Alachua County Weather in January
Average highs run from 67°F on January 1 to 68°F on January 31, and lows from 43°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.29 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
- 67°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 3.29 in
- Record high
- 86°FJan 30, 2023
- Record low
- 10°FJan 21, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 91%
- Daylight
- 10 h 17 min to 10 h 46 min
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 48°F
- Wind
- 6.3 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 67°F | 43°F | 83°F 2021 | 22°F 2001 | 24% |
| Jan 2 | 67°F | 43°F | 85°F 2017 | 25°F 2001 | 24% |
| Jan 3 | 67°F | 43°F | 84°F 2020 | 22°F 2008 | 24% |
| Jan 4 | 67°F | 42°F | 81°F 2000 | 20°F 2012 | 24% |
| Jan 5 | 67°F | 42°F | 81°F 1993 | 21°F 1999 | 24% |
| Jan 6 | 67°F | 42°F | 82°F 2007 | 19°F 1999 | 24% |
| Jan 7 | 67°F | 42°F | 82°F 2007 | 21°F 2010 | 25% |
| Jan 8 | 67°F | 42°F | 81°F 1989 | 25°F 1996 | 25% |
| Jan 9 | 67°F | 42°F | 83°F 1989 | 20°F 2010 | 25% |
| Jan 10 | 67°F | 42°F | 83°F 2013 | 19°F 2010 | 25% |
| Jan 11 | 67°F | 42°F | 83°F 2013 | 17°F 2010 | 25% |
| Jan 12 | 67°F | 42°F | 85°F 2020 | 22°F 2010 | 25% |
| Jan 13 | 67°F | 42°F | 82°F 2005 | 23°F 1962 | 25% |
| Jan 14 | 67°F | 42°F | 82°F 2013 | 22°F 1964 | 26% |
| Jan 15 | 67°F | 42°F | 83°F 1989 | 21°F 1964 | 26% |
| Jan 16 | 67°F | 42°F | 81°F 1989 | 24°F 2026 | 26% |
| Jan 17 | 67°F | 42°F | 82°F 2017 | 24°F 1992 | 26% |
| Jan 18 | 67°F | 42°F | 81°F 1963 | 21°F 2018 | 26% |
| Jan 19 | 67°F | 42°F | 83°F 2001 | 21°F 1997 | 26% |
| Jan 20 | 67°F | 43°F | 82°F 1963 | 22°F 1985 | 26% |
| Jan 21 | 67°F | 43°F | 83°F 2017 | 10°F 1985 | 26% |
| Jan 22 | 67°F | 43°F | 83°F 1999 | 17°F 1985 | 26% |
| Jan 23 | 67°F | 43°F | 83°F 2002 | 26°F 2011 | 26% |
| Jan 24 | 67°F | 43°F | 83°F 2012 | 20°F 2003 | 26% |
| Jan 25 | 68°F | 43°F | 83°F 2024 | 21°F 2003 | 26% |
| Jan 26 | 68°F | 43°F | 83°F 2012 | 25°F 1968 | 26% |
| Jan 27 | 68°F | 43°F | 84°F 2024 | 21°F 1985 | 27% |
| Jan 28 | 68°F | 43°F | 81°F 2002 | 19°F 1986 | 27% |
| Jan 29 | 68°F | 44°F | 82°F 2013 | 23°F 2004 | 27% |
| Jan 30 | 68°F | 44°F | 86°F 2023 | 20°F 1966 | 27% |
| Jan 31 | 68°F | 44°F | 85°F 2023 | 17°F 1966 | 27% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:06 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00012816 (Gainesville Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012816, 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.