January is one of the cooler months of the year in Homestead, with average highs near 22.2°C and lows around 18.3°C (mean 20.3°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 46 mm of rainfall and 77% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Homestead. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Homestead was 1991 — when the month averaged 22.9°C — while the coldest was 1981 at 15.4°C. Typical January days reach 22.2°C with nights near 18.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
January is one of the drier months in Homestead, averaging 46 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 1983 with 211 mm, while the driest was 2023 at 4 mm.
Relative humidity in Homestead during January averages 77%. The most humid January was 1984 at 83%, and the least humid was 1981 at 71%.
January receives about 3.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Homestead. The sunniest Januarys were 1985, 2001 and 2023 at 4.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2016 at 2.9.
Average wind speed in Homestead during January is 4.5 m/s. The windiest January was 1994 at 5.5 m/s, while the calmest were 2021 and 2023 at 3.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 19.2°C | 21.0°C | 20.0°C | 20.2°C | 21.0°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg High | 21.3°C | 22.6°C | 22.0°C | 22.2°C | 22.8°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Low | 17.2°C | 19.4°C | 17.9°C | 18.2°C | 19.1°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 49 mm | 73 mm | 24 mm | 49 mm | 29 mm | -20 mm |
January temperatures in Homestead have risen by about 2.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 3°C (2010) to a record high of 27.4°C (1991).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 46 mm, with a wettest year of 211 mm.
One of the best times to visit Homestead
January is one of the best times to visit Homestead. Expect days averaging 22.2°C and nights around 18.3°C (mean 20.3°C) — cooler than Homestead's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (46 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.8°C | 19.5°C | 17.2°C | 25.0°C | 10.8°C | 31 mm | 80% | 4.3 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 23.3°C | 21.6°C | 19.9°C | 26.3°C | 14.2°C | 43 mm | 82% | 4.6 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 23.8°C | 22.0°C | 20.2°C | 26.3°C | 9.4°C | 4 mm | 78% | 3.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 22.6°C | 20.7°C | 18.8°C | 26.6°C | 8.2°C | 58 mm | 76% | 4.3 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 22.1°C | 20.4°C | 18.8°C | 26.1°C | 11.7°C | 9 mm | 76% | 3.8 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2020 | 23.4°C | 21.5°C | 19.7°C | 26.7°C | 7.0°C | 31 mm | 75% | 4.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 22.6°C | 20.4°C | 18.2°C | 26.8°C | 10.4°C | 72 mm | 77% | 4.4 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 21.1°C | 18.9°C | 16.8°C | 24.1°C | 7.1°C | 35 mm | 80% | 5.3 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2017 | 23.6°C | 21.8°C | 20.0°C | 26.6°C | 12.3°C | 41 mm | 75% | 4.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2016 | 21.7°C | 20.0°C | 18.2°C | 27.3°C | 9.8°C | 163 mm | 79% | 4.6 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2015 | 23.4°C | 21.6°C | 19.9°C | 26.9°C | 13.6°C | 23 mm | 76% | 4.4 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2014 | 22.4°C | 20.3°C | 18.2°C | 26.4°C | 10.6°C | 59 mm | 79% | 4.1 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2013 | 24.3°C | 22.8°C | 21.3°C | 26.0°C | 14.2°C | 7 mm | 76% | 4.2 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2012 | 22.3°C | 20.5°C | 18.6°C | 25.6°C | 8.8°C | 5 mm | 73% | 4 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2011 | 21.6°C | 19.3°C | 17.1°C | 24.8°C | 9.9°C | 51 mm | 78% | 4 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2010 | 18.9°C | 16.4°C | 13.9°C | 25.3°C | 3.0°C | 37 mm | 76% | 4.7 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2009 | 21.8°C | 19.7°C | 17.6°C | 25.6°C | 8.7°C | 9 mm | 75% | 4.4 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2008 | 23.0°C | 21.1°C | 19.1°C | 26.6°C | 6.1°C | 18 mm | 77% | 4.7 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2007 | 24.3°C | 22.7°C | 21.1°C | 27.0°C | 14.6°C | 23 mm | 76% | 4.6 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2006 | 22.3°C | 20.6°C | 18.9°C | 25.0°C | 11.1°C | 11 mm | 77% | 4.8 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2005 | 22.4°C | 20.4°C | 18.4°C | 25.2°C | 9.3°C | 22 mm | 76% | 4.9 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2004 | 21.9°C | 19.8°C | 17.8°C | 25.2°C | 10.4°C | 78 mm | 77% | 4.3 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2003 | 19.9°C | 17.0°C | 14.2°C | 24.8°C | 4.3°C | 21 mm | 76% | 4.2 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2002 | 22.9°C | 21.0°C | 19.1°C | 26.3°C | 7.7°C | 21 mm | 80% | 3.9 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2001 | 19.7°C | 17.0°C | 14.4°C | 24.8°C | 8.2°C | 13 mm | 76% | 4.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2000 | 22.2°C | 20.5°C | 18.8°C | 25.6°C | 8.5°C | 24 mm | 76% | 4.7 m/s | 4 |
| 1999 | 23.1°C | 21.5°C | 19.9°C | 25.4°C | 9.2°C | 81 mm | 77% | 5 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1998 | 22.7°C | 21.1°C | 19.5°C | 25.6°C | 13.2°C | 51 mm | 79% | 5 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1997 | 22.2°C | 20.6°C | 19.0°C | 25.9°C | 7.1°C | 61 mm | 76% | 4.3 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1996 | 20.9°C | 19.0°C | 17.0°C | 24.6°C | 6.6°C | 45 mm | 80% | 4.4 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1995 | 21.2°C | 19.4°C | 17.5°C | 25.0°C | 11.2°C | 83 mm | 78% | 4.6 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1994 | 22.5°C | 20.9°C | 19.4°C | 26.2°C | 13.7°C | 78 mm | 80% | 5.5 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1993 | 23.9°C | 22.8°C | 21.6°C | 25.7°C | 12.9°C | 170 mm | 80% | 5.1 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1992 | 21.2°C | 19.4°C | 17.5°C | 24.5°C | 10.3°C | 72 mm | 81% | 4.5 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1991 🔥 | 24.3°C | 22.9°C | 21.5°C | 27.4°C | 15.6°C | 71 mm | 78% | 4.6 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1990 | 24.1°C | 22.5°C | 21.0°C | 26.0°C | 11.8°C | 17 mm | 78% | 4.4 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1989 | 24.2°C | 22.7°C | 21.3°C | 25.3°C | 15.5°C | 22 mm | 73% | 4.3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1988 | 21.9°C | 20.0°C | 18.2°C | 24.9°C | 10.4°C | 53 mm | 78% | 5.2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1987 | 21.7°C | 19.4°C | 17.1°C | 26.3°C | 10.1°C | 37 mm | 76% | 4.8 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1986 | 21.5°C | 19.4°C | 17.2°C | 24.4°C | 5.7°C | 64 mm | 76% | 4.3 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 20.0°C | 17.5°C | 15.0°C | 24.8°C | 3.5°C | 14 mm | 72% | 4.6 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1984 | 21.1°C | 19.2°C | 17.2°C | 25.5°C | 10.5°C | 9 mm | 83% | 4.6 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1983 🌧️ | 21.2°C | 19.3°C | 17.4°C | 25.1°C | 9.9°C | 211 mm | 79% | 4.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 22.1°C | 20.2°C | 18.3°C | 26.2°C | 6.6°C | 17 mm | 73% | 4.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 ❄️ | 18.1°C | 15.4°C | 12.8°C | 21.8°C | 4.7°C | 14 mm | 71% | 4.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 22.2°C with lows near 18.3°C (mean 20.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 46 mm of rainfall in Homestead, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 211 mm in 1983.
The hottest January reached 27.4°C in 1991. The coldest dipped to 3°C in 2010.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 2.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 20.5°C to 22.7°C and overnight lows from 16.1°C to 19°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Homestead and one of the drier months, so plan for around 22.2°C daytime highs and 18.3°C at night.
Yes — January is the coldest month of the year in Homestead, averaging 20.3°C.
For January in Homestead, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 22.2°C and lows of 18.3°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 77% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in January is 4.5 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 5.5 m/s (1994).
The wettest January on record was 1983 with 211 mm. On average, January sees 46 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Homestead behaves each January, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for January specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
