Fairmount climate

Fairmount Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sidell 4N, 8.7 km from Fairmount

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 19°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.35 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 Fairmount, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
2.35 in
Snowfall
7.1 in
Record high
70°FJan 25, 1950
Record low
-26°FJan 17, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 24 min to 10 h 08 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
12.1 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 133°F19°F67°F 1897-18°F 196835%16%
Jan 233°F19°F68°F 1997-7°F 192935%16%
Jan 333°F19°F68°F 1997-12°F 190435%16%
Jan 433°F19°F65°F 1997-9°F 189635%16%
Jan 533°F19°F59°F 1955-24°F 199935%16%
Jan 633°F18°F62°F 1946-14°F 201435%16%
Jan 733°F18°F67°F 2008-18°F 191234%16%
Jan 833°F18°F62°F 1965-16°F 196834%17%
Jan 932°F18°F65°F 2026-10°F 194034%17%
Jan 1032°F18°F61°F 1975-19°F 198234%17%
Jan 1132°F17°F60°F 1911-18°F 197734%17%
Jan 1232°F17°F65°F 1995-21°F 191834%17%
Jan 1332°F17°F63°F 1950-19°F 191234%17%
Jan 1432°F17°F65°F 1928-9°F 195733%17%
Jan 1532°F17°F66°F 1932-18°F 192733%17%
Jan 1632°F17°F65°F 1990-22°F 197233%17%
Jan 1732°F17°F68°F 1952-26°F 198233%17%
Jan 1832°F17°F62°F 1996-22°F 193033%17%
Jan 1932°F16°F59°F 1933-26°F 199433%17%
Jan 2032°F16°F59°F 1951-19°F 198532%17%
Jan 2132°F16°F63°F 2017-23°F 192432%17%
Jan 2232°F16°F62°F 1933-15°F 193632%17%
Jan 2333°F16°F65°F 1967-20°F 193632%17%
Jan 2433°F16°F68°F 1950-21°F 191532%17%
Jan 2533°F16°F70°F 1950-12°F 196332%17%
Jan 2633°F16°F69°F 1950-12°F 193632%17%
Jan 2733°F16°F64°F 1914-14°F 190432%17%
Jan 2833°F17°F66°F 1914-25°F 196332%17%
Jan 2933°F17°F62°F 1914-10°F 197232%17%
Jan 3033°F17°F62°F 2013-17°F 193632%17%
Jan 3133°F17°F66°F 1989-13°F 196332%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairmount, 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 (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 5:09 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117952 (Sidell 4N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112140, 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.