Phoenix · United States

Phoenix in January: every year compared

In January, Phoenix averages highs of 19.5 °C and lows of 6.5 °C, with 32 mm of precipitation. The warmest January was 2003 (15.0 °C), the coldest 1949 (6.1 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 19.5 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 6.5 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 32 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 4

Day by day through January

Normal high and low for each day of January in Phoenix.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every January in Phoenix, ranked

86 months of January since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 41 of 86 (−1.2 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 11.4 °C · −1.2 °C vs normal · rank 41 of 86

Warmest years

1200315.0 °C
2201814.9 °C
3198113.9 °C
4201213.9 °C
5198613.8 °C

Coldest years

119496.1 °C
219608.2 °C
319478.2 °C
419468.5 °C
519668.7 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	11.4 °C	18.9 °C	4.6 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	0 days
2024	11.7 °C	18.1 °C	6.2 °C	37 mm	0 days	2 days	0 cm	4 days
2023	11.3 °C	16.9 °C	6.6 °C	51 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	7 days
2022	13.0 °C	20.4 °C	6.5 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	1 day
2021	12.6 °C	19.6 °C	6.3 °C	38 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	7 days
2020	12.1 °C	19.5 °C	6.1 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	1 day
2019	12.3 °C	18.9 °C	6.8 °C	27 mm	0 days	1 day	0 cm	5 days
2018	14.9 °C	23.1 °C	7.7 °C	9 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	2 days
2017	12.2 °C	17.4 °C	7.8 °C	49 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	6 days
2016	11.9 °C	18.5 °C	6.2 °C	62 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	5 days
2015	13.6 °C	20.3 °C	8.0 °C	38 mm	0 days	2 days	0 cm	6 days
2014	13.5 °C	22.3 °C	6.4 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	0 days
2013	11.0 °C	18.5 °C	4.7 °C	47 mm	0 days	5 days	0 cm	4 days
2012	13.9 °C	22.0 °C	6.6 °C	4 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	1 day
2011	11.9 °C	19.6 °C	5.1 °C	1 mm	0 days	2 days	0 cm	0 days
2010	13.2 °C	19.9 °C	7.6 °C	94 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	8 days
2009	13.6 °C	20.9 °C	7.5 °C	17 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	2 days
2008	11.4 °C	17.5 °C	6.1 °C	77 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	6 days
2007	10.7 °C	17.5 °C	4.8 °C	27 mm	0 days	2 days	0 cm	4 days
2006	13.2 °C	21.1 °C	5.8 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	0 days
2005	13.1 °C	18.5 °C	8.6 °C	75 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	8 days
2004	13.0 °C	19.7 °C	7.3 °C	9 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	2 days
2003	15.0 °C	22.9 °C	8.3 °C	14 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	2 days
2002	12.1 °C	19.4 °C	5.8 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day	0 cm	1 day
2001	10.7 °C	17.0 °C	5.6 °C	47 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	5 days
2000	13.7 °C	21.4 °C	6.3 °C	2 mm	0 days	2 days	0 cm	1 day
1999	13.1 °C	21.2 °C	5.7 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	1 day
1998	12.0 °C	18.8 °C	5.9 °C	20 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	3 days
1997	12.5 °C	18.7 °C	7.1 °C	39 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	4 days
1996	13.2 °C	20.6 °C	6.0 °C	4 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	1 day
1995	11.7 °C	16.9 °C	7.0 °C	63 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	7 days
1994	12.1 °C	20.3 °C	5.3 °C	3 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	2 days
1993	12.9 °C	17.9 °C	8.5 °C	175 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	14 days
1992	10.9 °C	17.8 °C	5.2 °C	37 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	6 days
1991	11.1 °C	18.1 °C	5.0 °C	19 mm	0 days	1 day	0 cm	3 days
1990	10.6 °C	18.0 °C	4.6 °C	34 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	6 days
1989	11.0 °C	18.1 °C	5.1 °C	54 mm	0 days	1 day	0 cm	5 days
1988	11.4 °C	18.4 °C	5.4 °C	27 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	3 days
