Elkins Weather in January
Average highs run from 47°F on January 1 to 49°F on January 31, and lows from 26°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.75 in over about 8 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
- 48°F
- Average low
- 25°F
- Precipitation
- 2.75 in
- Snowfall
- 1.5 in
- Record high
- 77°FJan 25, 1950
- Record low
- -15°FJan 9, 1970
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 46 min to 10 h 25 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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 | 47°F | 26°F | 71°F 2006 | 1°F 1979 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 2 | 47°F | 26°F | 76°F 2023 | -2°F 1979 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 3 | 47°F | 25°F | 74°F 2009 | 5°F 1970 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 4 | 47°F | 25°F | 68°F 1997 | 1°F 1999 | 27% | 3% |
| Jan 5 | 47°F | 25°F | 68°F 2008 | -3°F 1972 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 6 | 47°F | 25°F | 74°F 2026 | -3°F 1970 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 7 | 47°F | 25°F | 70°F 1965 | -8°F 1970 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 8 | 47°F | 25°F | 68°F 1969 | -14°F 1970 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 9 | 47°F | 25°F | 69°F 2002 | -15°F 1970 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 10 | 47°F | 25°F | 72°F 2023 | -13°F 1977 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 11 | 47°F | 25°F | 73°F 2023 | -13°F 1977 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 12 | 47°F | 25°F | 71°F 1995 | -2°F 1973 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 13 | 47°F | 25°F | 72°F 1983 | -2°F 1963 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 14 | 47°F | 25°F | 71°F 1952 | -7°F 1964 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 15 | 47°F | 25°F | 70°F 1952 | -3°F 2024 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 16 | 47°F | 25°F | 72°F 1952 | -10°F 2024 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 17 | 48°F | 25°F | 74°F 1952 | -4°F 1997 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 18 | 48°F | 25°F | 70°F 1951 | -5°F 1984 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 19 | 48°F | 25°F | 76°F 1952 | -10°F 1984 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 20 | 48°F | 25°F | 75°F 1986 | -12°F 1985 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 21 | 48°F | 25°F | 70°F 1964 | -4°F 1984 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 22 | 48°F | 25°F | 73°F 1967 | 4°F 1954 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 23 | 48°F | 25°F | 73°F 2002 | -2°F 1963 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 24 | 48°F | 25°F | 76°F 1950 | -3°F 1963 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 25 | 48°F | 25°F | 77°F 1950 | -2°F 2026 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 26 | 49°F | 25°F | 74°F 1952 | -9°F 2026 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 27 | 49°F | 25°F | 72°F 1975 | 1°F 1963 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 28 | 49°F | 25°F | 72°F 2002 | 1°F 1963 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 29 | 49°F | 26°F | 74°F 2011 | -2°F 1966 | 26% | 3% |
| Jan 30 | 49°F | 26°F | 72°F 1967 | -8°F 1966 | 25% | 3% |
| Jan 31 | 49°F | 26°F | 74°F 2017 | 0°F 1979 | 26% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:13 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093993 (Fayetteville Drake Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093993, 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.