Galveston, TX: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 56.5°F in Galveston, TX, the warmest January since 2023, 49th warmest of 150.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 56.5°F; Warmest since 2023; 49th warmest of 150
Precipitation: 4.42 in; Wettest since 2025; 48th wettest of 153

A normal January in Galveston, TX (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 55.5°F, between 51.8°F and 60.7°F in eight years of ten and 3.20 in of precipitation, between 1.15 in and 8.07 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Galveston, TX since 1875: 56.5°F in 2026; the highest is 64.8°F, in 1880.

Normal range, 51.8 to 60.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Galveston, TX from 1872 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	56.5	49	63.2	33	49.8	59	4.42	48	0
2025	51.6	112	57.8	100	45.3	116	4.89	37	0
2024	54.1	70	61.2	60	47.1	93	8.59	6	0
2023	61.8	7	68.1	5	55.5	11	2.67	92	0
2022	57.6	31	65.5	14	49.6	63	2.00	105	0
2021	57.3	36	63.7	30	50.9	48	0.81	142	0
2020	61.5	8	67.3	8	55.6	10	7.90	11	0
2019	55.2	62	62.1	49	48.4	73	5.12	34	0
2018	51.9	106	58.9	83	44.8	124	3.32	72	0
2017	62.6	4	69.2	2	56	9	0.89	139	0
2016	54.1	70	60.9	63	47.4	90	3.07	79	0
2015	51.1	119	57.7	103	44.5	127	5.44	31	0
2014	52	102	60.1	69	43.8	133	1.36	125	0
2013	57	41	62.9	40	51	46	7.18	13	0
2012	61.1	9	67.4	7	54.8	12	3.01	80	0
2011	52	102	57.9	99	46.1	106	3.86	57	0
2010	50.4	128	56.7	121	44.1	132	2.27	98	0
2009	56.3	52	64.5	18	48.1	78	0.34	150	0
2008	55	65	61.1	61	49	69	6.04	25	0
2007	53.9	75	59.7	74	48.2	75	5.37	33	0
2006	60.6	11	67.7	6	53.5	18	0.57	146	0
2005	58.3	25	64.7	16	51.9	37	2.18	101	0
2004	55.9	55	61.5	56	50.4	54	4.78	39	0
2003	52.1	99	59.2	79	45.1	120	1.26	128	0
2002	56.4	50	63.1	36	49.7	61	2.20	100	0
2001	50.5	127	56.5	125	44.5	127	6.31	21	0
2000	58.7	20	64.8	15	52.5	28	1.84	110	1
1999	58.7	20	65.6	13	51.7	40			0
1998	59	14	64.5	18	53.6	15			0
1997	51.9	106	57.6	104	46.1	106	5.46	30	0
1996	55.5	57	64.1	23	47	96	1.67	112	0
1995	56.8	47	62.8	42	51	46	2.96	82	1
1994	55.4	59	60.3	66	50.5	52	2.02	104	0
1993	56.4	50	61.5	56	51.2	44	9.26	4	0
1992	54	72	58.7	87	49.2	67	8.46	7	0
1991	53	88	58.3	91	47.7	84	10.75	1	0
1990	57.5	33	62.4	46	52.7	27	3.37	69	0
1989	58.8	18	63.9	26	53.6	15	6.25	22	0
1988	50.6	125	56	131	45.1	120	2.88	84	0
1987	53.6	77	58.8	85	48.5	71	3.94	55	0
1986	56.2	53	61.6	54	50.7	50	1.35	126	0
1985	48.1	142	54.6	142	41.5	143	2.88	84	0
1984	49.3	134	54.9	140	43.7	135	3.19	76	0
1983	53.1	86	58.1	96	48.2	75	4.24	51	0
1982	53.2	85	59.5	75	46.8	100	1.80	111	0
1981	52.5	95	57.4	109	47.5	87	1.88	108	0
1980	56.2	53	61.1	61	51.4	43	6.85	17	0
1979	47	147	53.7	147	40.2	146	3.48	63	0
1978	45.3	149	50.6	151	39.9	148	8.88	5	0
