January Weather at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) United States

Daily high temperatures are around 63°F, rarely falling below 51°F or exceeding 74°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 63°F on January 16.

Daily low temperatures are around 46°F, rarely falling below 32°F or exceeding 62°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 46°F on January 17.

For reference, on July 15, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) typically range from 76°F to 90°F, while on January 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 46°F to 63°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

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The month of January at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 44% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 45% on January 3.

The clearest day of the month is January 25, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 57% of the time.

For reference, on July 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 61%, while on October 26, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 66%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical), the chance of a wet day over the course of January is essentially constant, remaining around 30% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 63% on July 29, and its lowest chance is 19% on October 29.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) is increasing, starting the month at 4.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.7 inches or falls below 1.5 inches, and ending the month at 4.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.5 inches or falls below 1.7 inches.

Over the course of January at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical), the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 30 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 0 seconds, and weekly increase of 6 minutes, 59 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 10 hours, 14 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 10 hours, 44 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) is 6:40 AM on January 10 and the earliest sunrise is 6 minutes earlier at 6:34 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 4:53 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 25 minutes later at 5:18 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during January, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:41 AM and sets 14 hours, 6 minutes later, at 7:47 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:35 AM and sets 10 hours, 12 minutes later, at 4:47 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) is gradually decreasing during January, falling from 9% to 5% over the course of the month.

The lowest chance of a muggy day during January is 5% on January 31.

For reference, on July 23, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 99% of the time, while on January 31, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 5% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 10.1 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 22, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.2 miles per hour, while on August 8, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.5 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) throughout January is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 38% on January 1.

Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) is gradually decreasing during January, falling by 2°F, from 65°F to 63°F, over the course of the month.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) typically lasts for 11 months (326 days), from around February 3 to around December 25, rarely starting after March 3, or ending before December 4.

The month of January at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season reaching a low of 24% on January 15.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) are increasing during January, increasing by 194°F, from 7°F to 201°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) is gradually increasing during January, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 3.1 kWh to 3.8 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) are 30.212 deg latitude, -85.683 deg longitude, and 10 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 36 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 10 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (66 feet). Within 50 miles is essentially flat (328 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Panama City-Bay County International Airport (historical) is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and water (33%), within 10 miles by water (35%) and trees (24%), and within 50 miles by water (41%) and trees (35%).