Athens Weather in January
Average highs run from 36°F on January 1 to 35°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.20 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
- 35°F
- Average low
- 18°F
- Precipitation
- 2.20 in
- Snowfall
- 5.4 in
- Record high
- 73°FJan 23, 1909
- Record low
- -21°FJan 5, 1999
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 24 min to 10 h 09 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 11.9 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 | 36°F | 20°F | 61°F 1905 | -13°F 1974 | 28% | 12% |
| Jan 2 | 36°F | 20°F | 68°F 2004 | -13°F 2018 | 28% | 13% |
| Jan 3 | 35°F | 19°F | 67°F 2023 | -9°F 1904 | 28% | 13% |
| Jan 4 | 35°F | 19°F | 68°F 1997 | -14°F 1999 | 28% | 13% |
| Jan 5 | 35°F | 19°F | 59°F 1955 | -21°F 1999 | 28% | 13% |
| Jan 6 | 35°F | 19°F | 68°F 1907 | -14°F 1970 | 28% | 13% |
| Jan 7 | 35°F | 19°F | 70°F 1907 | -19°F 1912 | 27% | 13% |
| Jan 8 | 35°F | 18°F | 65°F 2026 | -11°F 1970 | 27% | 13% |
| Jan 9 | 35°F | 18°F | 64°F 2026 | -10°F 1982 | 27% | 13% |
| Jan 10 | 34°F | 18°F | 61°F 1975 | -18°F 1982 | 27% | 13% |
| Jan 11 | 34°F | 18°F | 63°F 2018 | -18°F 1918 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 12 | 34°F | 18°F | 66°F 2005 | -20°F 1918 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 13 | 34°F | 17°F | 60°F 1932 | -11°F 1912 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 14 | 34°F | 17°F | 67°F 1928 | -14°F 1957 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 15 | 34°F | 17°F | 65°F 1949 | -15°F 1979 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 16 | 34°F | 17°F | 67°F 1990 | -20°F 1977 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 17 | 34°F | 17°F | 66°F 1952 | -21°F 1977 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 18 | 34°F | 17°F | 61°F 1951 | -18°F 1930 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 19 | 34°F | 17°F | 69°F 1952 | -18°F 1985 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 20 | 34°F | 17°F | 71°F 1906 | -21°F 1985 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 21 | 34°F | 17°F | 65°F 2017 | -20°F 2025 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 22 | 34°F | 17°F | 64°F 1967 | -15°F 1936 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 23 | 34°F | 17°F | 73°F 1909 | -16°F 1936 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 24 | 34°F | 17°F | 71°F 1950 | -9°F 1963 | 28% | 14% |
| Jan 25 | 34°F | 17°F | 70°F 1950 | -8°F 1905 | 28% | 13% |
| Jan 26 | 34°F | 17°F | 66°F 1911 | -13°F 2026 | 28% | 13% |
| Jan 27 | 35°F | 17°F | 65°F 1944 | -10°F 1936 | 28% | 13% |
| Jan 28 | 35°F | 17°F | 67°F 1970 | -17°F 1963 | 28% | 13% |
| Jan 29 | 35°F | 17°F | 64°F 2008 | -11°F 1966 | 28% | 13% |
| Jan 30 | 35°F | 17°F | 60°F 2012 | -14°F 2004 | 28% | 13% |
| Jan 31 | 35°F | 17°F | 69°F 1989 | -14°F 1996 | 28% | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00110306 (Athens 4SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093822, 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.