Shelby County climate

Shelby County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Shelbyville Dam, 3.3 km from Shelby County

Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 37°F on January 31, and lows from 21°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.60 in over about 8 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 Shelby County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
2.60 in
Snowfall
5.2 in
Record high
72°FJan 25, 1950
Record low
-29°FJan 24, 1915
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 28 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
22°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 137°F21°F67°F 2005-14°F 196828%9%
Jan 236°F21°F64°F 1897-9°F 192828%9%
Jan 336°F20°F66°F 1950-8°F 192828%9%
Jan 436°F20°F62°F 2005-8°F 196927%9%
Jan 536°F20°F61°F 1955-14°F 192427%9%
Jan 636°F20°F61°F 1946-15°F 201427%9%
Jan 736°F20°F64°F 2008-25°F 191227%9%
Jan 836°F20°F69°F 2008-12°F 201427%9%
Jan 936°F19°F60°F 1963-6°F 191227%9%
Jan 1036°F19°F60°F 1950-17°F 198227%9%
Jan 1136°F19°F60°F 2020-20°F 197727%9%
Jan 1235°F19°F67°F 1898-18°F 197727%9%
Jan 1335°F19°F66°F 1995-18°F 191226%9%
Jan 1435°F19°F65°F 1928-10°F 195726%9%
Jan 1535°F19°F66°F 1950-17°F 197926%9%
Jan 1635°F19°F62°F 1894-16°F 191226%9%
Jan 1735°F19°F70°F 1952-22°F 197725%9%
Jan 1836°F19°F64°F 1990-24°F 193025%9%
Jan 1936°F19°F64°F 1951-22°F 199425%9%
Jan 2036°F19°F61°F 1919-22°F 198525%9%
Jan 2136°F19°F62°F 1933-15°F 198425%9%
Jan 2236°F19°F67°F 1986-14°F 193025%9%
Jan 2336°F19°F69°F 1967-15°F 193624%9%
Jan 2436°F19°F69°F 1950-29°F 191524%9%
Jan 2536°F19°F72°F 1950-7°F 194024%9%
Jan 2636°F19°F61°F 1944-9°F 191524%9%
Jan 2736°F19°F65°F 1944-13°F 193624%9%
Jan 2837°F19°F67°F 1914-14°F 196324%9%
Jan 2937°F19°F66°F 2002-12°F 191524%9%
Jan 3037°F19°F65°F 2013-12°F 193624%9%
Jan 3137°F19°F69°F 1989-11°F 200424%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shelby County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117876 (Shelbyville Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112687, 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.