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Houston, TX Climate in January

Temperature for January

In Houston, TX during January the average high temperature is 63.4°F. The hottest day on record was January 1, 2006 when the temperature hit 84.2°F.

Houston, TX daily average and extreme temperature range for January

Low Temperature

During January the overnight temperature drops to an average of 45.9°F, with the lowest temperature of 16.2°F being recorded on January 11, 1982. On average there are 2 days in January when the temperature stays below freezing all day. Overnight temperatures drop below freezing between 1 and 12 times in January.

Precipitation for January

In January the average monthly rainfall in Houston, TX is 2.10 inches with rain usually falling on between 11 and 12 days. 2012 was the driest January with only 0.00 inches of rain falling, and 1995 was the wettest January with 38.98 inches of rain. The wettest single day in January was 26 January 1995 when 17.13 inches of rain fell.

In January it usually snows on between 0 and 1 days. There are thunderstorms on between 1 and 2 days in January.

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