Nacogdoches weather in January

In January, Nacogdoches sees average daytime highs of 59°F and overnight lows near 41°F, with 4.0 in of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 59°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Nacogdoches's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nacogdoches's year-round climate.

Daytime high
59°
12th warmest
Overnight low
41°
1st coldest
Precipitation
4.0 in
9.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:23 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
7 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Nacogdoches is city in and county seat of Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States.

Density
483/km²
people per km²
Founded
1837

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 59°F through the month.

A typical January day in Nacogdoches reaches about 59°F in the afternoon and slips back to 41°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 45°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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How January really feels in Nacogdoches

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.

Nacogdoches weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan59° / 41°4.09.410.24.6
Feb63° / 44°3.99.110.85.5
Mar70° / 51°4.39.811.86.6
Apr77° / 57°4.78.912.87.0
May85° / 66°4.310.913.65.4
Jun90° / 72°3.811.4143.7
Jul94° / 75°2.69.713.92.9
Aug94° / 74°2.89.213.22.9
Sep89° / 69°3.57.912.24.6
Oct79° / 58°4.57.611.27.2
Nov68° / 49°3.88.210.46.7
Dec60° / 42°4.49.4105.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34753
44753
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64753
74753
84753
94852
104852
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nacogdoches gets around 4.0 in of rain and snow over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
329
429
529
629
729
830
930
1031
1131
1232
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1433
1533
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1733
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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
184772
284772
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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
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117calm
127calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 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 7:23 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:235:21
210.07:235:22
310.07:235:22
410.07:235:23
510.07:235:24
610.07:245:24
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2710.47:205:42
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2910.47:195:44
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3110.57:185:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
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273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Nacogdoches?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Nacogdoches for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nacogdoches in January

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

In January, Nacogdoches sees daytime highs around 59°F and nights near 41°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches peaks around August 10 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateAug 10UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1622 µg/m³Jan 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nacogdoches?

Nacogdoches sits at 31.6°N, 94.7°W, 302 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lufkin, 19 mi away.

Topography around Nacogdoches

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Nacogdoches has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 ft around an average of 361 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 ft.

The land around Nacogdoches is covered by trees (64%) within 2 miles, trees (68%) and grassland (29%) within 10 miles, and trees (75%) and grassland (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
240 ft
10 miles
453 ft
50 miles
686 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Lufkin 19 mi · Palestine 58 mi · Longview 62 mi · Tyler 64 mi · Marshall 67 mi · Huntsville 81 mi · Shreveport 83 mi · Bossier City 83 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 Nacogdoches (31.6035°, -94.6555°, elevation 302 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).