Palm Bay weather in January

In January, Palm Bay sees average daytime highs of 70°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 2.2 in of rain across 7 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 70°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Palm Bay's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palm Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
70°
12th warmest
Overnight low
60°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2.2 in
7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:20 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
10 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Palm Bay is city in Brevard County, Florida, United States of America.

Density
672/km²
people per km²
Founded
1960

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 70°F through the month.

A typical January day in Palm Bay reaches about 70°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 10°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 60°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°F cooler than December and about 1°F cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Palm Bay

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.

Palm Bay weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan70° / 60°2.2710.47.0
Feb71° / 61°1.96.9117.1
Mar74° / 64°2.36.911.87.5
Apr77° / 68°1.96.912.67.5
May81° / 73°2.79.313.46.8
Jun84° / 76°5.218.413.74.5
Jul85° / 78°4.619.813.63.9
Aug85° / 78°5.622.5133.7
Sep84° / 77°5.92012.24.3
Oct80° / 74°3.812.511.36.3
Nov75° / 68°1.97.610.67.4
Dec72° / 63°1.86.810.37.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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25347
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Palm Bay gets around 2.2 in of rain over 7 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1371422243
2371422243
3381522232
4381522232
5391522222
6391523211
7401623211
8401623201
9411623191
10421623181
11431723171
12441723160
13441723150
14451723140
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:185:33
210.37:185:34
310.37:195:34
410.37:195:35
510.37:195:36
610.37:195:36
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3110.77:165:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
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63.2Moderate
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273.5Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Palm Bay

In seasonPeak

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

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

Palm Bay's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Palm Bay?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Palm Bay for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Palm Bay in January

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

In January, Palm Bay sees daytime highs around 70°F and nights near 60°F. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Palm Bay in January

The nearest coast averages about 70°F in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 mi away) is warmest in September at about 83°F and coldest in February near 69°F.

The water stays above 68°F all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

70°75°80°85°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan70Refreshing
Feb69Refreshing
Mar71Refreshing
Apr74Refreshing
May77Warm
Jun80Warm
Jul82Warm
Aug82Tropical
Sep83Tropical
Oct81Warm
Nov76Warm
Dec73Refreshing

UV index in Palm Bay in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palm Bay peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Palm Bay 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 Palm Bay is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1817 µg/m³Dec 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Palm Bay?

Palm Bay sits at 28.0°N, 80.6°W, 16 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Melbourne, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Palm Bay

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Palm Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 ft around an average of 16 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 ft.

The land around Palm Bay is covered by water (33%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, water (43%) and trees (27%) within 10 miles, and water (37%), trees (29%) and grassland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
52 ft
10 miles
95 ft
50 miles
246 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Melbourne 3.7 mi · West Melbourne 5.0 mi · Sebastian 17 mi · Merritt Island 23 mi · Rockledge 24 mi · Cocoa 26 mi · Vero Beach 30 mi · Vero Beach South 31 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 Palm Bay (28.0345°, -80.5887°, elevation 16 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).