Sahuarita weather in January

In January, Sahuarita sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 40°F, with 0.9 in of precipitation across 3.9 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 64°F through the month. 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 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sahuarita's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sahuarita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
11th warmest
Overnight low
40°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
0.9 in
3.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:29 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
36%
8th clearest
Wind
5 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Sahuarita is town in Pima County, Arizona, United States.

Density
320/km²
people per km²
Founded
1911

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 64°F through the month.

A typical January day in Sahuarita reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 40°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 73°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How January really feels in Sahuarita

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.

Sahuarita weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan64° / 40°0.93.910.17.0
Feb67° / 43°0.93.710.87.4
Mar73° / 48°0.62.911.88.4
Apr80° / 53°0.21.212.88.4
May89° / 62°0.10.913.65.5
Jun97° / 71°0.21.1142.5
Jul96° / 76°1.6913.92.2
Aug95° / 74°1.68.513.22.8
Sep92° / 69°1.24.512.24.2
Oct83° / 59°0.62.511.27.3
Nov72° / 48°0.62.510.48.4
Dec63° / 40°1.14.19.96.8

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 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
46931
56931
66931
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87030
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117129
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sahuarita gets around 0.9 in of rain and snow over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
114
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714
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913
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 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 7:29 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:295:25
210.07:295:26
310.07:295:27
410.07:295:27
510.07:295:28
610.07:305:29
710.07:305:30
810.07:305:30
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1010.07:305:32
1110.07:305:33
1210.17:305:33
1310.17:305:34
1410.17:305:35
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1610.17:295:37
1710.17:295:38
1810.27:295:39
1910.27:295:39
2010.27:295:40
2110.27:285:41
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 8.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
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133.7Moderate
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163.7Moderate
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183.8Moderate
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213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sahuarita?

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
2.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sahuarita in January

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

In January, Sahuarita sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 40°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Sahuarita 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 Sahuarita peaks around June 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sahuarita 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 Sahuarita is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1715 µg/m³Dec 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sahuarita?

Sahuarita sits at 32.0°N, 111.0°W, 2,703 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Green Valley, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Sahuarita

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sahuarita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 ft around an average of 2,733 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,962 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,507 ft.

The land around Sahuarita is covered by shrubs (53%) and trees (21%) within 2 miles, shrubs (77%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (81%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
194 ft
10 miles
1,962 ft
50 miles
7,507 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Green Valley 7.5 mi · Drexel Heights 14 mi · Vail 16 mi · Tucson 18 mi · Flowing Wells 24 mi · Catalina Foothills 24 mi · Tanque Verde 24 mi · Casas Adobes 25 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 Sahuarita (31.9576°, -110.9557°, elevation 2,703 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).