Clayton climate

Clayton Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Indianapolis, 20.8 km from Clayton

Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 37°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.12 in over about 12 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 Clayton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
3.12 in
Snowfall
8.8 in
Record high
67°FJan 7, 2008
Record low
-14°FJan 7, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 10 h 10 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
10.3 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°F23°F61°F 2022-9°F 201840%21%
Jan 237°F22°F64°F 2006-12°F 201840%21%
Jan 337°F22°F63°F 2004-2°F 201440%21%
Jan 436°F22°F65°F 1998-5°F 199940%21%
Jan 536°F22°F58°F 1998-10°F 199940%21%
Jan 636°F22°F63°F 2008-13°F 201440%21%
Jan 736°F22°F67°F 2008-14°F 201440%22%
Jan 836°F21°F63°F 2026-7°F 201540%22%
Jan 936°F21°F65°F 2026-4°F 199940%22%
Jan 1036°F21°F57°F 2018-6°F 199940%22%
Jan 1136°F21°F64°F 2020-3°F 199740%22%
Jan 1236°F21°F67°F 2005-9°F 199740%22%
Jan 1336°F21°F63°F 2005-6°F 199740%22%
Jan 1436°F21°F50°F 2002-4°F 199739%22%
Jan 1536°F21°F49°F 2000-9°F 200939%22%
Jan 1636°F20°F56°F 2006-13°F 200939%22%
Jan 1736°F20°F58°F 2017-7°F 199739%23%
Jan 1836°F20°F48°F 2025-3°F 199739%23%
Jan 1936°F20°F57°F 20063°F 200339%23%
Jan 2036°F20°F57°F 20060°F 200838%23%
Jan 2136°F20°F67°F 2017-4°F 200038%23%
Jan 2236°F20°F62°F 2017-4°F 201138%23%
Jan 2336°F20°F61°F 1999-3°F 201438%23%
Jan 2436°F20°F55°F 2010-6°F 201438%23%
Jan 2536°F20°F56°F 20170°F 200038%23%
Jan 2636°F20°F59°F 2018-5°F 200338%23%
Jan 2736°F21°F61°F 1999-10°F 200337%23%
Jan 2837°F21°F64°F 2002-7°F 201437%23%
Jan 2937°F21°F65°F 2002-5°F 202637%23%
Jan 3037°F21°F64°F 2013-11°F 201937%23%
Jan 3137°F21°F60°F 2016-11°F 200437%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clayton, 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 8:07 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 6:05 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093819 (Indianapolis), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053842, 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.