Safety Harbor weather in January

In January, Safety Harbor sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 57°F, with 2.6 in of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 65°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Safety Harbor's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Safety Harbor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
12th warmest
Overnight low
57°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2.6 in
6.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:28 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
50%
8th clearest
Wind
12 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Safety Harbor is city on the west shore of Tampa Bay in Pinellas County, Florida.

Density
1,328/km²
people per km²
Founded
1917

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 65°F through the month.

A typical January day in Safety Harbor reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 57°F overnight — a 7°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 57°F and 71°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°F cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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26558
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How January really feels in Safety Harbor

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.

Safety Harbor weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan65° / 57°2.66.610.46.6
Feb65° / 59°2.26.1116.7
Mar69° / 62°2.46.211.87.3
Apr74° / 68°1.85.412.67.9
May79° / 74°2.16.313.47.6
Jun83° / 78°5.015.213.75.3
Jul84° / 80°5.218.513.64.4
Aug84° / 80°5.819.5134.3
Sep83° / 78°5.315.312.25.0
Oct79° / 73°2.36.911.37.4
Nov72° / 65°1.54.310.67.9
Dec67° / 60°2.25.910.37.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
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55644
65644
75644
85644
95644
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115842
125842
135842
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315644

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Safety Harbor gets around 2.6 in of rain over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
119
218
318
418
518
618
719
819
919
1020
1120
1220
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1520
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1721
1821
1921
2022
2122
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2322
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2523
2624
2724
2825
2925
3025
3126

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1421924141
2421924141
3421924131
4431924131
5432024121
6442024121
7442024110
8452024110
9462024100
1048202390
1148202390
1249202380
1351202270
1450212270
1551212260
1651222160
1752222150
1852222150
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 mph in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
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411light breeze
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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 7:26 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:265:42
210.37:275:42
310.37:275:43
410.37:275:43
510.37:275:44
610.37:275:45
710.37:285:46
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2810.67:256:02
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3110.77:246:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
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243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Safety Harbor

In seasonPeak

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

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

Safety Harbor's rainy season runs June–September, 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 Safety Harbor?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Safety Harbor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Safety Harbor in January

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

In January, Safety Harbor sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 57°F. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Safety Harbor in January

The nearest coast averages about 64°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 August at about 86°F and coldest in February near 64°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 20 to Dec 16 — about 8.9 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan64Cool
Feb64Cool
Mar67Cool
Apr73Refreshing
May78Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug86Tropical
Sep84Tropical
Oct80Warm
Nov73Refreshing
Dec68Refreshing

UV index in Safety Harbor 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 Safety Harbor peaks around July 12 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 12UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Safety Harbor 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 Safety Harbor is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2019 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Safety Harbor?

Safety Harbor sits at 28.0°N, 82.7°W, 20 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Dunedin, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Safety Harbor

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Safety Harbor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 ft around an average of 26 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 ft.

The land around Safety Harbor is covered by water (40%) and trees (36%) within 2 miles, water (35%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 10 miles, and water (41%) and trees (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
115 ft
10 miles
161 ft
50 miles
374 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Dunedin 5.0 mi · Clearwater 6.8 mi · Westchase 6.8 mi · Town 'n' Country 7.5 mi · Palm Harbor 7.5 mi · Largo 8.1 mi · East Lake 8.1 mi · Citrus Park 9.9 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 Safety Harbor (27.9908°, -82.6932°, 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. 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).