Columbus Weather in January
Average highs run from 58°F on January 1 to 60°F on January 31, and lows from 39°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.24 in over about 10 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
- 59°F
- Average low
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 4.24 in
- Record high
- 83°FJan 11, 1949
- Record low
- -2°FJan 21, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 98%
- Daylight
- 10 h 04 min to 10 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 39°F
- Wind
- 4.7 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 | 58°F | 39°F | 82°F 2022 | 18°F 1977 | 34% | |
| Jan 2 | 58°F | 39°F | 76°F 2023 | 19°F 2018 | 34% | |
| Jan 3 | 58°F | 38°F | 78°F 2000 | 15°F 1979 | 34% | |
| Jan 4 | 58°F | 38°F | 78°F 1950 | 21°F 1961 | 34% | |
| Jan 5 | 58°F | 38°F | 77°F 1950 | 17°F 1969 | 34% | |
| Jan 6 | 58°F | 38°F | 75°F 2009 | 14°F 1969 | 34% | |
| Jan 7 | 58°F | 38°F | 76°F 2026 | 11°F 2014 | 34% | |
| Jan 8 | 58°F | 38°F | 74°F 1989 | 13°F 1970 | 34% | |
| Jan 9 | 58°F | 38°F | 78°F 1957 | 7°F 1970 | 33% | |
| Jan 10 | 58°F | 38°F | 80°F 1949 | 11°F 1982 | 33% | |
| Jan 11 | 58°F | 38°F | 83°F 1949 | 6°F 1982 | 33% | |
| Jan 12 | 58°F | 38°F | 77°F 2013 | 16°F 1981 | 33% | |
| Jan 13 | 58°F | 38°F | 77°F 2017 | 14°F 1981 | 33% | |
| Jan 14 | 58°F | 38°F | 78°F 2013 | 19°F 1964 | 33% | |
| Jan 15 | 58°F | 38°F | 78°F 1950 | 13°F 1948 | 33% | |
| Jan 16 | 58°F | 38°F | 79°F 1950 | 14°F 1972 | 33% | |
| Jan 17 | 59°F | 38°F | 77°F 2017 | 9°F 1977 | 33% | |
| Jan 18 | 59°F | 38°F | 76°F 1949 | 16°F 1957 | 33% | |
| Jan 19 | 59°F | 38°F | 82°F 1990 | 6°F 1977 | 33% | 0% |
| Jan 20 | 59°F | 38°F | 74°F 1990 | 2°F 1985 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 21 | 59°F | 38°F | 78°F 1999 | -2°F 1985 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 22 | 59°F | 38°F | 76°F 1999 | 12°F 1961 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 23 | 59°F | 38°F | 75°F 1950 | 15°F 1960 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 24 | 59°F | 38°F | 77°F 2002 | 3°F 1963 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 25 | 59°F | 38°F | 80°F 1950 | 14°F 1963 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 26 | 59°F | 38°F | 80°F 1950 | 20°F 1985 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 27 | 60°F | 39°F | 79°F 1999 | 16°F 1986 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 28 | 60°F | 39°F | 78°F 1974 | 15°F 1963 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 29 | 60°F | 39°F | 81°F 1957 | 15°F 1966 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 30 | 60°F | 39°F | 81°F 2002 | 3°F 1966 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 31 | 60°F | 39°F | 78°F 1950 | 11°F 1966 | 32% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:12 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093842 (Columbus Metro AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093842, 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.