Texarkana weather in January

In January, Texarkana sees average daytime highs of 54°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 3.9 in of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 54°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 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Texarkana's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Texarkana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
54°
12th warmest
Overnight low
37°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.9 in
9.4 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:25 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
56%
9th clearest
Wind
7 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Texarkana is city in Miller County, Arkansas, United States.

Density
280/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 54°F through the month.

A typical January day in Texarkana reaches about 54°F in the afternoon and slips back to 37°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°F and 68°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°F cooler than December and about 4°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15437
25437
35437
45437
55337
65337
75337
85337
95437
105437
115437
125437
135437
145437
155436
165436
175436
185436
195436
205436
215436
225537
235537
245537
255537
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285537
295537
305537
315537

How January really feels in Texarkana

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.

Texarkana 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
Jan54° / 37°3.99.40.5103.4
Feb58° / 40°4.29.70.610.84.3
Mar66° / 47°5.011.20.111.76.0
Apr74° / 55°5.610.3012.86.8
May82° / 64°5.312013.76.0
Jun89° / 71°3.79.5014.24.4
Jul92° / 74°2.98.60143.4
Aug93° / 73°2.37013.23.5
Sep87° / 67°3.16.6012.25.3
Oct76° / 56°4.27.5011.27.4
Nov65° / 46°4.08.5010.36.1
Dec56° / 39°4.790.19.83.9

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 (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54555
64555
74555
84555
94456
104654
114654
124654
134654
144654
154654
164753
174753
184852
194852
204852
214852
224852
234852
244951
255050
265050
274951
284951
294951
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Texarkana gets around 3.9 in of rain and snow over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1291
2301
3301
4301
5301
6301
7311
8311
9312
10312
11322
12322
13322
14322
15322
16322
17322
18322
19322
20312
21312
22312
23312
24302
25302
26302
27302
28302
29302
30302
31302

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19064
29064
39064
49064
59064
69064
79064
89064
99163
109253
119253
129253
139352
149352
159442
169442
179442
189442
199442
209532
219532
229532
239532
249532
259532
269532
279433
289433
299433
309433
319433

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
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 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 7:25 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:255:14
29.87:255:15
39.87:255:15
49.87:255:16
59.97:255:17
69.97:265:17
79.97:265:18
89.97:265:19
99.97:265:20
109.97:265:21
119.97:265:21
129.97:265:22
1310.07:265:23
1410.07:255:24
1510.07:255:25
1610.07:255:26
1710.07:255:27
1810.07:255:28
1910.17:245:28
2010.17:245:29
2110.17:245:30
2210.17:245:31
2310.17:235:32
2410.27:235:33
2510.27:225:34
2610.27:225:35
2710.27:215:36
2810.37:215:37
2910.37:205:38
3010.37:205:39
3110.37:195:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Texarkana?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Texarkana.

What to pack for Texarkana in January

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

In January, Texarkana sees daytime highs around 54°F and nights near 37°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Texarkana in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Texarkana peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Texarkana 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 Texarkana is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1622 µg/m³Jan 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Texarkana?

Texarkana sits at 33.4°N, 94.0°W, 361 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Texarkana, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Texarkana

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Texarkana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 ft around an average of 335 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 673 ft.

The land around Texarkana is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 2 miles, trees (56%) and grassland (36%) within 10 miles, and trees (69%) and grassland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
138 ft
10 miles
364 ft
50 miles
673 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Texarkana 1.2 mi · Mount Pleasant 57 mi · Marshall 65 mi · Shreveport 65 mi · Bossier City 66 mi · Longview 76 mi · El Dorado 81 mi · Paris 89 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 Texarkana (33.4418°, -94.0377°, elevation 361 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).