El Reno weather in January

In January, El Reno sees average daytime highs of 49°F and overnight lows near 29°F, with 1.3 in of precipitation across 4.3 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 48°F in the first days to 50°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 El Reno's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Reno's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 49°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 29°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 1.3 in; 4.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 48 min; 7:46 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 7th clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 2.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; out of 10

El Reno is city in Oklahoma, United States.

Density: 90/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 48°F in the first days to 50°F by the end.

A typical January day in El Reno reaches about 49°F in the afternoon and slips back to 29°F overnight — a 20°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 on par with December and about 5°F cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51
Avg low (°F)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	48	29
2	48	29
3	48	29
4	48	29
5	48	29
6	48	29
7	48	29
8	48	29
9	48	29
10	48	29
11	48	29
12	48	29
13	48	29
14	48	29
15	49	29
16	49	29
17	49	29
18	49	29
19	49	29
20	49	29
21	50	29
22	50	29
23	50	29
24	50	29
25	50	29
26	50	29
27	50	30
28	50	30
29	51	30
30	51	30
31	51	30

How January really feels in El Reno

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

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

El Reno 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	49° / 29°	1.3	4.3	1.2	9.9	2.4
Feb	54° / 33°	1.6	5.1	1.4	10.7	3.6
Mar	63° / 41°	2.7	7.1	0.7	11.7	5.9
Apr	71° / 50°	3.8	8.1	0	12.9	7.0
May	79° / 60°	4.1	10.2	0	13.8	6.6
Jun	88° / 69°	3.6	9.1	0	14.4	4.6
Jul	93° / 73°	2.0	6.3	0	14.2	3.3
Aug	92° / 71°	2.5	6.5	0	13.3	3.8
Sep	84° / 64°	2.7	6.7	0	12.2	6.3
Oct	73° / 51°	2.7	6.7	0.1	11.1	7.6
Nov	60° / 40°	1.9	5.2	0.4	10.1	5.6
Dec	50° / 31°	1.6	4.9	1.3	9.6	2.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 39%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	61	60	60	59	59	58	58
Cloudier (%)	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	41	41	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	58	42
31	58	42

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

El Reno gets around 1.3 in of rain and snow over 4.3 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 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17
Snow chance (%)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	15	4
2	14	4
3	14	4
4	14	4
5	14	3
6	14	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	13	3
14	13	3
15	13	3
16	13	3
17	13	3
18	13	3
19	13	3
20	13	4
21	14	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	17	6

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	10	light breeze
2	10	light breeze
3	10	light breeze
4	10	light breeze
5	10	light breeze
6	10	light breeze
7	10	light breeze
8	10	light breeze
9	10	light breeze
10	10	light breeze
11	10	light breeze
12	10	light breeze
13	10	light breeze
14	10	light breeze
15	10	light breeze
16	10	light breeze
17	10	light breeze
18	10	light breeze
19	10	light breeze
20	10	light breeze
21	10	light breeze
22	10	light breeze
23	10	light breeze
24	10	light breeze
25	10	light breeze
26	10	light breeze
27	10	light breeze
28	10	light breeze
29	10	light breeze
30	10	light breeze
31	10	light breeze

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 7:46 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:46	7:46	7:46	7:46	7:46	7:47	7:47	7:47	7:47	7:47	7:47	7:46	7:46	7:46	7:46	7:46	7:46	7:45	7:45	7:45	7:44	7:44	7:43	7:43	7:43	7:42	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:40	7:39
Sunset (PM)	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.6	7:46	5:24
2	9.6	7:46	5:25
3	9.7	7:46	5:25
4	9.7	7:46	5:26
5	9.7	7:46	5:27
6	9.7	7:47	5:28
7	9.7	7:47	5:29
8	9.7	7:47	5:29
9	9.7	7:47	5:30
10	9.7	7:47	5:31
11	9.8	7:47	5:32
12	9.8	7:46	5:33
13	9.8	7:46	5:34
14	9.8	7:46	5:35
15	9.8	7:46	5:36
16	9.8	7:46	5:36
17	9.9	7:46	5:37
18	9.9	7:45	5:38
19	9.9	7:45	5:39
20	9.9	7:45	5:40
21	9.9	7:44	5:41
22	10.0	7:44	5:42
23	10.0	7:43	5:43
24	10.0	7:43	5:44
25	10.0	7:43	5:45
26	10.1	7:42	5:46
27	10.1	7:42	5:47
28	10.1	7:41	5:48
29	10.1	7:40	5:49
30	10.2	7:40	5:50
31	10.2	7:39	5:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.7	Moderate
8	2.7	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.1	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.3	Moderate
31	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit El Reno?

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

2.4

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 El Reno.

What to pack for El Reno in January

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

In January, El Reno sees daytime highs around 49°F and nights near 29°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in El Reno 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 El Reno peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	9	8	10	10	10	7	5	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	9	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is El Reno?

El Reno sits at 35.5°N, 98.0°W, 1,358 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Yukon, 11 mi away.

Topography around El Reno

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around El Reno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 1,345 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,086 ft.

The land around El Reno is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, cropland (46%) and grassland (43%) within 10 miles, and grassland (49%) and cropland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

125 ft

grassland 39%

10 miles

420 ft

cropland 46%

50 miles

1,086 ft

grassland 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← December El Reno year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Yukon 11 mi · Mustang 17 mi · Bethany 18 mi · Oklahoma City 25 mi · Edmond 28 mi · Moore 30 mi · Del City 30 mi · Midwest City 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

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 El Reno (35.5323°, -97.955°, elevation 1,358 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	48	29
2	48	29
3	48	29
4	48	29
5	48	29
6	48	29
7	48	29
8	48	29
9	48	29
10	48	29
11	48	29
12	48	29
13	48	29
14	48	29
15	49	29
16	49	29
17	49	29
18	49	29
19	49	29
20	49	29
21	50	29
22	50	29
23	50	29
24	50	29
25	50	29
26	50	29
27	50	30
28	50	30
29	51	30
30	51	30
31	51	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	15	4
2	14	4
3	14	4
4	14	4
5	14	3
6	14	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	13	3
14	13	3
15	13	3
16	13	3
17	13	3
18	13	3
19	13	3
20	13	4
21	14	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	17	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	48	29
2	48	29
3	48	29
4	48	29
5	48	29
6	48	29
7	48	29
8	48	29
9	48	29
10	48	29
11	48	29
12	48	29
13	48	29
14	48	29
15	49	29
16	49	29
17	49	29
18	49	29
19	49	29
20	49	29
21	50	29
22	50	29
23	50	29
24	50	29
25	50	29
26	50	29
27	50	30
28	50	30
29	51	30
30	51	30
31	51	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	15	4
2	14	4
3	14	4
4	14	4
5	14	3
6	14	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	13	3
14	13	3
15	13	3
16	13	3
17	13	3
18	13	3
19	13	3
20	13	4
21	14	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	17	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	48	29
2	48	29
3	48	29
4	48	29
5	48	29
6	48	29
7	48	29
8	48	29
9	48	29
10	48	29
11	48	29
12	48	29
13	48	29
14	48	29
15	49	29
16	49	29
17	49	29
18	49	29
19	49	29
20	49	29
21	50	29
22	50	29
23	50	29
24	50	29
25	50	29
26	50	29
27	50	30
28	50	30
29	51	30
30	51	30
31	51	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	15	4
2	14	4
3	14	4
4	14	4
5	14	3
6	14	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	13	3
14	13	3
15	13	3
16	13	3
17	13	3
18	13	3
19	13	3
20	13	4
21	14	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	17	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0