Saint George weather in January

In January, Saint George sees average daytime highs of 51°F and overnight lows near 30°F, with 1.4 in of precipitation across 5.1 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 48°F in the first days to 53°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Saint George's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint George's year-round climate.

Daytime high
51°
11th warmest
Overnight low
30°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
1.4 in
5.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:52 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
43%
11th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Saint George is city in Washington County, Utah, United States.

Density
367/km²
people per km²
Founded
1861

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 48°F in the first days to 53°F by the end.

A typical January day in Saint George reaches about 51°F in the afternoon and slips back to 30°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 41°F and 60°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 5°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
14829
24829
34829
44929
54929
64929
74929
84929
94929
105029
115029
125030
135030
145030
155030
165130
175130
185130
195130
205130
215130
225130
235230
245230
255231
265231
275231
285231
295331
305331
315331

How January really feels in Saint George

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Saint George weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 30°1.45.12.19.72.8
Feb55° / 34°1.76.11.910.64.0
Mar63° / 40°1.35.6111.76.4
Apr71° / 46°0.730.412.98.0
May81° / 55°0.32.10147.8
Jun92° / 64°0.10.5014.54.4
Jul97° / 72°0.42.1014.32.6
Aug95° / 70°0.52.9013.43.2
Sep87° / 61°0.82.7012.36.1
Oct74° / 48°1.03.40118.4
Nov60° / 37°0.93.20.6105.9
Dec49° / 29°1.14.71.79.52.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56238
66337
76337
86436
96535
106535
116634
126634
136634
146733
156733
166733
176733
186733
196634
206733
216634
226634
236634
246535
256535
266535
276535
286535
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Saint George gets around 1.4 in of rain and snow over 5.1 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1178
2178
3178
4188
5188
6188
7188
8187
9177
10177
11177
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19166
20166
21166
22166
23166
24166
25166
26166
27166
28156
29156
30155
31155

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 4 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:53 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:535:22
29.57:535:23
39.57:535:24
49.57:535:24
59.57:535:25
69.57:535:26
79.67:535:27
89.67:535:28
99.67:535:29
109.67:535:29
119.67:535:30
129.67:535:31
139.77:535:32
149.77:535:33
159.77:525:34
169.77:525:35
179.77:525:36
189.87:525:37
199.87:515:38
209.87:515:39
219.87:515:40
229.87:505:41
239.97:505:42
249.97:495:43
259.97:495:44
2610.07:485:45
2710.07:485:46
2810.07:475:47
2910.07:465:48
3010.17:465:49
3110.17:455:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 8.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Saint George?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint George.

What to pack for Saint George in January

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

In January, Saint George sees daytime highs around 51°F and nights near 30°F. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Saint George in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saint George peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Saint George?

Saint George sits at 37.1°N, 113.6°W, 2,700 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Washington, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Saint George

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Saint George has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 ft around an average of 2,805 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,959 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,045 ft.

The land around Saint George is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) within 2 miles, grassland (38%), shrubs (25%) and bare terrain (25%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (36%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
787 ft
10 miles
2,959 ft
50 miles
9,045 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Washington 4.3 mi · Hurricane 17 mi · Mesquite 34 mi · Cedar City 49 mi · Sunrise Manor 103 mi · Boulder City 104 mi · North Las Vegas 106 mi · Whitney 106 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 Saint George (37.1041°, -113.5841°, elevation 2,700 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).