Typical January weather
Pensacola
Florida · January
63° days
44° nights
about 7 rainy days · 10½ hours of daylight · gulf 58°
What to pack
- Sweater
- Umbrella
What January feels like
January is genuinely wintry by Florida standards, with several freezing nights and long grey stretches; the airport north of town runs colder than the beach does. Mardi Gras season starts after Twelfth Night and Pensacola takes its parades seriously, so downtown is livelier than the sky suggests.
Expect about 7 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. The air runs dry — whatever the thermometer says, it wears easy. about 5 nights dip below freezing.
Can you swim?
The Gulf runs about 58° — cold — a quick dip takes resolve.
The numbers
| Typical high | 63° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 44° |
| Days with real rain | 7 |
| Total rain | 5.0 in |
| Humidity | dry air |
| Water temperature | 58° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:46 am / 5:10 pm |