Vandalia Weather in January
Average highs run from 38°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.97 in over about 9 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
- 37°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 2.97 in
- Snowfall
- 3.6 in
- Record high
- 71°FJan 24, 1943
- Record low
- -23°FJan 19, 1994
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 14 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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 | 38°F | 22°F | 66°F 2005 | -11°F 1968 | 28% | 9% |
| Jan 2 | 38°F | 22°F | 63°F 1997 | -7°F 2018 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 3 | 37°F | 22°F | 66°F 2000 | -4°F 2018 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 4 | 37°F | 22°F | 68°F 1997 | -2°F 1959 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 5 | 37°F | 22°F | 61°F 1997 | -8°F 1959 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 6 | 37°F | 22°F | 61°F 2012 | -10°F 2014 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 7 | 37°F | 21°F | 65°F 1965 | -15°F 2014 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 8 | 37°F | 21°F | 67°F 2008 | -15°F 2014 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 9 | 37°F | 21°F | 67°F 2026 | -4°F 1976 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 10 | 37°F | 21°F | 62°F 1975 | -15°F 1982 | 28% | 11% |
| Jan 11 | 37°F | 21°F | 62°F 2020 | -17°F 1977 | 28% | 11% |
| Jan 12 | 37°F | 21°F | 66°F 1995 | -10°F 1977 | 28% | 11% |
| Jan 13 | 37°F | 21°F | 67°F 2005 | -7°F 1997 | 28% | 11% |
| Jan 14 | 36°F | 20°F | 62°F 2026 | -9°F 1964 | 28% | 11% |
| Jan 15 | 36°F | 20°F | 65°F 1990 | -11°F 1979 | 28% | 11% |
| Jan 16 | 36°F | 20°F | 69°F 1990 | -12°F 1977 | 28% | 11% |
| Jan 17 | 36°F | 20°F | 65°F 1990 | -20°F 1977 | 28% | 11% |
| Jan 18 | 36°F | 20°F | 65°F 1974 | -12°F 1994 | 28% | 11% |
| Jan 19 | 37°F | 20°F | 62°F 1974 | -23°F 1994 | 28% | 11% |
| Jan 20 | 37°F | 20°F | 60°F 1974 | -17°F 1985 | 28% | 12% |
| Jan 21 | 37°F | 20°F | 69°F 1986 | -13°F 1984 | 28% | 12% |
| Jan 22 | 37°F | 20°F | 65°F 1964 | -7°F 1970 | 28% | 12% |
| Jan 23 | 37°F | 20°F | 70°F 1967 | -12°F 1963 | 28% | 12% |
| Jan 24 | 37°F | 20°F | 71°F 1943 | -12°F 1963 | 27% | 12% |
| Jan 25 | 37°F | 20°F | 65°F 1943 | -6°F 2003 | 27% | 12% |
| Jan 26 | 37°F | 20°F | 60°F 1974 | -5°F 2026 | 27% | 12% |
| Jan 27 | 37°F | 20°F | 60°F 1968 | -7°F 2026 | 27% | 12% |
| Jan 28 | 37°F | 20°F | 70°F 1970 | -10°F 1961 | 27% | 12% |
| Jan 29 | 38°F | 20°F | 68°F 2002 | -7°F 1977 | 27% | 12% |
| Jan 30 | 38°F | 21°F | 70°F 2002 | -7°F 1966 | 27% | 12% |
| Jan 31 | 38°F | 21°F | 69°F 1989 | -13°F 1965 | 27% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00118781 (Vandalia), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00117636, 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.