Climate averages 1991–2020
Lakeland weather
in January.
A mild, moderately wet month: the coolest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Lakeland: daytime highs average 21.0°C and nights cool to about 11.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 59 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes January a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 35 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Brandon (35 km away). In January its highs average 21.0°C, about as warm as Lakeland, with 61 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lakeland ranks joint 25th of 498 for the warmest January highs and joint 159th of 498 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 498 cities is 9.5°C; Lakeland is 11.5°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 22.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 59 mm to 49 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lakeland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 21.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 59 | 5.8 | 10.611 h |
| February | 22.7°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 49 | 6.1 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.0°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 58 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 53 | 6.3 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 70 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| June | 31.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 155 | 19.5 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 160 | 22.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 31.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 159 | 23.1 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 130 | 17.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 36 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| December | 22.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 46 | 5.2 | 10.410 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Brandon in JanuaryUnited States · 35 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 11.6°C · 61 mm rain
- Tampa in JanuaryUnited States · 51 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 11.6°C · 62 mm rain
- Town 'n' Country in JanuaryUnited States · 62 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 12.4°C · 62 mm rain
- Spring Hill in JanuaryUnited States · 74 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 10.8°C · 64 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in JanuaryUnited States · 78 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 13.3°C · 64 mm rain
- Orlando in JanuaryUnited States · 79 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 10.9°C · 56 mm rain
- Largo in JanuaryUnited States · 84 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 13.7°C · 66 mm rain
- Clearwater in JanuaryUnited States · 84 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 13.5°C · 66 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lakeland) is explained once on the Lakeland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.