Abilene, TX: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 45.5°F in Abilene, TX, the warmest January since 2023, 56th warmest of 141.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 45.5°F; Warmest since 2023; 56th warmest of 141
Precipitation: 0.93 in; Wettest since 2024; 56th wettest of 141

A normal January in Abilene, TX (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 45.2°F, between 42.6°F and 49.2°F in eight years of ten and 1.00 in of precipitation, between 0.08 in and 2.01 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Abilene, TX since 1886: 45.5°F in 2026; the highest is 53.3°F, in 1923.

Normal range, 42.6 to 49.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Abilene, TX from 1886 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	45.5	56	58.5	41	32.5	73	0.93	56	0
2025	42.5	100	54.1	97	30.9	102	0.89	63	0
2024	42.7	97	53.6	101	31.7	85	2.29	12	0
2023	50.9	9	62.9	9	38.9	8	0.73	74	0
2022	44.8	65	59.5	35	30.2	109	0.20	111	0
2021	45.7	54	56.6	64	34.8	45	1.20	42	0
2020	49.7	14	62.6	10	36.7	24	1.83	21	0
2019	46.2	43	56.6	64	35.9	31	0.86	65	0
2018	42.7	97	57.4	57	28	126	trace	137	0
2017	47.2	38	59.1	39	35.4	38	1.93	18	0
2016	45.8	51	57.7	53	33.8	60	0.04	128	0
2015	42.9	93	53.2	104	32.7	69	1.77	24	0
2014	44.5	71	60	29	29.3	115	trace	137	2
2013	46.1	46	58.1	48	34.2	51	1.31	37	0
2012	49.4	15	62.3	13	36.5	26	2.77	8	0
2011	42.7	97	56.3	69	29.1	117	0.92	58	0
2010	42.8	95	53.9	99	31.8	83	3.15	4	0
2009	46	47	61.1	22	30.8	103	0.17	115	0
2008	44.4	72	57.2	59	31.5	88	0.08	121	0
2007	40.1	123	50.1	127	30.1	110	1.59	30	0
2006	52.2	4	66.7	1	37.8	15	0.41	98	0
2005	49.2	17	60.1	28	38.2	13	0.72	75	0
2004	48	26	59.2	38	36.7	24	1.65	27	0
2003	44.4	72	56.3	69	32.5	73	0.18	113	0
2002	47.8	31	60.3	27	35.4	38	0.47	97	0
2001	41.8	109	52.2	113	31.4	90	1.07	50	0
2000	49.2	17	61.5	17	36.9	22	0.17	115	0
1999	47.9	29	61.4	19	34.4	49	1.93	18	0
1998	48.8	22	61.2	21	36.3	29	1.17	45	0
1997	43.2	89	54.7	92	31.8	83	0.09	119	0
1996	43.1	90	57.1	61	29.2	116	0.70	79	0
1995	46.6	40	57.8	52	35.4	38	1.25	39	0
1994	44.1	77	54.7	92	33.5	64	1.10	49	0
1993	42.9	93	53.5	102	32.3	77	0.91	60	0
1992	43.1	90	52.5	111	33.7	62	1.87	20	0
1991	41.9	108	51.9	115	31.9	82	2.71	10	0
1990	49.9	11	62.6	10	37.3	16	1.94	17	0
1989	49.4	15	61.4	19	37.3	16	0.54	88	0
1988	41.7	110	52.6	108	30.8	103	0.05	126	0
1987	43.4	85	54.8	89	32	81	0.54	88	0
1986	47.9	29	62.1	14	33.7	62	0.01	133	0
1985	37.2	133	48.2	133	26.1	132	0.53	91	0
1984	39.5	126	50.5	123	28.5	122	0.98	53	0
1983	42.5	100	53.4	103	31.7	85	2.28	13	0