1987	10.4 °C	17.8 °C	4.1 °C	22 mm	0 days	5 days	0 cm	6 days
1986	13.8 °C	22.6 °C	6.6 °C	18 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	3 days
1985	10.7 °C	16.4 °C	5.7 °C	31 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	5 days
1984	12.1 °C	19.4 °C	5.8 °C	6 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	1 day
1983	11.3 °C	18.5 °C	5.6 °C	38 mm	0 days	2 days	0 cm	4 days
1982	10.7 °C	16.9 °C	5.3 °C	48 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	8 days
1981	13.9 °C	20.6 °C	8.1 °C	14 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	3 days
1980	12.7 °C	18.0 °C	8.2 °C	106 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	9 days
1979	8.9 °C	13.9 °C	4.4 °C	99 mm	0 days	3 days	0 cm	12 days
1978	12.0 °C	17.5 °C	7.4 °C	103 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	9 days
1977	10.9 °C	17.5 °C	5.4 °C	15 mm	0 days	2 days	0 cm	5 days
1976	12.0 °C	21.0 °C	4.2 °C	0 mm	0 days	5 days	0 cm	0 days
1975	10.4 °C	18.3 °C	3.5 °C	8 mm	0 days	4 days	0 cm	3 days
1974	11.2 °C	17.9 °C	5.6 °C	50 mm	0 days	1 day	0 cm	6 days
1973	9.7 °C	16.8 °C	3.6 °C	12 mm	0 days	2 days	0 cm	4 days
1972	10.5 °C	19.9 °C	2.3 °C	0 mm	0 days	4 days	0 cm	0 days
1971	10.7 °C	19.7 °C	3.2 °C	2 mm	1 day	7 days	0 cm	1 day
1970	10.7 °C	18.8 °C	3.3 °C	0 mm	0 days	8 days	0 cm	0 days
1969	12.8 °C	19.3 °C	7.3 °C	42 mm	0 days	2 days	0 cm	8 days
1968	10.4 °C	17.9 °C	4.4 °C	56 mm	0 days	1 day	0 cm	5 days
1967	9.9 °C	18.9 °C	2.5 °C	7 mm	0 days	8 days	0 cm	1 day
1966	8.7 °C	16.3 °C	2.6 °C	14 mm	0 days	6 days	0 cm	3 days
1965	11.6 °C	19.0 °C	5.5 °C	50 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	3 days
1964	8.9 °C	17.1 °C	1.8 °C	6 mm	0 days	12 days	0 cm	1 day
1963	9.3 °C	17.4 °C	2.2 °C	8 mm	0 days	9 days	0 cm	2 days
1962	10.0 °C	17.1 °C	3.8 °C	71 mm	0 days	5 days	0 cm	6 days
1961	12.5 °C	20.6 °C	5.4 °C	18 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	4 days
1960	8.2 °C	14.9 °C	2.5 °C	46 mm	0 days	11 days	0 cm	6 days
1959	11.9 °C	20.0 °C	4.5 °C	5 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	2 days
1958	11.3 °C	19.6 °C	3.9 °C	4 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	1 day
1957	12.0 °C	16.8 °C	7.7 °C	83 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	10 days
1956	13.1 °C	20.5 °C	6.6 °C	18 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	3 days
1955	9.0 °C	15.0 °C	4.2 °C	64 mm	0 days	3 days	0 cm	10 days
1954	11.0 °C	18.8 °C	4.3 °C	45 mm	0 days	4 days	0 cm	5 days
1953	12.2 °C	20.5 °C	5.5 °C	4 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	1 day
1952	9.9 °C	16.7 °C	4.1 °C	38 mm	0 days	4 days	0 cm	5 days
1951	10.9 °C	18.7 °C	4.0 °C	44 mm	0 days	3 days	0 cm	4 days
1950	9.6 °C	17.4 °C	3.0 °C	9 mm	0 days	9 days	0 cm	4 days
1949	6.1 °C	11.2 °C	1.5 °C	108 mm	0 days	10 days	1 cm	11 days
1948	10.5 °C	19.3 °C	2.9 °C	0 mm	0 days	6 days	0 cm	0 days
1947	8.2 °C	15.6 °C	1.7 °C	4 mm	0 days	10 days	0 cm	1 day
1946	8.5 °C	15.5 °C	2.4 °C	22 mm	0 days	4 days	0 cm	3 days
1945	9.0 °C	17.0 °C	2.1 °C	25 mm	0 days	6 days	0 cm	4 days
1944	10.5 °C	18.4 °C	2.9 °C	4 mm	0 days	3 days	0 cm	2 days
1943	11.1 °C	18.6 °C	4.3 °C	38 mm	0 days	0 days	0 cm	4 days
1942	10.5 °C	18.2 °C	4.2 °C	14 mm	0 days	2 days	0 cm	3 days
1941	9.0 °C	15.1 °C	3.9 °C	25 mm	0 days	2 days	0 cm	7 days
1940	9.2 °C	15.9 °C	3.6 °C	34 mm	0 days	4 days	0 cm	4 days

January records

Hottest day

31.4 °C

January 19, 1971 estimate

Nearby station: 31.1 °C on January 19, 1971 measured

Coldest night

-6.1 °C

January 14, 1963 estimate

Nearby station: -8.3 °C on January 5, 1950 measured

Wettest day

52 mm

January 21, 2010 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Phoenix in January?

Highs average 19.5 °C and lows 6.5 °C. A typical January brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 1 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Phoenix in January?

About 32 mm falls in January, over some 4 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest January was 1993 (175 mm), the driest 1948 (0 mm).

What was the warmest January in Phoenix?

2003, with a mean temperature of 15.0 °C. The coldest was 1949 (6.1 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 41 of 86.