1977	46.5	148	52.9	150	40.2	146	3.41	68	0
1976	53.3	81	59.8	72	46.7	103	1.00	136	0
1975	58.7	20	63.9	26	53.4	21	3.36	70	0
1974	56.9	44	61.9	51	52	35	3.28	74	0
1973	51.1	119	56.6	122	45.6	113	3.19	76	0
1972	58.9	16	64.7	16	53.2	23	3.68	59	0
1971	57	41	62	50	51.9	37	0.18	152	0
1970	48.9	137	54.3	144	43.5	136	1.47	120	0
1969	55.3	60	60.3	66	50.4	54	1.59	115	0
1968	52.6	94	57.4	109	47.8	83	6.14	24	0
1967	53.3	81	58.7	87	47.9	80	1.60	114	0
1966	50.4	128	55.7	134	45.2	118	5.52	29	0
1965	56.9	44	63.2	33	50.6	51	1.65	113	0
1964	52.1	99	57.1	116	47.1	93	4.13	53	0
1963	48.9	137	55.6	136	42.2	140	1.49	119	0
1962	49.9	133	56.9	119	42.9	138	1.24	129	0
1961	49.2	135	54.6	142	43.8	133	4.02	54	0
1960	52.5	95	57.8	100	47.1	93	0.58	145	0
1959	51.3	117	57.4	109	45.2	118	1.22	131	0
1958	51.9	106	57.6	104	46.2	105	3.50	62	0
1957	58.9	16	64.3	22	53.5	18	1.54	118	0
1956	55.5	57	61.5	56	49.4	64	2.44	93	0
1955	55.1	64	60.9	63	49.4	64	4.53	44	0
1954	56.9	44	62.7	43	51.1	45	1.39	122	0
1953	58	27	64.1	23	51.9	37	2.32	97	0
1952			67	9	56.9	6	1.56	117	4
1951	57.3	36	63.7	30	50.9	48	3.45	64	2
1950	63	3	68.3	4	57.6	4	0.85	141	0
1949	54	72	59.4	76	48.5	71	3.27	75	0
1948	47.6	144	53.9	146	41.3	144	3.43	65	0
1947	52.1	99	56.6	122	47.6	86	2.83	87	0
1946	53.4	79	58.5	90	48.3	74	8.13	10	0
1945	54.6	67	59.1	81	50.2	57	3.52	61	0
1944	53	88	58.2	94	47.9	80	9.92	3	0
1943	53.5	78	59.3	78	47.7	84	4.24	51	0
1942	51.6	112	57.4	109	45.8	109	0.77	143	0
1941	57.3	36	61.7	53	52.9	25	2.33	96	0
1940	44.4	150	50.6	151	38.1	151	1.59	115	0
1939	57.7	29	63.1	36	52.3	30	3.75	58	0
1938	55.3	60	60.2	68	50.5	52	3.63	60	0
1937	57.2	39	62.5	45	52	35	3.34	71	0
1936	52	102	58.2	94	45.7	111	2.75	90	0
1935	57.6	31	63.1	36	52.1	34	2.83	87	0
1934	57.5	33	62.7	43	52.4	29	8.42	8	0
1933	60.3	12	64.5	18	56.1	8	3.32	72	0
1932	58.5	23	63.5	32	53.4	21	6.67	19	0
1931	54	72	58.8	85	49.3	66	5.58	27	0
1930	48.6	139	54.7	141	42.4	139	5.07	36	0
1929	55.9	55	61.5	56	50.3	56	5.53	28	0
1928	52.9	92	58.3	91	47.5	87	0.41	149	0
1927	58.8	18	63.9	26	53.6	15	1.17	133	0
1926	50	132	55.4	137	44.7	125	4.36	49	0
1925	51.7	110	57.8	100	45.6	113	4.54	43	0
1924	50.3	130	56.4	127	44.3	130	5.87	26	0
1923	62	6	66.9	10	57	5	6.99	15	0
1922	52	102	57.1	116	46.9	98	4.84	38	0
1921	58.3	25	63	39	53.5	18	2.77	89	0
1920	53.9	75	59.8	72	48.1	78	7.09	14	0
1919	50.7	124	55.3	138	46	108	6.22	23	0
1918	47.8	143	55.7	134	39.9	148	0.54	147	0
1917	56.6	48	61.6	54	51.5	41	2.21	99	0
1916	58.5	23	64	25	52.9	25	0.86	140	0
1915	51.2	118	55.9	133	46.6	104	4.52	46	0
1914	57	41	62.4	46	51.5	41	0.34	150	0
1913	54.6	67	60.1	69	49.1	68	2.92	83	0
1912	49.2	135	56.2	129	42.2	140	2.44	93	0
1911	59	14	63.8	29	54.1	13	0.90	138	0
1910	55.2	62	60.8	65	49.7	61	2.05	103	0
