ERA5 almanac comparison — 8 years of real data
Anguilla vs Key West: weather in January
Key West edges out Anguilla for sun in January: 27% clear historically versus 17% (8-year ERA5 average, a 10-point gap). Both are viable — Key West is the safer bet.
What you are reading: 8-year historical averages, not a forecast.
Either destination can still surprise you this specific January. For this
week’s actual forecast, each destination links to its live page below.
Anguilla
AI
- Clear days, January
- 17%
- Sample size
- n=248 days
- Avg high
- 79°F
- Early January (1st–15th)
- 14%
- Late January (16th–end)
- 20%
Key West
FL
- Clear days, January
- 27%
- Sample size
- n=248 days
- Avg high
- 72°F
- Early January (1st–15th)
- 32%
- Late January (16th–end)
- 23%
- Rain frequency
- 22% of days
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All percentages are historical averages from the ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 8 full years (2018–2025). “Clear” means avg high ≥ 72 °F, precipitation < 1 mm, and a non-precipitation weather code. This is history, not a forecast. The live 7-day outlook for any destination is on its own page and may differ from the long-run average. Data from Open-Meteo.