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Weather in January in Arizona

Considering a trip to Arizona this January and wondering about the expected weather conditions? Find all the crucial information you need right here, addressing your question:

What is the weather like in Arizona in January?

Arizona is a region in the United States of America. Arizona offers a broad spectrum of weather patterns. In January, one might encounter temperatures that range from cold to pleasant, and precipitation levels ranging from low to moderate. During January, winter is in full swing.

Temperatures

The average maximum daytime temperatures vary from cold in Greer at 6°C to pleasant in Yuma at 21°C. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 7°C in Yuma and -9°C in Greer.

Precipitation

In January, precipitation varies across different areas. From low snow/rainfall in Springerville with an average of 11 mm to moderate snow/rainfall in Payson with 61 mm.

Average sunshine

The city Phoenix usually sees around 256 hours of sunlight, indicating many sunny days.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Arizona in January, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Arizona climate page.

Where to go in Arizona in January

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Arizona on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in January for the 5 most popular destinations in Arizona?

Phoenix

In January Phoenix generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 20°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 6°C and low monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Phoenix
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
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sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
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19°C 
6°C 
244 hours 
25 mm 
5 days 
20°C 
6°C 
256 hours 
21 mm 
3 days 
22°C 
8°C 
257 hours 
12 mm 
3 days 
Climate in Phoenix

Scottsdale

In January Scottsdale generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 20°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 5°C and low monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Scottsdale
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
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18°C 
5°C 
241 hours 
28 mm 
5 days 
20°C 
5°C 
255 hours 
25 mm 
3 days 
22°C 
7°C 
257 hours 
14 mm 
3 days 
Climate in Scottsdale

Tucson

In January Tucson generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 19°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 4°C and low monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Tucson
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
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18°C 
4°C 
246 hours 
31 mm 
5 days 
19°C 
4°C 
260 hours 
21 mm 
3 days 
21°C 
5°C 
258 hours 
13 mm 
3 days 
Climate in Tucson

Kingman

In January Kingman generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 14°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -0°C and low monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are pleasant that month.

Kingman
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maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
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conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
13°C 
-0°C 
34 mm 
5 days 
14°C 
-0°C 
24 mm 
3 days 
16°C 
1°C 
20 mm 
3 days 
Climate in Kingman

Sierra Vista

In January Sierra Vista generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 16°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 1°C and low monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are pleasant that month.

Sierra Vista
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
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conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
16°C 
1°C 
16 mm 
5 days 
16°C 
1°C 
21 mm 
3 days 
19°C 
3°C 
7.7 mm 
3 days 
Climate in Sierra Vista

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Arizona, in the United States of America.

Is January the best time to visit Arizona?

We consider January to be one of the best times to travel to Arizona. Typically, the climate in Phoenix is perfect. However, the weather conditions may vary depending on your destination.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in January, February, March, April, October, November and December offering mostly perfect weather in Phoenix. On the other hand, the month of August tends to have poor weather conditions.

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