Searcy weather in January

In January, Searcy sees average daytime highs of 49°F and overnight lows near 32°F, with 3.8 in of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 49°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Searcy's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Searcy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
49°
12th warmest
Overnight low
32°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.8 in
9.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:20 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
7 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Searcy is seat of White County, Arkansas, USA.

Density
507/km²
people per km²
Founded
1838

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 49°F through the month.

A typical January day in Searcy reaches about 49°F in the afternoon and slips back to 32°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°F and 64°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°F cooler than December and about 5°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
14933
24933
34933
44833
54833
64833
74832
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104832
114832
124832
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How January really feels in Searcy

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.

Searcy weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan49° / 32°3.89.219.92.1
Feb53° / 35°3.98.90.910.73.1
Mar62° / 43°5.211.30.411.75.3
Apr71° / 52°5.410.3012.96.6
May80° / 62°5.212.5013.86.2
Jun87° / 70°3.39.7014.34.7
Jul90° / 73°3.410.4014.13.8
Aug90° / 72°3.08.5013.34.2
Sep83° / 64°3.27012.26.3
Oct73° / 53°4.07.9011.17.3
Nov61° / 42°4.48.70.110.15.2
Dec51° / 35°4.68.80.59.72.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24555
34555
44555
54555
64654
74555
84654
94555
104555
114555
124555
134555
144555
154555
164456
174654
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194753
204753
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305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Searcy gets around 3.8 in of rain and snow over 9.2 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1283
2283
3293
4293
5293
6303
7303
8303
9313
10313
11313
12313
13323
14323
15323
16323
17313
18313
19313
20303
21303
22293
23293
24283
25283
26273
27273
28263
29264
30264
31264

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19442
29352
39352
49352
59352
69352
79352
89442
99442
109442
119541
129541
139631
149631
159631
169631
179631
189631
199721
209721
219721
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239721
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259721
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299721
309622
319622

Wind in January

Winds average 7 mph in January.

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 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 7:20 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:205:00
29.77:205:01
39.77:215:01
49.77:215:02
59.77:215:03
69.77:215:04
79.77:215:04
89.77:215:05
99.87:215:06
109.87:215:07
119.87:215:08
129.87:215:09
139.87:215:10
149.87:215:10
159.87:205:11
169.97:205:12
179.97:205:13
189.97:205:14
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2110.07:195:17
2210.07:185:18
2310.07:185:19
2410.07:185:20
2510.17:175:21
2610.17:175:22
2710.17:165:23
2810.17:165:24
2910.27:155:25
3010.27:145:26
3110.27:145:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Searcy?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Searcy.

What to pack for Searcy in January

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

In January, Searcy sees daytime highs around 49°F and nights near 32°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Searcy 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 Searcy peaks around June 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Searcy 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 Searcy is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1420 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Searcy?

Searcy sits at 35.3°N, 91.7°W, 266 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cabot, 25 mi away.

Topography around Searcy

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Searcy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 ft around an average of 276 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,463 ft.

The land around Searcy is covered by trees (45%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 2 miles, trees (52%) and grassland (31%) within 10 miles, and trees (50%) and cropland (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
262 ft
10 miles
564 ft
50 miles
1,463 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Cabot 25 mi · Jacksonville 34 mi · Sherwood 41 mi · Conway 42 mi · North Little Rock 45 mi · Maumelle 46 mi · Little Rock 47 mi · Bryant 62 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 Searcy (35.2506°, -91.7362°, elevation 266 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).