Roswell weather in January

In January, Roswell sees average daytime highs of 55°F and overnight lows near 31°F, with 0.5 in of precipitation across 2.6 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 52°F in the first days to 56°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Roswell's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Roswell's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 55°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 31°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 0.5 in; 2.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 7:07 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover: 36%; 6th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

Roswell is city in and the county seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, United States.

Density: 627/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1869

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← December Roswell year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 52°F in the first days to 56°F by the end.

A typical January day in Roswell reaches about 55°F in the afternoon and slips back to 31°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°F and 68°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 6°F cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57
Avg low (°F)	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	52	29
2	52	29
3	52	29
4	52	29
5	52	30
6	53	30
7	53	30
8	53	30
9	53	30
10	54	30
11	54	30
12	54	30
13	54	30
14	55	31
15	55	31
16	55	31
17	55	31
18	55	31
19	55	31
20	55	31
21	56	31
22	56	31
23	56	31
24	56	31
25	56	31
26	56	31
27	56	31
28	56	31
29	56	31
30	56	31
31	57	32

How January really feels in Roswell

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Roswell weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	55° / 31°	0.5	2.6	1.2	10	4.3
Feb	60° / 35°	0.5	2.7	0.9	10.8	6.0
Mar	68° / 41°	0.8	3.3	0.3	11.7	7.7
Apr	77° / 48°	0.8	2.6	0.1	12.8	8.4
May	85° / 58°	1.4	4.8	0	13.7	6.2
Jun	94° / 67°	0.9	5	0	14.2	3.4
Jul	94° / 70°	1.4	6.4	0	14	3.2
Aug	91° / 69°	1.5	7.6	0	13.2	3.9
Sep	85° / 62°	1.6	6.1	0	12.2	6.2
Oct	75° / 50°	1.3	4.3	0.2	11.2	8.2
Nov	63° / 38°	0.6	2.6	0.6	10.3	6.8
Dec	54° / 31°	0.7	3.1	1.3	9.8	4.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	70	71	71	71	73	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75
Cloudier (%)	30	29	29	29	27	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	74	26
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Roswell gets around 0.5 in of rain and snow over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Snow chance (%)	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	6
2	9	6
3	9	5
4	9	5
5	8	5
6	8	4
7	8	4
8	8	4
9	8	3
10	7	3
11	7	3
12	7	3
13	7	3
14	7	3
15	7	3
16	7	3
17	7	3
18	7	3
19	8	3
20	8	3
21	8	3
22	8	4
23	9	4
24	9	4
25	9	4
26	9	4
27	9	4
28	9	4
29	9	4
30	9	4
31	9	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	light breeze
11	7	light breeze
12	8	light breeze
13	8	light breeze
14	8	light breeze
15	8	light breeze
16	8	light breeze
17	8	light breeze
18	8	light breeze
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26	8	light breeze
27	8	light breeze
28	8	light breeze
29	8	light breeze
30	8	light breeze
31	8	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 4:56 PM to 5:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01
Sunset (PM)	4:56	4:57	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:07	4:56
2	9.8	7:07	4:57
3	9.8	7:07	4:57
4	9.8	7:07	4:58
5	9.9	7:07	4:59
6	9.9	7:07	5:00
7	9.9	7:07	5:00
8	9.9	7:08	5:01
9	9.9	7:08	5:02
10	9.9	7:08	5:03
11	9.9	7:08	5:04
12	9.9	7:07	5:04
13	10.0	7:07	5:05
14	10.0	7:07	5:06
15	10.0	7:07	5:07
16	10.0	7:07	5:08
17	10.0	7:07	5:09
18	10.1	7:07	5:10
19	10.1	7:06	5:10
20	10.1	7:06	5:11
21	10.1	7:06	5:12
22	10.1	7:05	5:13
23	10.2	7:05	5:14
24	10.2	7:05	5:15
25	10.2	7:04	5:16
26	10.2	7:04	5:17
27	10.2	7:03	5:18
28	10.3	7:03	5:19
29	10.3	7:02	5:20
30	10.3	7:02	5:21
31	10.3	7:01	5:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.3	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	4.0	Moderate
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Roswell?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Roswell for sightseeing.

