Kingman weather in January

In January, Kingman sees average daytime highs of 55°F and overnight lows near 35°F, with 1.6 in of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 53°F in the first days to 56°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kingman's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kingman's year-round climate.

Daytime high
55°
11th warmest
Overnight low
35°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
1.6 in
5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:49 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
42%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Kingman is city in and seat of Mohave County, Arizona, United States.

Density
321/km²
people per km²
Founded
1952

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 53°F in the first days to 56°F by the end.

A typical January day in Kingman reaches about 55°F in the afternoon and slips back to 35°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 44°F and 64°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°F cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Kingman

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.

Kingman weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan55° / 35°1.6519.94.0
Feb58° / 37°2.05.91.110.74.8
Mar64° / 43°1.34.70.511.76.8
Apr72° / 49°0.62.70.212.98.3
May81° / 58°0.31.9013.87.9
Jun91° / 67°0.10.8014.34.7
Jul95° / 73°1.15.6014.12.9
Aug94° / 72°1.46.4013.33.3
Sep87° / 65°1.14012.25.8
Oct76° / 53°1.03.1011.18.5
Nov63° / 42°0.92.70.210.16.9
Dec54° / 34°1.1419.73.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36436
46337
56337
66238
76337
86337
96337
106436
116436
126436
136535
146535
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kingman 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 17% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1153
2153
3163
4163
5163
6163
7163
8173
9163
10163
11163
12163
13163
14163
15153
16153
17153
18153
19154
20154
21164
22164
23164
24164
25164
26164
27154
28154
29154
30153
31153

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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:49 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:495:29
29.77:505:30
39.77:505:31
49.77:505:32
59.77:505:32
69.77:505:33
79.77:505:34
89.77:505:35
99.87:505:36
109.87:505:36
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129.87:505:38
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169.97:495:42
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2010.07:485:45
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2510.17:465:50
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2710.17:455:52
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2910.27:445:54
3010.27:435:55
3110.27:435:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 8.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
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143.2Moderate
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253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kingman?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kingman for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kingman in January

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

In January, Kingman sees daytime highs around 55°F and nights near 35°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kingman in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kingman peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 15UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kingman?

Kingman sits at 35.2°N, 114.1°W, 3,350 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bullhead City, 29 mi away.

Topography around Kingman

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Kingman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 ft around an average of 3,465 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,570 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,835 ft.

The land around Kingman is covered by shrubs (42%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, shrubs (50%) and grassland (27%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (48%) and bare terrain (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
686 ft
10 miles
4,570 ft
50 miles
7,835 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bullhead City 29 mi · Lake Havasu City 51 mi · Boulder City 70 mi · Henderson 78 mi · Whitney 84 mi · Paradise 88 mi · Enterprise 88 mi · Winchester 88 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 Kingman (35.1894°, -114.053°, elevation 3,350 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).