January is one of the cooler months of the year in Longview, with average highs near 6.4°C and lows around 1°C (mean 3.7°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 241 mm of rainfall and 94% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Longview. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Longview was 2003 — when the month averaged 6.3°C — while the coldest were 1993 and 2017 at 0°C. Typical January days reach 6.4°C with nights near 1°C. The long-term January temperature trend is broadly flat.
January is a relatively wet time of year in Longview, averaging 241 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2006 with 515 mm, while the driest was 1985 at 20 mm.
Relative humidity in Longview during January averages 94%. The most humid January was 2006 at 98%, and the least humid was 1985 at 88%.
January receives about 1.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Longview. The sunniest January was 2025 at 1.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2006 and 2020 at 0.8.
Average wind speed in Longview during January is 0.1 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 2019, 2021 and 2023, among others at 0.2 m/s, while the calmest were 2022, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 3.4°C | 3.7°C | 3.5°C | 3.9°C | 4.2°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg High | 6.2°C | 6.3°C | 6.1°C | 6.6°C | 6.7°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Low | 0.6°C | 1.1°C | 1.0°C | 1.2°C | 1.6°C | +1°C |
| Avg Rain | 210 mm | 273 mm | 250 mm | 206 mm | 277 mm | +67 mm |
January temperatures in Longview have risen by about 0.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of -12.7°C (1982) to a record high of 15°C (2024).
Rainfall in January is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 241 mm, with a wettest year of 515 mm.
A quieter season to visit Longview
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of August and July tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Longview. That said, January — with days averaging 6.4°C and nights around 1°C (mean 3.7°C) and higher rainfall (241 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the cooler conditions, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.1°C | 2.7°C | -0.6°C | 8.5°C | -3.8°C | 102 mm | 92% | 0.1 m/s | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 5.7°C | 3.5°C | 1.3°C | 15.0°C | -12.3°C | 366 mm | 96% | 0.1 m/s | 1 |
| 2023 | 6.7°C | 4.5°C | 2.3°C | 11.1°C | -5.1°C | 173 mm | 94% | 0.2 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 7.4°C | 4.1°C | 0.8°C | 12.2°C | -10.6°C | 270 mm | 94% | 0.1 m/s | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 7.2°C | 4.9°C | 2.5°C | 12.6°C | -1.9°C | 317 mm | 95% | 0.2 m/s | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 7.1°C | 5.3°C | 3.5°C | 11.2°C | -3.3°C | 433 mm | 98% | 0.1 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 7.7°C | 4.8°C | 1.8°C | 10.5°C | -3.1°C | 131 mm | 91% | 0.2 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 7.7°C | 5.5°C | 3.2°C | 12.5°C | -2.1°C | 292 mm | 95% | 0.1 m/s | 1 |
| 2017 | 3.1°C | 0.0°C | -3.2°C | 10.1°C | -10.3°C | 153 mm | 90% | 0.2 m/s | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 6.7°C | 4.4°C | 2.2°C | 12.3°C | -6.3°C | 279 mm | 96% | 0.1 m/s | 1.1 |
| 2015 | 8.9°C | 5.6°C | 2.4°C | 14.5°C | -5.7°C | 166 mm | 93% | 0.2 m/s | 1.3 |
| 2014 | 7.6°C | 4.2°C | 0.8°C | 10.0°C | -3.3°C | 162 mm | 92% | 0.2 m/s | 1.3 |
| 2013 | 4.4°C | 1.9°C | -0.7°C | 9.0°C | -6.0°C | 135 mm | 93% | 0.1 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2012 | 6.1°C | 3.4°C | 0.6°C | 10.1°C | -3.6°C | 275 mm | 94% | 0.1 m/s | 1 |
| 2011 | 6.0°C | 3.5°C | 1.0°C | 11.6°C | -6.9°C | 229 mm | 94% | 0.1 m/s | 1 |
| 2010 | 8.0°C | 5.8°C | 3.6°C | 11.4°C | -0.8°C | 240 mm | 94% | 0.1 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2009 | 5.8°C | 2.6°C | -0.6°C | 10.5°C | -4.9°C | 226 mm | 91% | 0.2 m/s | 1.3 |
