Typical January weather
Galveston
Texas · January
63° days
49° nights
about 5 rainy days · 10½ hours of daylight · gulf 58°
What to pack
- Light jacket
What January feels like
The Gulf is far too cold to get into and the wind along the seawall makes it feel colder still, so this is a walk-and-eat-oysters month rather than a beach one. A hard freeze occasionally cold-stuns the sea turtles out in the bay, and the whole island turns out to help carry them in.
Expect about 5 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.
Can you swim?
The Gulf runs about 58° — cold — a quick dip takes resolve.
The numbers
| Typical high | 63° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 49° |
| Days with real rain | 5 |
| Total rain | 4.3 in |
| Water temperature | 58° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 7:14 am / 5:43 pm |