Maumelle weather in January

In January, Maumelle sees average daytime highs of 51°F and overnight lows near 34°F, with 3.4 in of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 51°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Maumelle's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maumelle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
51°
12th warmest
Overnight low
34°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.4 in
8.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:22 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
7 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Maumelle is city in Arkansas, United States.

Density
528/km²
people per km²
Founded
1974

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 51°F through the month.

A typical January day in Maumelle reaches about 51°F in the afternoon and slips back to 34°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°F and 65°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°F cooler than December and about 4°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15034
25034
35034
45034
55034
65034
75034
85034
95034
105034
115034
125033
135033
145033
155033
165033
175033
185133
195133
205133
215133
225133
235133
245133
255134
265134
275234
285234
295234
305234
315234

How January really feels in Maumelle

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.

Maumelle weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 34°3.48.80.79.92.5
Feb55° / 37°3.69.10.910.73.5
Mar64° / 44°4.911.30.311.75.5
Apr72° / 53°5.110012.96.7
May80° / 62°5.612.7013.86.1
Jun88° / 70°3.210.1014.34.4
Jul92° / 73°3.510.9014.13.5
Aug91° / 72°2.89.5013.33.8
Sep85° / 65°3.57.1012.26.0
Oct74° / 53°3.87.7011.17.4
Nov62° / 43°4.28.60.110.25.5
Dec53° / 36°4.49.10.49.73.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64654
74555
84555
94654
104555
114555
124555
134555
144654
154654
164753
174654
184654
194753
204852
214852
224951
234951
245050
255050
265050
275050
285149
295149
305149
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Maumelle gets around 3.4 in of rain and snow over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1282
2283
3283
4283
5283
6293
7293
8293
9293
10293
11293
12303
13303
14303
15302
16302
17302
18302
19302
20302
21292
22292
23282
24282
25282
26273
27273
28263
29263
30263
31263

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19343
29343
39343
49343
59343
69343
79343
89433
99433
109433
119532
129532
139622
149622
159622
169622
179721
189721
199721
209721
219721
229721
239721
249721
259721
269721
279721
289721
299622
309622
319622

Wind in January

Winds average 7 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:22 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:225:04
29.77:225:04
39.77:225:05
49.77:225:06
59.77:235:07
69.77:235:07
79.87:235:08
89.87:235:09
99.87:235:10
109.87:235:11
119.87:235:11
129.87:235:12
139.87:225:13
149.97:225:14
159.97:225:15
169.97:225:16
179.97:225:17
189.97:215:18
1910.07:215:19
2010.07:215:20
2110.07:215:21
2210.07:205:21
2310.07:205:22
2410.17:195:23
2510.17:195:24
2610.17:185:25
2710.17:185:26
2810.27:175:27
2910.27:175:28
3010.27:165:29
3110.27:165:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Maumelle

In seasonPeak

None of Maumelle's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Maumelle sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Maumelle?

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

2.5
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 Maumelle.

What to pack for Maumelle in January

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

In January, Maumelle sees daytime highs around 51°F and nights near 34°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Maumelle 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 Maumelle peaks around June 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Maumelle 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 Maumelle is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1621 µg/m³Jan 17 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Maumelle?

Maumelle sits at 34.9°N, 92.4°W, 341 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is North Little Rock, 11 mi away.

Topography around Maumelle

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Maumelle has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 ft around an average of 322 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,834 ft.

The land around Maumelle is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, trees (70%) within 10 miles, and trees (65%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
318 ft
10 miles
846 ft
50 miles
1,834 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: North Little Rock 11 mi · Little Rock 11 mi · Sherwood 11 mi · Conway 16 mi · Jacksonville 17 mi · Bryant 19 mi · Cabot 23 mi · Benton 24 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 Maumelle (34.8668°, -92.4043°, elevation 341 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).