Washington County climate

Washington County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sandersville, 0.9 km from Washington County

Average highs run from 58°F on January 1 to 59°F on January 31, and lows from 36°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.40 in over about 10 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 Washington County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
4.40 in
Record high
83°FJan 28, 1944
Record low
-3°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 02 min to 10 h 36 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
5.4 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 158°F36°F80°F 199713°F 198431%
Jan 258°F35°F80°F 19857°F 192831%
Jan 358°F35°F77°F 195214°F 197931%
Jan 458°F35°F77°F 195212°F 191931%
Jan 558°F35°F76°F 195013°F 192831%
Jan 658°F35°F78°F 20049°F 192431%
Jan 758°F35°F77°F 200712°F 192431%
Jan 858°F35°F77°F 198912°F 197031%
Jan 958°F35°F76°F 19377°F 197031%
Jan 1058°F35°F79°F 19747°F 197031%
Jan 1158°F35°F80°F 194910°F 197031%
Jan 1258°F35°F81°F 194913°F 198231%
Jan 1358°F35°F82°F 201310°F 198131%
Jan 1458°F35°F80°F 201310°F 198131%
Jan 1558°F35°F82°F 201310°F 198231%
Jan 1658°F35°F79°F 201311°F 192731%
Jan 1758°F34°F81°F 19288°F 197731%
Jan 1858°F34°F81°F 19286°F 197731%
Jan 1958°F34°F79°F 19296°F 197732%
Jan 2058°F34°F78°F 19276°F 197732%
Jan 2158°F34°F79°F 2017-3°F 198532%
Jan 2258°F34°F79°F 1929-3°F 198532%
Jan 2358°F34°F79°F 192712°F 196132%
Jan 2458°F34°F78°F 19276°F 196332%
Jan 2558°F34°F77°F 19746°F 196332%
Jan 2658°F35°F80°F 19509°F 196332%
Jan 2758°F35°F80°F 19449°F 194032%
Jan 2859°F35°F83°F 19448°F 198632%
Jan 2959°F35°F80°F 199911°F 198632%
Jan 3059°F35°F80°F 19573°F 196632%
Jan 3159°F35°F82°F 20023°F 196632%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington County, 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 7:34 AM, sunset 5:36 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 6:03 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00097777 (Sandersville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00095874, 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.