1909	57.7	29	63.2	33	52.3	30	0.02	153	0
1908	54.9	66	60.1	69	49.8	59	2.15	102	0
1907	62.1	5	66.3	11	57.8	3	1.44	121	0
1906	53.3	81	59.1	81	47.4	90	1.17	133	0
1905	51	121	56.2	129	45.7	111	5.40	32	0
1904	51.6	112	57.5	107	45.8	109	1.01	135	0
1903	52.2	97	57.4	109	46.9	98	4.55	42	0
1902	51.7	110	56.6	122	46.8	100	0.92	137	0
1901	57.1	40	61.9	51	52.3	30	1.39	122	0
1900	54.3	69	58.3	91	50.2	57	3.18	78	0
1899	53	88	58.9	83	47	96	10.39	2	0
1898	57.4	35	62.4	46	52.3	30	4.48	47	0
1897	50.9	122	56.5	125	45.3	116	2.97	81	0
1896	53.1	86	57.4	109	48.9	70	1.91	107	0
1895	53.3	81	59.2	79	47.5	87	1.24	129	0
1894	58	27	62.9	40	53.1	24	2.41	95	0
1893	53.4	79	59.4	76	47.4	90	0.54	147	0
1892	48.2	141	54.1	145	42.2	140	1.99	106	0
1891	52.7	93	57.1	116	48.2	75	6.79	18	0
1890	64	2	68.5	3	59.6	2	2.86	86	0
1889	53	88	58.1	96	47.9	80	7.81	12	0
1888	50.3	130	56	131	44.5	127	2.70	91	0
1887	51.4	116	58.1	96	44.7	125	1.19	132	0
1886	47.3	145	55	139	39.6	150	3.43	65	0
1885	50.8	123	57.4	109	44.2	131	6.97	16	0
1884			56.9	119			5.10	35	19
1883	51.8	109	58.6	89	45	122	6.46	20	0
1882	59.2	13	64.5	18	54	14	8.15	9	0
1881	47.3	145	53.3	149	41.3	144	3.94	55	0
1880	64.8	1	69.5	1	60.2	1	0.66	144	0
1879	51.5	115	57.5	107	45.5	115	1.88	108	0
1878	52.2	97	57.6	104	46.8	100	4.66	40	0
1877	50.6	125	56.3	128	45	122	4.53	44	0
1876	61.1	9	66	12	56.2	7	1.38	124	0
1875	48.4	140	53.5	148	43.3	137	4.28	50	0
1874							1.35	126	31
1873							3.43	65	31
1872							4.62	41	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1880	64.8
1890	64
1950	63
2017	62.6
1907	62.1
1923	62
2023	61.8
2020	61.5
2012	61.1
1876	61.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1940	44.4
1978	45.3
1977	46.5
1979	47
1886	47.3
1881	47.3
1948	47.6
1918	47.8
1985	48.1
1892	48.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1991	10.75
1899	10.39
1944	9.92
1993	9.26
1978	8.88
2024	8.59
1992	8.46
1934	8.42
1882	8.15
1946	8.13

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1909	0.02
1971	0.18
2009	0.34
1914	0.34
1928	0.41
1918	0.54
1893	0.54
2006	0.57
1960	0.58
1880	0.66

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 80°F; 3 January 2026
Coldest night: 27°F; 26 January 2026, 25 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.19 in; 24 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 4.42 in of precipitation in Galveston, TX, the wettest January since 2025, 48th wettest of 153.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Galveston, TX: 80°F on Saturday 3 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Galveston, TX: a low of 27°F on Monday 26 January 2026 and Sunday 25 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Galveston, TX: 2.19 in on Saturday 24 January 2026.