Atlanta climate

Atlanta Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Atlanta Hartsfield Intl AP, 14.1 km from Atlanta

Average highs run from 54°F on January 1 to 55°F on January 31, and lows from 36°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.59 in over about 11 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 Atlanta, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
4.59 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
78°FJan 1, 2022
Record low
5°FJan 30, 2014
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 58 min to 10 h 33 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
7.2 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 154°F36°F78°F 202217°F 201837%2%
Jan 254°F36°F73°F 202212°F 201837%2%
Jan 354°F36°F74°F 200016°F 200837%2%
Jan 454°F36°F74°F 200418°F 199937%2%
Jan 554°F36°F69°F 200415°F 199937%2%
Jan 654°F36°F72°F 200912°F 201437%2%
Jan 754°F36°F72°F 20086°F 201437%2%
Jan 854°F36°F71°F 200810°F 201537%2%
Jan 954°F36°F71°F 200613°F 201037%2%
Jan 1054°F36°F71°F 202613°F 201637%2%
Jan 1154°F35°F71°F 202019°F 201037%2%
Jan 1254°F35°F75°F 201321°F 201136%2%
Jan 1354°F35°F74°F 201719°F 201036%2%
Jan 1454°F35°F74°F 201717°F 201836%2%
Jan 1554°F35°F74°F 201721°F 200936%2%
Jan 1654°F35°F71°F 201712°F 200936%2%
Jan 1754°F35°F75°F 201712°F 202436%2%
Jan 1854°F35°F70°F 20176°F 201636%2%
Jan 1954°F35°F73°F 201720°F 201636%2%
Jan 2054°F35°F73°F 201716°F 202436%2%
Jan 2154°F35°F74°F 199912°F 202436%2%
Jan 2254°F35°F76°F 199913°F 202536%2%
Jan 2354°F35°F69°F 199912°F 200336%2%
Jan 2454°F36°F69°F 20028°F 200336%2%
Jan 2554°F36°F72°F 202412°F 201435%2%
Jan 2655°F36°F71°F 201218°F 202635%2%
Jan 2755°F36°F75°F 199913°F 202635%2%
Jan 2855°F36°F73°F 199921°F 200335%2%
Jan 2955°F36°F76°F 200212°F 201435%2%
Jan 3055°F36°F77°F 20025°F 201435%2%
Jan 3155°F36°F77°F 200217°F 201435%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Atlanta, 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 (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:08 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013874 (Atlanta Hartsfield Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003888, 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.