Longview weather in January

In January, Longview sees average daytime highs of 46°F and overnight lows near 36°F, with 7.4 in of precipitation across 18.1 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 44°F in the first days to 48°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Longview's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Longview's year-round climate.

Daytime high
46°
11th warmest
Overnight low
36°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
7.4 in
18.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:57 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Longview is city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States.

Density
963/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

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 44°F in the first days to 48°F by the end.

A typical January day in Longview reaches about 46°F in the afternoon and slips back to 36°F overnight — a 10°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°F and 53°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How January really feels in Longview

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.

Longview weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan46° / 36°7.418.12.68.81.0
Feb49° / 36°5.514.92.1101.7
Mar53° / 38°6.518.21.411.62.4
Apr58° / 41°5.116.40.113.33.5
May64° / 46°3.311.4014.75.5
Jun69° / 50°2.08.5015.56.5
Jul76° / 53°0.63015.28.2
Aug77° / 54°0.83.90148.1
Sep71° / 50°2.26.7012.37.2
Oct60° / 44°5.013010.74.5
Nov50° / 38°8.218.20.89.21.8
Dec45° / 35°8.018.12.78.50.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Longview gets around 7.4 in of rain and snow over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
16010
26010
36010
46010
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66010
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12589
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15578
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18577
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27567
28567
29557
30557
31547

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 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
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116calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:00 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 5:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:004:30
28.58:004:30
38.58:004:31
48.58:004:32
58.58:004:33
68.68:004:34
78.68:004:35
88.68:004:36
98.68:004:37
108.77:594:38
118.77:594:39
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138.77:584:42
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158.87:574:44
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289.27:485:01
299.37:475:03
309.37:465:04
319.37:455:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
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31.0Dim
41.0Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Longview

In seasonPeak

In January, Longview sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Longview's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Longview?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Longview.

What to pack for Longview in January

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

In January, Longview sees daytime highs around 46°F and nights near 36°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Longview in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Longview peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 15UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Longview 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 Longview is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1519 µg/m³Dec 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Longview?

Longview sits at 46.1°N, 122.9°W, 20 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Battle Ground, 32 mi away.

Topography around Longview

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Longview has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 ft around an average of 52 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,946 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,212 ft.

The land around Longview is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 2 miles, trees (77%) within 10 miles, and trees (83%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
486 ft
10 miles
1,946 ft
50 miles
8,212 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Battle Ground 32 mi · Salmon Creek 33 mi · Hazel Dell 35 mi · Five Corners 36 mi · Vancouver 37 mi · Orchards 37 mi · Centralia 40 mi · Bethany 40 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 Longview (46.1382°, -122.9382°, elevation 20 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).