Lafayette climate

Lafayette Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lafayette 2W, 3.1 km from Lafayette

Average highs run from 55°F on January 1 to 57°F on January 31, and lows from 31°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.70 in over about 10 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Lafayette, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
5.70 in
Record high
79°FJan 27, 1999
Record low
8°FJan 8, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 02 min to 10 h 36 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
4.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 155°F31°F78°F 202220°F 201834%0%
Jan 255°F31°F76°F 200616°F 201834%0%
Jan 355°F31°F76°F 200017°F 200834%0%
Jan 455°F30°F71°F 200518°F 199934%0%
Jan 555°F30°F77°F 199714°F 199934%0%
Jan 655°F30°F77°F 199714°F 201434%0%
Jan 755°F30°F71°F 20089°F 201434%0%
Jan 855°F30°F74°F 20268°F 201734%0%
Jan 955°F30°F70°F 200614°F 201734%0%
Jan 1055°F30°F72°F 202615°F 201034%0%
Jan 1155°F30°F73°F 201314°F 201034%0%
Jan 1255°F30°F75°F 201314°F 201033%0%
Jan 1355°F30°F76°F 201714°F 201033%0%
Jan 1455°F30°F74°F 201714°F 201033%0%
Jan 1555°F30°F73°F 201323°F 201133%0%
Jan 1655°F30°F76°F 201719°F 202433%0%
Jan 1756°F30°F76°F 201714°F 201833%0%
Jan 1856°F30°F73°F 201712°F 199733%0%
Jan 1956°F30°F73°F 201717°F 200333%0%
Jan 2056°F30°F70°F 201718°F 202433%0%
Jan 2156°F30°F77°F 199917°F 200933%0%
Jan 2256°F30°F78°F 199914°F 202533%0%
Jan 2356°F30°F77°F 199915°F 200333%0%
Jan 2456°F30°F77°F 199910°F 200333%0%
Jan 2556°F30°F77°F 199916°F 200533%0%
Jan 2656°F30°F77°F 199916°F 200533%0%
Jan 2757°F31°F79°F 199916°F 200533%0%
Jan 2857°F31°F79°F 199917°F 200533%0%
Jan 2957°F31°F75°F 201317°F 201433%0%
Jan 3057°F31°F79°F 200214°F 201433%0%
Jan 3157°F31°F79°F 200223°F 201433%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lafayette, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:13 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00014502 (Lafayette 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00010425, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.