1982	44.8	65	58.6	40	31	99	1.00	52	0
1981	44.8	65	55.2	85	34.3	50	1.20	42	0
1980	45.1	63	54.9	87	35.4	38	0.77	71	0
1979	35.5	138	44.9	139	26.2	131	0.72	75	0
1978	34.5	140	43.8	140	25.2	135	0.62	84	0
1977	35.7	137	47.7	136	23.7	138	1.22	41	0
1976	42.4	103	56.9	62	27.9	127	0.02	132	0
1975	44.7	68	56.2	71	33.3	66	0.83	68	0
1974	42.8	95	55.9	74	29.6	113	0.18	113	0
1973	37.5	132	46.9	137	28.1	125	3.52	3	0
1972	43.6	83	56.6	64	30.7	106	0.29	107	0
1971	46.3	42	61.5	17	31.2	97	0.01	133	0
1970	40.7	117	53.2	104	28.3	124	0.04	128	0
1969	48	26	60	29	36	30	0.81	70	0
1968	43.9	80	52.6	108	35.1	43	4.35	1	0
1967	48	26	63.8	7	32.1	80	trace	137	0
1966	39.3	127	49.9	128	28.7	121	0.85	66	0
1965	48.3	25	60.6	25	35.9	31	1.13	47	0
1964	46.2	43	59.7	33	32.6	72	2.36	11	0
1963	38.7	130	53.8	100	23.6	139	0.01	133	0
1962	39.6	125	53.2	104	26.1	132	0.07	123	0
1961	40.5	118	52.3	112	28.8	119	3.99	2	0
1960	44.2	76	54.4	95	33.9	58	2.14	14	0
1959	42.5	100	55.3	83	29.7	112	0.04	128	0
1958	44.1	77	55.3	83	32.8	67	1.39	36	0
1957	44	79	55.7	77	32.3	77	0.54	88	0
1956	43.4	85	55.4	81	31.4	90	0.69	80	0
1955	45.8	51	56.2	71	35.3	42	0.83	68	0
1954	46	47	58	49	34.1	53	0.93	56	0
1953	51.9	6	66.6	2	37.2	19	0.10	118	0
1952	51.7	7	64.3	6	39.1	7	0.71	77	0
1951	44.4	72	58.3	44	30.5	108	0.05	126	0
1950	47.7	32	59.5	35	35.8	34	0.96	54	0
1949	35.5	138	45.1	138	25.8	134	1.78	23	0
1948	39	128	49.4	130	28.5	122	0.01	133	0
1947	41.5	112	51.9	115	31.1	98	0.84	67	0
1946	42.4	103	53.1	107	31.7	85	1.60	28	0
1945	45.2	61	56.9	62	33.5	64	0.59	86	0
1944	45.8	51	57.7	53	33.9	58	2.11	15	0
1943	45.1	63	57.9	50	32.3	77	0.29	107	0
1942	43	92	54.6	94	31.4	90	0.08	121	0
1941	48.4	23	58.3	44	38.5	9	1.75	25	0
1940	36.4	136	47.8	135	25	136	0.29	107	0
1939	49	20	59.7	33	38.4	10	1.60	28	0
1938	48.4	23	58.5	41	38.4	10	1.49	32	0
1937	40.2	122	50.8	122	29.6	113	0.90	62	0
1936	43.4	85	55.9	74	30.8	103	0.60	85	0
1935	49.8	12	61.8	15	37.9	14	0.52	93	0
1934	47.5	35	58.5	41	36.5	26	0.34	101	0
1933	52.1	5	63.6	8	40.5	3	0.34	101	0
1932	45.3	58	55.5	80	35.1	43	1.68	26	0
1931	46.4	41	55.6	79	37.2	19	1.82	22	0
1930	33	141	43.8	140	22.3	141	0.56	87	0
1929	44.6	70	56.4	68	32.8	67	0.48	96	0
1928	46	47	58.2	46	33.8	60	0.95	55	0
1927	46.2	43	58.2	46	34.2	51	0.88	64	0
1926	41.4	115	51.8	117	31	99	1.44	33	0
1925	42	107	55	86	28.9	118	0.31	105	0
1924	40.3	119	52.6	108	27.9	127	0.19	112	0
1923	53.3	1	65.2	4	41.5	1	3.10	5	0
1922	41.3	116	51.3	120	31.3	93	1.18	44	0
1921	50.1	10	61.8	15	38.3	12	0.68	81	0
1920	41.5	112	51.6	119	31.3	93	3.02	6	0
