Typical January weather
Destin
Florida · January
63° days
45° nights
about 6 rainy days · 10½ hours of daylight · gulf 60°
What to pack
- Sweater
- Umbrella
What January feels like
January is the wet, quiet end of the Destin year, with frost on the windshields a few mornings and a steady stream of Midwestern snowbirds who consider all of this balmy. The harbor charters run for whatever is biting and the beach is entirely yours.
Expect about 6 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.
Can you swim?
The Gulf runs about 60° — cold — a quick dip takes resolve.
The numbers
| Typical high | 63° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 45° |
| Days with real rain | 6 |
| Total rain | 4.5 in |
| Water temperature | 60° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:43 am / 5:07 pm |