Ennis weather in January

In January, Ennis sees average daytime highs of 58°F and overnight lows near 39°F, with 2.9 in of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 41% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ennis's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ennis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
58°
12th warmest
Overnight low
39°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2.9 in
7.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:33 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
9 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Ennis is city in Ellis County, Texas, United States.

Density
257/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

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 Ennis reaches about 58°F in the afternoon and slips back to 39°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 43°F and 72°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°F cooler than December and about 4°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15739
25739
35639
45639
55639
65639
75739
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How January really feels in Ennis

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.

Ennis weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 39°2.97.310.14.5
Feb61° / 42°3.27.810.85.4
Mar68° / 49°3.89.411.86.5
Apr76° / 56°4.39.212.87.0
May83° / 65°4.611.113.65.7
Jun90° / 73°3.18.514.14.0
Jul94° / 76°1.76.513.93.0
Aug95° / 76°2.15.913.22.9
Sep89° / 69°2.46.112.24.9
Oct78° / 58°4.27.911.27.2
Nov67° / 48°3.27.210.36.8
Dec59° / 41°3.67.49.95.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65248
75248
85248
95248
105149
115248
125248
135248
145149
155248
165248
175248
185248
195248
205248
215248
225248
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265149
275149
285149
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ennis gets around 2.9 in of rain and snow over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1241
2241
3241
4241
5241
6241
7242
8242
9242
10242
11242
12242
13242
14242
15242
16242
17241
18241
19241
20241
21241
22241
23241
24231
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26231
27231
28231
29231
30241
31241

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
190631
290631
391630
491630
591540
691540
791540
891540
992530
1093430
1193430
1293430
1393430
1493430
1594420
1694420
1794420
1894420
1994420
2094420
2194420
2294420
2394420
2494420
2594420
2694420
2794420
2894420
2993430
3092530
3192530

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
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
99light breeze
109light breeze
119light breeze
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319light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:32 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:325:27
29.97:335:28
39.97:335:28
49.97:335:29
59.97:335:30
610.07:335:31
710.07:335:31
810.07:335:32
910.07:335:33
1010.07:335:34
1110.07:335:34
1210.07:335:35
1310.07:335:36
1410.17:335:37
1510.17:335:38
1610.17:335:39
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1810.17:335:40
1910.17:325:41
2010.27:325:42
2110.27:325:43
2210.27:325:44
2310.27:315:45
2410.27:315:46
2510.37:305:47
2610.37:305:48
2710.37:305:48
2810.37:295:49
2910.47:295:50
3010.47:285:51
3110.47:285:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.87 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
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ennis?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ennis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ennis in January

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

In January, Ennis sees daytime highs around 58°F and nights near 39°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Ennis 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 Ennis peaks around June 23 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ennis 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 Ennis is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1519 µg/m³Oct 248 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ennis?

Ennis sits at 32.3°N, 96.6°W, 538 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Waxahachie, 14 mi away.

Topography around Ennis

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Ennis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 505 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 810 ft.

The land around Ennis is covered by grassland (42%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, grassland (58%) within 10 miles, and grassland (49%) and trees (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
125 ft
10 miles
272 ft
50 miles
810 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Waxahachie 14 mi · Corsicana 19 mi · Lancaster 20 mi · Seagoville 22 mi · DeSoto 22 mi · Midlothian 24 mi · Cedar Hill 26 mi · Balch Springs 27 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 Ennis (32.3293°, -96.6253°, elevation 538 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).