Florida Rainfall Averages in January

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall during January at dozens of cities in Florida.

Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month. Most sites also have information on the number of days with wet weather. That includes the days when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.

The rainfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to separate tables for each region: South Florida (including the Florida Keys), Central Florida, North Florida and the Florida Panhandle.

South Florida

South Florida weather records include the counties of Broward, Collier, DeSoto, Highlands, Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, St Lucie and Sarasota.

Average monthly precipitation in January

Days	Place	Inches	Milli­metres
5	Arcadia	2.3	59
6	Avon Park	2.4	61
7	Big Cypress National Preserve	1.9	49
8	Bradenton	2.8	70
10	Destin	4.5	115
7	Dry Tortugas	2.4	60
7	Everglades Park, Royal Palm	1.7	43
9	Ft. Lauderdale	2.9	73
6	Ft. Myers	2.4	62
8	Ft. Pierce	3.0	77
8	Hialeah	2.0	52
7	Hollywood	2.8	72
5	Islamorada	1.0	25
9	Jensen Beach	3.0	76
7	Key West	1.8	46
5	Marco Island	2.5	64
8	Miami	1.8	46
7	Miami Beach	2.3	59
8	Naples	2.7	69
6	Palm Beach Gardens	3.4	86
7	Pompano Beach	1.9	49
9	Punta Gorda	2.3	59
6	Tavernier (Key Largo)	2.1	54
8	Venice	2.7	68
8	Vero Beach	2.7	70
8	West Palm Beach	3.5	88

Central Florida

Climate records for the central Florida region include cities in the counties of Brevard, Hillsborough, Orange, Pinellas, Polk and Volusia.

Total average rainfall for January

Days	Place	Inches	Milli­metres
6	Bartow	2.7	68
9	Clearwater	3.0	77
8	Daytona Beach	2.7	69
8	Kissimmee	2.7	68
7	Lakeland	3.0	76
9	Melbourne	2.8	70
8	Orlando	2.6	66
10	Palm Coast	3.3	85
8	Plant City	3.0	76
9	Sarasota	2.8	71
8	St. Petersburg	2.5	64
7	Tampa	2.7	67

North Florida

North Florida rainfall amounts are for weather stations in the counties of Alachua, Baker, Columbia, Duval, Hamilton, Madison, Marion, St Johns and Suwannee.

Average amount of rain in January

Days	Place	Inches	Milli­metres
9	Fernandina Beach	3.2	81
8	Gainesville	3.3	84
8	Glen St. Mary	3.7	93
8	Jacksonville	2.9	74
10	Jacksonville Beach	3.5	89
8	Jasper	4.6	117
11	Lake City	4.3	108
7	Live Oak	4.8	122
9	Madison	4.9	125
9	Ocala	3.4	86
9	St. Augustine	2.7	70

Florida Panhandle

Florida Panhandle weather data come from the counties of Bay, Escambia, Franklin, Jefferson, Leon, Okaloosa and Walton.

Rainy weather averages during January

Days	Place	Inches	Milli­metres
10	Apalachicola	4.1	103
10	Crestview	5.7	144
9	DeFuniak Springs	5.0	128
9	Monticello	4.8	122
10	Niceville	5.9	149
9	Panama City	4.8	122
10	Pensacola	5.0	128
9	Tallahassee	4.4	112