What to pack for Roswell in January

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

In January, Roswell sees daytime highs around 55°F and nights near 31°F. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Roswell 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 Roswell peaks around June 23 at about 12 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	7	10	9	12	12	11	9	6	5	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	7	High
Apr	10	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Roswell 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 Roswell is worst in December — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	19	17	13	11	10	11	10	9	9	9	16	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	9	Good
Sep	9	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Roswell?

Roswell sits at 33.4°N, 104.5°W, 3,576 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Carlsbad, 70 mi away.

Topography around Roswell

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Roswell has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 ft around an average of 3,593 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,900 ft.

The land around Roswell is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, grassland (72%) within 10 miles, and grassland (91%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

95 ft

artificial surfaces 55%

10 miles

719 ft

grassland 72%

50 miles

6,900 ft

grassland 91%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← December Roswell year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Carlsbad 70 mi · Alamogordo 90 mi · Hobbs 94 mi · Clovis 103 mi · Las Cruces 150 mi · Horizon City 153 mi · Lubbock 154 mi · Hereford 157 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

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 Roswell (33.3944°, -104.5249°, elevation 3,576 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	52	29
2	52	29
3	52	29
4	52	29
5	52	30
6	53	30
7	53	30
8	53	30
9	53	30
10	54	30
11	54	30
12	54	30
13	54	30
14	55	31
15	55	31
16	55	31
17	55	31
18	55	31
19	55	31
20	55	31
21	56	31
22	56	31
23	56	31
24	56	31
25	56	31
26	56	31
27	56	31
28	56	31
29	56	31
30	56	31
31	57	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	74	26
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	6
2	9	6
3	9	5
4	9	5
5	8	5
6	8	4
7	8	4
8	8	4
9	8	3
10	7	3
11	7	3
12	7	3
13	7	3
14	7	3
15	7	3
16	7	3
17	7	3
18	7	3
19	8	3
20	8	3
21	8	3
22	8	4
23	9	4
24	9	4
25	9	4
26	9	4
27	9	4
28	9	4
29	9	4
30	9	4
31	9	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	52	29
2	52	29
3	52	29
4	52	29
5	52	30
6	53	30
7	53	30
8	53	30
9	53	30
10	54	30
11	54	30
12	54	30
13	54	30
14	55	31
15	55	31
16	55	31
17	55	31
18	55	31
19	55	31
20	55	31
21	56	31
22	56	31
23	56	31
24	56	31
25	56	31
26	56	31
27	56	31
28	56	31
29	56	31
30	56	31
31	57	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	74	26
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	6
2	9	6
3	9	5
4	9	5
5	8	5
6	8	4
7	8	4
8	8	4
9	8	3
10	7	3
11	7	3
12	7	3
13	7	3
14	7	3
15	7	3
16	7	3
17	7	3
18	7	3
19	8	3
20	8	3
21	8	3
22	8	4
23	9	4
24	9	4
25	9	4
26	9	4
27	9	4
28	9	4
29	9	4
30	9	4
31	9	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	52	29
2	52	29
3	52	29
4	52	29
5	52	30
6	53	30
7	53	30
8	53	30
9	53	30
10	54	30
11	54	30
12	54	30
13	54	30
14	55	31
15	55	31
16	55	31
17	55	31
18	55	31
19	55	31
20	55	31
21	56	31
22	56	31
23	56	31
24	56	31
25	56	31
26	56	31
27	56	31
28	56	31
29	56	31
30	56	31
31	57	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	74	26
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	6
2	9	6
3	9	5
4	9	5
5	8	5
6	8	4
7	8	4
8	8	4
9	8	3
10	7	3
11	7	3
12	7	3
13	7	3
14	7	3
15	7	3
16	7	3
17	7	3
18	7	3
19	8	3
20	8	3
21	8	3
22	8	4
23	9	4
24	9	4
25	9	4
26	9	4
27	9	4
28	9	4
29	9	4
30	9	4
31	9	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100