Opelika climate

Opelika Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Opelika, 6.9 km from Opelika

Average highs run from 55°F on January 1 to 57°F on January 31, and lows from 34°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.05 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 Opelika, 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
33°F
Precipitation
5.05 in
Record high
79°FJan 27, 1999
Record low
8°FJan 8, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 03 min to 10 h 37 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
5.1 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°F34°F78°F 202220°F 201832%0%
Jan 255°F33°F76°F 200616°F 201832%0%
Jan 355°F33°F76°F 200017°F 200832%0%
Jan 455°F33°F71°F 200518°F 199932%0%
Jan 555°F33°F77°F 199714°F 199932%0%
Jan 655°F33°F77°F 199714°F 201432%0%
Jan 755°F33°F71°F 20089°F 201432%0%
Jan 855°F33°F74°F 20268°F 201732%0%
Jan 955°F33°F70°F 200614°F 201732%0%
Jan 1055°F33°F72°F 202615°F 201031%0%
Jan 1155°F33°F73°F 201314°F 201031%0%
Jan 1255°F33°F75°F 201314°F 201031%0%
Jan 1355°F33°F76°F 201714°F 201031%0%
Jan 1455°F33°F74°F 201714°F 201031%0%
Jan 1555°F33°F73°F 201323°F 201131%0%
Jan 1655°F33°F76°F 201719°F 202431%0%
Jan 1755°F33°F76°F 201714°F 201831%0%
Jan 1855°F33°F73°F 201712°F 199731%0%
Jan 1956°F33°F73°F 201717°F 200331%0%
Jan 2056°F33°F70°F 201718°F 202431%0%
Jan 2156°F33°F77°F 199917°F 200931%0%
Jan 2256°F33°F78°F 199914°F 202531%0%
Jan 2356°F33°F77°F 199915°F 200331%0%
Jan 2456°F33°F77°F 199910°F 200331%0%
Jan 2556°F33°F77°F 199916°F 200531%0%
Jan 2656°F33°F77°F 199916°F 200531%0%
Jan 2756°F33°F79°F 199916°F 200531%0%
Jan 2856°F33°F79°F 199917°F 200531%0%
Jan 2956°F33°F75°F 201317°F 201431%0%
Jan 3057°F33°F79°F 200214°F 201431%0%
Jan 3157°F34°F79°F 200223°F 201431%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Opelika, 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 4:47 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:14 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00016129 (Opelika), 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.