| 2008 | 4.0°C | 1.6°C | -0.7°C | 8.6°C | -7.0°C | 248 mm | 92% | 0.1 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2007 | 5.0°C | 1.9°C | -1.2°C | 10.6°C | -8.3°C | 163 mm | 93% | 0.2 m/s | 1.3 |
| 2006 🌧️ | 7.5°C | 5.6°C | 3.7°C | 11.0°C | 1.0°C | 515 mm | 98% | 0.1 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2005 | 7.4°C | 4.5°C | 1.6°C | 14.9°C | -4.8°C | 121 mm | 93% | 0.1 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2004 | 5.3°C | 3.0°C | 0.7°C | 11.3°C | -12.3°C | 278 mm | 97% | 0.1 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2003 🔥 | 9.2°C | 6.3°C | 3.4°C | 13.4°C | -0.5°C | 279 mm | 93% | 0.1 m/s | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 5.6°C | 3.6°C | 1.6°C | 13.4°C | -3.0°C | 329 mm | 97% | 0.1 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2001 | 6.4°C | 3.6°C | 0.9°C | 10.1°C | -4.3°C | 92 mm | 93% | 0.2 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2000 | 5.1°C | 2.6°C | 0.2°C | 8.0°C | -3.2°C | 247 mm | 96% | 0.1 m/s | 1.1 |
| 1999 | 6.3°C | 4.1°C | 1.9°C | 10.2°C | -3.2°C | 300 mm | 97% | 0.2 m/s | 0.9 |
| 1998 | 6.8°C | 4.4°C | 2.1°C | 11.1°C | -8.6°C | 352 mm | 96% | 0.1 m/s | 1.2 |
| 1997 | 5.6°C | 3.1°C | 0.6°C | 12.0°C | -6.6°C | 280 mm | 92% | 0.1 m/s | 1.2 |
| 1996 | 5.4°C | 3.1°C | 0.9°C | 11.5°C | -12.5°C | 298 mm | 96% | 0.1 m/s | 1.1 |
| 1995 | 7.2°C | 4.7°C | 2.2°C | 12.9°C | -4.6°C | 287 mm | 89% | 0.1 m/s | 1.3 |
| 1994 | 8.6°C | 5.7°C | 2.8°C | 11.7°C | -3.5°C | 181 mm | 94% | 0.2 m/s | 1.3 |
| 1993 ❄️ | 3.1°C | 0.0°C | -3.1°C | 9.5°C | -10.9°C | 154 mm | 94% | 0.2 m/s | 1.3 |
| 1992 | 7.3°C | 4.8°C | 2.2°C | 11.6°C | -3.8°C | 267 mm | 95% | 0.1 m/s | 1.1 |
| 1991 | 5.3°C | 2.3°C | -0.7°C | 11.2°C | -9.3°C | 178 mm | 91% | 0.2 m/s | 1.3 |
| 1990 | 6.9°C | 4.3°C | 1.8°C | 11.0°C | -3.2°C | 436 mm | 95% | 0.2 m/s | 1.1 |
| 1989 | 6.2°C | 3.6°C | 1.0°C | 10.0°C | -3.8°C | 227 mm | 97% | 0.1 m/s | 1.1 |
| 1988 | 4.7°C | 2.0°C | -0.8°C | 11.4°C | -8.2°C | 216 mm | 94% | 0.1 m/s | 1.2 |
| 1987 | 5.9°C | 2.9°C | 0.0°C | 11.3°C | -5.9°C | 282 mm | 94% | 0.1 m/s | 1.2 |
| 1986 | 8.0°C | 5.2°C | 2.4°C | 12.1°C | -0.9°C | 269 mm | 95% | 0.1 m/s | 1 |
| 1985 | 4.5°C | 1.2°C | -2.2°C | 11.8°C | -5.7°C | 20 mm | 88% | 0.2 m/s | 1.3 |
| 1984 | 6.9°C | 3.9°C | 0.8°C | 13.9°C | -7.1°C | 179 mm | 92% | 0.2 m/s | 1.3 |
| 1983 | 8.0°C | 5.3°C | 2.7°C | 11.7°C | -4.2°C | 306 mm | 96% | 0.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 3.7°C | 1.7°C | -0.4°C | 9.2°C | -12.7°C | 321 mm | 98% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 7.9°C | 4.8°C | 1.7°C | 11.8°C | -1.6°C | 72 mm | 90% | 0.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 6.4°C with lows near 1°C (mean 3.7°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 241 mm of rainfall in Longview, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 515 mm in 2006.
The hottest January reached 15°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to -12.7°C in 1982.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 6.2°C to 6.6°C and overnight lows from 0.5°C to 1.3°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Longview and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 6.4°C daytime highs and 1°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 2nd coolest month in Longview, averaging 3.7°C.
For January in Longview, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 6.4°C and lows of 1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in January averages 94% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in January is 0.1 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 0.2 m/s (1981).
The wettest January on record was 2006 with 515 mm. On average, January sees 241 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 Longview 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.
