Lexington Weather in January
Average highs run from 51°F on January 1 to 52°F on January 31, and lows from 32°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.04 in over about 11 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 51°F
- Average low
- 31°F
- Precipitation
- 6.04 in
- Snowfall
- 1.0 in
- Record high
- 76°FJan 13, 1960
- Record low
- -16°FJan 21, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 52 min to 10 h 28 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 34°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 51°F | 32°F | 70°F 1965 | 4°F 1977 | 36% | 1% |
| Jan 2 | 51°F | 32°F | 73°F 2022 | 3°F 2018 | 36% | 1% |
| Jan 3 | 50°F | 32°F | 74°F 2006 | 4°F 2018 | 36% | 1% |
| Jan 4 | 50°F | 32°F | 74°F 2004 | 6°F 2001 | 36% | 1% |
| Jan 5 | 50°F | 31°F | 75°F 2004 | 3°F 1959 | 36% | 1% |
| Jan 6 | 50°F | 31°F | 67°F 1989 | 6°F 1999 | 36% | 1% |
| Jan 7 | 50°F | 31°F | 68°F 1989 | 1°F 1970 | 37% | 1% |
| Jan 8 | 50°F | 31°F | 69°F 1989 | 2°F 2014 | 37% | 1% |
| Jan 9 | 50°F | 31°F | 67°F 2006 | -3°F 1970 | 37% | 1% |
| Jan 10 | 50°F | 31°F | 68°F 2026 | -3°F 1962 | 37% | 1% |
| Jan 11 | 50°F | 31°F | 71°F 1960 | -4°F 1982 | 37% | 1% |
| Jan 12 | 50°F | 31°F | 73°F 1995 | -2°F 1962 | 37% | 1% |
| Jan 13 | 50°F | 31°F | 76°F 1960 | 2°F 1997 | 37% | 1% |
| Jan 14 | 50°F | 31°F | 72°F 2007 | 3°F 1963 | 37% | 1% |
| Jan 15 | 50°F | 31°F | 72°F 2007 | 5°F 2011 | 37% | 1% |
| Jan 16 | 50°F | 31°F | 70°F 1990 | 0°F 1972 | 37% | 1% |
| Jan 17 | 50°F | 31°F | 70°F 1974 | -8°F 1982 | 37% | 2% |
| Jan 18 | 51°F | 30°F | 69°F 1974 | -8°F 2018 | 37% | 2% |
| Jan 19 | 51°F | 30°F | 68°F 1988 | -8°F 2024 | 36% | 2% |
| Jan 20 | 51°F | 30°F | 68°F 1974 | -6°F 1985 | 36% | 2% |
| Jan 21 | 51°F | 31°F | 71°F 1959 | -16°F 1985 | 36% | 2% |
| Jan 22 | 51°F | 31°F | 73°F 1999 | 1°F 1985 | 37% | 2% |
| Jan 23 | 51°F | 31°F | 69°F 1967 | 6°F 2025 | 37% | 2% |
| Jan 24 | 51°F | 31°F | 75°F 1972 | -7°F 1963 | 37% | 2% |
| Jan 25 | 51°F | 31°F | 75°F 1972 | 2°F 2014 | 37% | 2% |
| Jan 26 | 51°F | 31°F | 70°F 1962 | 9°F 1978 | 37% | 2% |
| Jan 27 | 51°F | 31°F | 71°F 1975 | 4°F 1986 | 37% | 2% |
| Jan 28 | 52°F | 31°F | 75°F 1975 | 4°F 1963 | 37% | 2% |
| Jan 29 | 52°F | 31°F | 69°F 1959 | 1°F 2014 | 37% | 2% |
| Jan 30 | 52°F | 31°F | 70°F 2002 | -16°F 1966 | 37% | 2% |
| Jan 31 | 52°F | 31°F | 74°F 2002 | -9°F 1966 | 37% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 4:49 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00010260 (Lexington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00407459, 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.