Kanawha Weather in January
Average highs run from 25°F on January 1 to 24°F on January 31, and lows from 8°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.77 in over about 7 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
- 24°F
- Average low
- 6°F
- Precipitation
- 0.77 in
- Snowfall
- 7.9 in
- Record high
- 66°FJan 28, 2002
- Record low
- -32°FJan 21, 1970
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 06 min to 9 h 56 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 13°F
- Wind
- 12.5 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 | 25°F | 8°F | 48°F 1964 | -26°F 2018 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 2 | 25°F | 8°F | 49°F 1964 | -26°F 2018 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 3 | 25°F | 8°F | 48°F 1998 | -26°F 2010 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 4 | 25°F | 8°F | 48°F 1964 | -19°F 1947 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 5 | 24°F | 7°F | 50°F 1956 | -23°F 1979 | 23% | 20% |
| Jan 6 | 24°F | 7°F | 61°F 2012 | -29°F 1988 | 23% | 20% |
| Jan 7 | 24°F | 7°F | 44°F 1948 | -29°F 1988 | 23% | 20% |
| Jan 8 | 24°F | 7°F | 57°F 2003 | -22°F 1970 | 23% | 20% |
| Jan 9 | 24°F | 7°F | 58°F 2003 | -24°F 1977 | 23% | 20% |
| Jan 10 | 24°F | 7°F | 50°F 2012 | -22°F 1977 | 23% | 20% |
| Jan 11 | 24°F | 6°F | 56°F 2012 | -24°F 1977 | 23% | 21% |
| Jan 12 | 24°F | 6°F | 49°F 2004 | -26°F 1974 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 13 | 23°F | 6°F | 50°F 1987 | -24°F 1974 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 14 | 23°F | 6°F | 55°F 1996 | -29°F 1982 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 15 | 23°F | 6°F | 49°F 1990 | -28°F 1982 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 16 | 23°F | 6°F | 57°F 1990 | -24°F 1977 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 17 | 23°F | 6°F | 50°F 1990 | -22°F 1977 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 18 | 23°F | 6°F | 50°F 1996 | -25°F 1967 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 19 | 23°F | 6°F | 50°F 1981 | -30°F 1970 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 20 | 23°F | 6°F | 50°F 1981 | -27°F 1962 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 21 | 23°F | 6°F | 47°F 1968 | -32°F 1970 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 22 | 23°F | 6°F | 47°F 2002 | -20°F 1956 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 23 | 23°F | 6°F | 54°F 1947 | -24°F 1963 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 24 | 23°F | 6°F | 55°F 1981 | -20°F 2008 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 25 | 23°F | 6°F | 62°F 1981 | -12°F 1961 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 26 | 24°F | 6°F | 55°F 1981 | -22°F 1963 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 27 | 24°F | 6°F | 48°F 2006 | -21°F 1950 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 28 | 24°F | 6°F | 66°F 2002 | -21°F 1972 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 29 | 24°F | 6°F | 47°F 1976 | -27°F 1966 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 30 | 24°F | 6°F | 50°F 1964 | -26°F 2019 | 22% | 21% |
| Jan 31 | 24°F | 6°F | 55°F 2012 | -26°F 2019 | 22% | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:27 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00130923 (Britt 3E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00131541, 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.