510light breeze
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910light breeze
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3110light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 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 7:24 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:245:47
210.47:245:48
310.47:245:48
410.47:255:49
510.47:255:50
610.47:255:50
710.47:255:51
810.47:255:52
910.47:255:52
1010.57:265:53
1110.57:265:54
1210.57:265:54
1310.57:265:55
1410.57:265:56
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1610.57:265:57
1710.57:265:58
1810.67:265:59
1910.67:256:00
2010.67:256:00
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2310.67:256:03
2410.67:256:03
2510.77:246:04
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2710.77:246:06
2810.77:246:06
2910.77:236:07
3010.77:236:08
3110.87:236:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.21 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
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Donna?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Donna for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Donna in January

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

In January, Donna sees daytime highs around 72°F and nights near 53°F. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Donna in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Donna peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 21UV 12Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Donna 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 Donna is worst in July — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1625 µg/m³Nov 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr13Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Donna?

Donna sits at 26.2°N, 98.1°W, 92 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Weslaco, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Donna

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Donna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 ft around an average of 89 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 ft.

The land around Donna is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), cropland (24%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, cropland (42%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and cropland (40%) and grassland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
43 ft
10 miles
167 ft
50 miles
915 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Weslaco 3.7 mi · Alamo 4.3 mi · San Juan 6.8 mi · Pharr 8.1 mi · Mercedes 8.7 mi · McAllen 11 mi · Edinburg 11 mi · Ciudad Río Bravo 13 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 Donna (26.1703°, -98.052°, elevation 92 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).