San Angelo weather in January

In January, San Angelo sees average daytime highs of 59°F and overnight lows near 36°F, with 1.1 in of precipitation across 4.1 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 60°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 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is San Angelo's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Angelo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
59°
12th warmest
Overnight low
36°
1st coldest
Precipitation
1.1 in
4.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:46 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
44%
8th clearest
Wind
10 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

San Angelo is city in and county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States.

Density
620/km²
people per km²

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 58°F in the first days to 60°F by the end.

A typical January day in San Angelo reaches about 59°F in the afternoon and slips back to 36°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 43°F and 73°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)
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25836
35836
45836
55836
65836
75836
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How January really feels in San Angelo

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.

San Angelo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan59° / 36°1.14.10.610.25.4
Feb64° / 40°1.350.410.96.5
Mar71° / 47°1.95.8011.87.5
Apr79° / 55°2.15.9012.77.6
May86° / 63°3.410013.65.2
Jun92° / 71°2.37.60143.7
Jul95° / 73°1.35.4013.83.0
Aug94° / 73°1.66013.13.2
Sep87° / 66°2.16012.25.3
Oct78° / 56°2.36011.27.7
Nov67° / 45°1.44.30.210.47.3
Dec60° / 37°1.44.80.5105.6

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 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76238
86337
96337
106238
116337
126337
136337
146337
156337
166337
176238
186238
196337
206238
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236337
246337
256238
266238
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286238
296238
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

San Angelo gets around 1.1 in of rain and snow over 4.1 wet days in January, the driest month. 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 15% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1143
2133
3133
4133
5133
6122
7122
8122
9122
10122
11122
12122
13122
14122
15122
16122
17122
18122
19132
20132
21132
22142
23142
24142
25142
26142
27152
28152
29152
30152
31152

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

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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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
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410light breeze
510light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 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 7:45 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:455:44
210.07:465:45
310.07:465:46
410.07:465:46
510.07:465:47
610.07:465:48
710.07:465:49
810.07:475:49
910.17:475:50
1010.17:475:51
1110.17:475:52
1210.17:475:53
1310.17:475:53
1410.17:465:54
1510.17:465:55
1610.27:465:56
1710.27:465:57
1810.27:465:58
1910.27:465:58
2010.27:455:59
2110.27:456:00
2210.37:456:01
2310.37:456:02
2410.37:446:03
2510.37:446:04
2610.37:446:04
2710.47:436:05
2810.47:436:06
2910.47:426:07
3010.47:426:08
3110.57:416:09

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 3.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in July 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
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit San Angelo?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit San Angelo for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Angelo in January

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

In January, San Angelo sees daytime highs around 59°F and nights near 36°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in San Angelo 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 San Angelo peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Angelo?

San Angelo sits at 31.5°N, 100.4°W, 1,844 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Abilene, 80 mi away.

Topography around San Angelo

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around San Angelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 1,857 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,332 ft.

The land around San Angelo is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 2 miles, cropland (31%) and grassland (26%) within 10 miles, and grassland (62%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
125 ft
10 miles
604 ft
50 miles
1,332 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Abilene 80 mi · Big Spring 82 mi · Brownwood 87 mi · Midland 103 mi · Odessa 117 mi · West Odessa 124 mi · Kerrville 124 mi · Breckenridge 127 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 San Angelo (31.4638°, -100.437°, elevation 1,844 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).