Santa Fe weather in January
In January, Santa Fe has daytime highs averaging 31 °C, nights around 21 °C, with 8.8 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 30.6°C Average high
- 21.2°C Average low
- 8.8days Wet days
- 113mm Rainfall
- 14h Daylight
Daily temperatures through January
How January develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 January | 30.7 °C | 21.2 °C | 29 % |
| 11–20 January | 30.5 °C | 20.9 °C | 27 % |
| 21–31 January | 30.5 °C | 21.4 °C | 29 % |
What to expect
| Measure | Typical January | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 30 of 31 | 96 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 18 of 31 | 58 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 8.8 of 31 | 28 % |
Conditions in January
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 26 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 39 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 14 °C |
| Relative humidity | 66 % |
| Wind speed | 16 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 39 % |
Where Santa Fe ranks in January
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in South America in January | 42ndof 50 | 31 °C |
January compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.6 °C | 113 mm | 39 % |
| February | 29.0 °C | 123 mm | 42 % |
| March | 27.1 °C | 137 mm | 41 % |
| November | 27.1 °C | 119 mm | 41 % |
| December | 29.3 °C | 132 mm | 41 % |
See all twelve months for Santa Fe
- January is the warmest month in Santa Fe.
- It is the 6th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 1st for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 14 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 8.8 of 31 days — 28 % of the month.
- Nights are about 9.3 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest January day on record since 1991 reached 39 °C, 8.6 °C above the usual daytime high.
Nearby destinations in January
QuestionsJanuary in Santa Fe, answered
How warm is Santa Fe in January?
Daily highs average 31 °C and nights fall to about 21 °C, a spread of 9.3 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes January the 1st warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Santa Fe in January?
January averages 113 mm of rain, spread over about 9 of the 31 days — 28 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 39 % of the sky.
How long are the days in January?
Santa Fe averages 14 hours between sunrise and sunset in January. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.