Magazine Weather in January
Average highs run from 50°F on January 1 to 53°F on January 31, and lows from 28°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.40 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
- 50°F
- Average low
- 28°F
- Precipitation
- 3.40 in
- Snowfall
- 0.6 in
- Record high
- 81°FJan 19, 1952
- Record low
- -10°FJan 11, 1977
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 28 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 33°F
- Wind
- 4.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 50°F | 28°F | 77°F 2023 | 9°F 1979 | 26% | 1% |
| Jan 2 | 50°F | 28°F | 77°F 2023 | 6°F 1979 | 26% | 1% |
| Jan 3 | 49°F | 28°F | 79°F 2009 | 9°F 1947 | 26% | 1% |
| Jan 4 | 49°F | 28°F | 72°F 1955 | 6°F 1959 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 5 | 49°F | 28°F | 72°F 1956 | 7°F 1959 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 6 | 49°F | 28°F | 76°F 2008 | 7°F 1970 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 7 | 49°F | 28°F | 75°F 1965 | 4°F 1988 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 8 | 49°F | 28°F | 76°F 1969 | 0°F 1988 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 9 | 50°F | 27°F | 78°F 1957 | 1°F 1970 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 10 | 50°F | 27°F | 75°F 1990 | -8°F 1977 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 11 | 50°F | 27°F | 79°F 1995 | -10°F 1977 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 12 | 50°F | 27°F | 76°F 1995 | -3°F 1962 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 13 | 50°F | 27°F | 74°F 1952 | 5°F 1963 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 14 | 50°F | 27°F | 74°F 1952 | 3°F 1964 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 15 | 50°F | 27°F | 72°F 1990 | 3°F 2024 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 16 | 50°F | 27°F | 74°F 1952 | 3°F 2024 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 17 | 50°F | 27°F | 73°F 1952 | 4°F 2024 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 18 | 50°F | 27°F | 72°F 1951 | 6°F 1977 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 19 | 50°F | 27°F | 81°F 1952 | 2°F 1984 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 20 | 51°F | 27°F | 74°F 1972 | -1°F 1985 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 21 | 51°F | 27°F | 76°F 1999 | 6°F 1984 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 22 | 51°F | 28°F | 78°F 1969 | 5°F 1959 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 23 | 51°F | 28°F | 78°F 1967 | 6°F 1963 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 24 | 51°F | 28°F | 80°F 1950 | 1°F 1963 | 24% | 1% |
| Jan 25 | 51°F | 28°F | 80°F 1950 | 12°F 1963 | 24% | 1% |
| Jan 26 | 52°F | 28°F | 80°F 1952 | 8°F 2026 | 24% | 1% |
| Jan 27 | 52°F | 28°F | 75°F 1970 | 4°F 2026 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 28 | 52°F | 28°F | 79°F 1970 | 8°F 1979 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 29 | 52°F | 28°F | 78°F 1947 | 1°F 1966 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 30 | 52°F | 28°F | 76°F 2016 | 0°F 1966 | 25% | 1% |
| Jan 31 | 53°F | 28°F | 79°F 2017 | 3°F 1979 | 25% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:43 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00030798 (Blue Mtn Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013964, 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.