Leighton climate

Leighton Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Muscle Shoals Rgnl AP, 8.1 km from Leighton

Average highs run from 52°F on January 1 to 54°F on January 31, and lows from 34°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.71 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 Leighton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
4.71 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
80°FJan 10, 1949
Record low
-11°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 53 min to 10 h 30 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
6.9 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 152°F34°F79°F 20229°F 197736%1%
Jan 252°F34°F76°F 20069°F 201835%1%
Jan 352°F34°F73°F 200411°F 197935%1%
Jan 452°F34°F76°F 200411°F 195935%1%
Jan 552°F34°F71°F 19556°F 195935%1%
Jan 652°F34°F70°F 194610°F 201435%1%
Jan 752°F34°F70°F 19657°F 194235%1%
Jan 852°F34°F72°F 19461°F 194235%1%
Jan 952°F34°F74°F 19573°F 197035%1%
Jan 1052°F33°F80°F 1949-2°F 196234%1%
Jan 1152°F33°F73°F 2013-2°F 196234%1%
Jan 1252°F33°F73°F 2013-3°F 196234%1%
Jan 1352°F33°F75°F 19725°F 196234%1%
Jan 1452°F33°F75°F 20175°F 196334%1%
Jan 1552°F33°F75°F 19479°F 196334%1%
Jan 1652°F33°F76°F 19433°F 197734%1%
Jan 1752°F33°F76°F 1943-3°F 198234%1%
Jan 1852°F33°F72°F 20235°F 194834%1%
Jan 1952°F33°F73°F 19744°F 197734%1%
Jan 2052°F33°F72°F 2017-8°F 198534%1%
Jan 2152°F33°F74°F 1959-11°F 198534%1%
Jan 2253°F33°F72°F 19729°F 196134%1%
Jan 2353°F33°F75°F 1943-1°F 196334%1%
Jan 2453°F33°F78°F 1972-3°F 196334%1%
Jan 2553°F33°F77°F 19508°F 196334%1%
Jan 2653°F33°F77°F 195012°F 197834%1%
Jan 2753°F34°F74°F 19498°F 198634%1%
Jan 2853°F34°F76°F 19757°F 196334%1%
Jan 2953°F34°F74°F 1947-3°F 196635%1%
Jan 3054°F34°F74°F 2002-6°F 196635%1%
Jan 3154°F34°F76°F 2002-5°F 196635%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Leighton, 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 6:57 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 5:19 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013896 (Muscle Shoals Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013896, 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.