Weather in Miami in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Miami;
Average weather
Average temperature in Miami in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +79°F with a maximum of +86°F and a minimum of +45°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +82°F to +82°F.
Is Miami warm or cold in January?
Miami is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +77°F to +75°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +66°F to +64°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Miami, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Miami in January
Water in Miami in January is Comfortable. It varies from +69°F to +75°F, with an average of +72°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +75°F.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Miami in January?
Climate in Miami in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +77°F | +75°F | +77°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +37°F | +36°F | +37°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +88°F | +86°F | +88°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 47 mm | 48 mm | 45 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +75°F | +72°F | +72°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 72% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 14 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +77°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +75°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 47 mm to 48 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 73% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 4 to 5.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Miami is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Miami?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Miami in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+78°F) and the highest in 2023 (+85°F). The driest year was 2004 with only 707 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 2595 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Miami, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.