Americus climate

Americus Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Emporia 3 Nw, 9.4 km from Americus

Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 41°F on January 31, and lows from 19°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.80 in over about 4 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 Americus, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.80 in
Snowfall
3.2 in
Record high
76°FJan 2, 1997
Record low
-16°FJan 4, 1959
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 10 h 15 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
22°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 139°F19°F69°F 2006-10°F 197415%4%
Jan 239°F19°F76°F 1997-10°F 197915%4%
Jan 339°F19°F71°F 1997-8°F 195915%4%
Jan 439°F19°F64°F 1956-16°F 195914%4%
Jan 539°F19°F71°F 1956-12°F 195914%4%
Jan 639°F19°F63°F 2026-13°F 201414%4%
Jan 739°F19°F72°F 1965-7°F 196814%4%
Jan 839°F18°F73°F 2003-8°F 197914%4%
Jan 939°F18°F64°F 1963-11°F 201014%4%
Jan 1039°F18°F60°F 2000-8°F 196214%4%
Jan 1139°F18°F65°F 2007-9°F 196214%4%
Jan 1239°F18°F66°F 1953-12°F 197414%4%
Jan 1339°F18°F66°F 1952-8°F 196314%4%
Jan 1439°F18°F68°F 1952-7°F 202414%4%
Jan 1539°F18°F67°F 2012-6°F 197914%4%
Jan 1639°F18°F69°F 1952-9°F 202414%4%
Jan 1739°F18°F62°F 1973-8°F 197814%4%
Jan 1839°F18°F72°F 1951-11°F 197814%4%
Jan 1939°F18°F69°F 2015-5°F 196214%4%
Jan 2039°F18°F68°F 1997-10°F 196214%4%
Jan 2139°F18°F70°F 1964-8°F 202514%4%
Jan 2239°F18°F70°F 1967-3°F 196314%4%
Jan 2339°F18°F73°F 1967-7°F 196314%4%
Jan 2440°F18°F69°F 2017-2°F 196314%4%
Jan 2540°F18°F66°F 2018-6°F 202615%4%
Jan 2640°F18°F66°F 1951-9°F 202615%4%
Jan 2740°F18°F70°F 2002-10°F 196315%4%
Jan 2840°F18°F76°F 2015-7°F 199715%4%
Jan 2940°F18°F71°F 2016-9°F 196615%3%
Jan 3040°F18°F70°F 2017-6°F 196615%3%
Jan 3141°F19°F71°F 2022-8°F 197915%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Americus, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 5:15 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:46 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00142548 (Emporia 3 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013989, 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.