Lake Havasu City weather in January

In January, Lake Havasu City sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 43°F, with 0.9 in of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 63°F in the first days to 67°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lake Havasu City's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lake Havasu City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
11th warmest
Overnight low
43°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0.9 in
3.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:49 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
38%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Lake Havasu City is city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.

Density
447/km²
people per km²
Founded
1978

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 63°F in the first days to 67°F by the end.

A typical January day in Lake Havasu City reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 43°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 56°F and 74°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°F warmer than December and about 4°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16342
26342
36342
46342
56342
66443
76443
86443
96443
106443
116443
126543
136543
146543
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176543
186544
196644
206644
216644
226644
236644
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256644
266644
276744
286744
296744
306744
316744

How January really feels in Lake Havasu City

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.

Lake Havasu City 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan65° / 43°0.93.2107.3
Feb69° / 47°1.13.710.77.7
Mar76° / 53°0.62.311.78.5
Apr83° / 59°0.21.212.87.5
May92° / 68°0.10.513.84.5
Jun101° / 77°0.00.214.31.1
Jul105° / 84°0.31.914.10.0
Aug104° / 83°0.42.413.30.1
Sep98° / 76°0.41.912.22.2
Oct86° / 62°0.41.611.16.4
Nov73° / 50°0.51.410.28.6
Dec64° / 43°0.72.79.77.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36931
46931
56931
66931
76832
86832
96832
106931
116931
126931
136931
147030
157030
167030
177030
187129
197129
207129
217129
227129
237129
247129
257129
267129
277129
287129
297129
307129
317228

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lake Havasu City gets around 0.9 in of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
411
512
612
712
812
912
1012
1112
1212
1311
1411
1511
1610
1710
1810
1910
209
219
229
239
249
259
269
279
289
299
309
319

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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14100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 5 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
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235calm
245calm
255calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 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 7:49 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:495:32
29.77:495:33
39.77:495:34
49.87:495:34
59.87:495:35
69.87:495:36
79.87:495:37
89.87:495:38
99.87:495:38
109.87:495:39
119.87:495:40
129.97:495:41
139.97:495:42
149.97:495:43
159.97:495:44
169.97:495:44
179.97:495:45
1810.07:485:46
1910.07:485:47
2010.07:485:48
2110.07:475:49
2210.17:475:50
2310.17:475:51
2410.17:465:52
2510.17:465:53
2610.17:455:54
2710.27:455:55
2810.27:445:56
2910.27:445:57
3010.27:435:58
3110.37:435:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Lake Havasu City?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Lake Havasu City for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Lake Havasu City in January

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

In January, Lake Havasu City sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 43°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Lake Havasu City 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 Lake Havasu City peaks around June 22 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 highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lake Havasu City?

Lake Havasu City sits at 34.5°N, 114.3°W, 738 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bullhead City, 48 mi away.

Topography around Lake Havasu City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lake Havasu City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 ft around an average of 735 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,590 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,995 ft.

The land around Lake Havasu City is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (74%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (66%) and shrubs (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
705 ft
10 miles
4,590 ft
50 miles
7,995 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bullhead City 48 mi · Kingman 51 mi · Blythe 62 mi · Twentynine Palms 102 mi · Prescott 106 mi · Boulder City 107 mi · Henderson 114 mi · Prescott Valley 114 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 Lake Havasu City (34.4839°, -114.3225°, elevation 738 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).