1919	41.6	111	50.9	121	32.4	76	2.96	7	0
1918	36.5	135	49.7	129	23.4	140	0.91	60	0
1917	46	47	57.6	55	34.5	46	0.71	77	0
1916	45.3	58	56.5	67	34	56	0.40	99	0
1915	43.9	80	55.4	81	32.5	73	0.67	82	0
1914	52.4	3	65.4	3	39.5	6	trace	137	0
1913	44.3	75	55.8	76	32.7	69	0.25	110	0
1912	40.3	119	54.2	96	26.4	130	trace	137	0
1911	51.5	8	62.6	10	40.4	4	0.53	91	0
1910	47.7	32	59.9	31	35.5	37	0.37	100	0
1909	48.9	21	61.1	22	36.8	23	0.06	124	0
1908	47.6	34	59.5	35	35.7	35	0.63	83	0
1907	53	2	64.6	5	41.5	1	1.44	33	0
1906	47.3	37	60.5	26	34.1	53	0.32	104	0
1905	38.5	131	48.1	134	28.8	119	1.11	48	0
1904	43.5	84	55.7	77	31.3	93	1.02	51	0
1903	45.4	57	54.8	89	35.9	31	1.51	31	0
1902	43.8	82	54.8	89	32.7	69	0.09	119	0
1901	49.1	19	61	24	37.3	16	0.03	131	0
1900	47.4	36	57.6	55	37.1	21	0.92	58	0
1899	42.3	105	54.1	97	30.6	107	0.51	94	0
1898	46.8	39	57.3	58	36.4	28	0.75	73	0
1897	40	124	49	132	31	99	1.28	38	0
1896	45.3	58	54.9	87	35.6	36	1.44	33	0
1895	41.5	112	51.8	117	31.3	93	1.15	46	0
1894	45.2	61	56	73	34.5	46	1.24	40	0
1893	45.7	54	57.2	59	34.1	53	0.51	94	0
1892	40.3	119	50.4	124	30.1	110	0.30	106	0
1891	42.1	106	50.2	126	34	56	2.11	15	0
1890	49.8	12	59.9	31	39.6	5	0.33	103	0
1889	43.3	88	52.1	114	34.5	46	2.74	9	0
1888	38.8	129	50.4	124	27.3	129	0.76	72	0
1887	44.7	68	57.9	50	31.5	88	0.06	124	0
1886	36.6	134	49.2	131	24.1	137	0.11	117	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1923	53.3
1907	53
1914	52.4
2006	52.2
1933	52.1
1953	51.9
1952	51.7
1911	51.5
2023	50.9
1921	50.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1930	33
1978	34.5
1979	35.5
1949	35.5
1977	35.7
1940	36.4
1918	36.5
1886	36.6
1985	37.2
1973	37.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1968	4.35
1961	3.99
1973	3.52
2010	3.15
1923	3.10
1920	3.02
1919	2.96
2012	2.77
1889	2.74
1991	2.71

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	trace
2014	trace
1967	trace
1914	trace
1912	trace
1986	0.01
1971	0.01
1963	0.01
1948	0.01
1976	0.02

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 83°F; 5 January 2026
Coldest night: 4°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.49 in; 23 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 0.93 in of precipitation in Abilene, TX, the wettest January since 2024, tied 56th wettest of 141 (with 1954).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Abilene, TX: 83°F on Monday 5 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Abilene, TX: a low of 4°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Abilene, TX: 0.49 in on Friday 23 January 2026.