Weather · January
Average highs of 73°F, lows of 53°F and 0.80 in of rain, from 30 years of weather records.
January is McAllen’s coldest month, with average highs of 73°F and lows of 53°F. That is 1° cooler than December, and 15° below the yearly average high.
High and low Rain
A look around town before you go.
A DRIVE AROUND TOWN
Mileage Mike Travels’ recorded May 2023 drive through McAllen, with sampled scenes on Jackson Avenue and South and North 10th Street. It is not a live traffic camera; streets and businesses may have changed.
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Average highs are 73°F and average lows 53°F, for a daily mean of 63°F. Individual days run hotter or colder than these 30-year averages.
January averages 0.80 in of precipitation over about 6 days with at least 0.01 in. It is the 11th wettest month of the year.
Around mid-January the sun rises about 7:21 AM and sets about 6:02 PM, for roughly 10.7 hours of daylight.
Yes. January is one of the mildest months, with highs between 65°F and 85°F and little rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Mcallen Miller Intl Ap station (2.9 mi from downtown). Sunrise and sunset are calculated for January 15 at the city’s coordinates.