Florida weather in January

In January, Florida sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 82 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Florida's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Florida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:53 AM – 8:55 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Florida is city in Florida Department, Uruguay.

Density
1,091/km²
people per km²
Founded
1809

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Florida reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12917
22917
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112918
122918
132918
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302918
312918

Florida weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°828.1145.9
Feb28° / 18°1048.613.36.3
Mar26° / 16°1018.712.37.1
Apr22° / 13°1118.111.27.0
May19° / 10°877.110.36.3
Jun16° / 937.79.85.1
Jul15° / 827.3104.8
Aug17° / 977.710.75.8
Sep19° / 908.311.86.3
Oct21° / 11°1219.612.96.6
Nov24° / 13°1018.113.87.2
Dec28° / 16°1008.214.26.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
46040
56040
66139
76139
86139
96238
106139
116238
126337
136238
146337
156337
166337
176238
186337
196337
206337
216337
226238
236238
246139
256139
266040
276040
285941
295842
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Florida gets around 82 mm of rain over 8.1 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 rain averages around 26% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
326
426
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1326
1425
1525
1625
1725
1824
1924
2025
2125
2225
2326
2426
2527
2628
2729
2829
2930
3031
3132

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1182327275
2182327275
3182327275
4182327275
5182327265
6182327265
7182327265
8182328255
9192328255
10192428255
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12192429245
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14182529244
15182529234
16182530234
17172530234
18172530244
19172530244
20172530244
21172430254
22172430255
23162329265
24162329265
25162329266
26162229266
27152229276
28152229277
29152129277
30152129278
31152129268

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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1813light breeze
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2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 8:55 PM to 8:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:418:55
214.26:428:55
314.26:428:56
414.26:438:56
514.26:448:56
614.26:458:56
714.26:458:56
814.26:468:56
914.26:478:56
1014.16:488:56
1114.16:498:56
1214.16:498:56
1314.16:508:56
1414.16:518:56
1514.16:528:56
1614.06:538:55
1714.06:548:55
1814.06:558:55
1914.06:568:55
2014.06:578:54
2113.96:578:54
2213.96:588:54
2313.96:598:53
2413.97:008:53
2513.97:018:52
2613.87:028:52
2713.87:038:52
2813.87:048:51
2913.87:058:50
3013.77:068:50
3113.77:078:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Florida?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Florida for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Florida in January

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

In January, Florida sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Florida in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Florida peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Florida?

Florida sits at 34.1°S, 56.2°W, 79 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Santa Lucía, 42 km away.

Santa LucíaCanelonesSan José de MayoProgresoLas PiedrasPandoLa PazBarros Blancos

Topography around Florida

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Florida.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Florida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m.

The land around Florida is covered by grassland (45%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
283 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Santa Lucía 42 km · Canelones 47 km · San José de Mayo 53 km · Progreso 63 km · Las Piedras 70 km · Pando 73 km · La Paz 73 km · Barros Blancos 75 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,216
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 542
Religion
none 47%Roman Catholic 37%Protestant 15%atheist 10%

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 Florida (-34.1003°, -56.2148°, elevation 79 m), 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).