Effingham climate

Effingham Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Horton, 19.2 km from Effingham

Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 17°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.76 in over about 5 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 Effingham, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
0.76 in
Snowfall
2.8 in
Record high
73°FJan 8, 2003
Record low
-25°FJan 12, 1974
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 27 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
11.4 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°F17°F61°F 2004-14°F 201816%4%
Jan 237°F17°F63°F 1950-14°F 197916%4%
Jan 337°F17°F62°F 1997-18°F 197915%4%
Jan 437°F16°F62°F 1997-17°F 201015%4%
Jan 537°F16°F65°F 2012-16°F 201015%4%
Jan 637°F16°F59°F 2012-20°F 197115%4%
Jan 737°F16°F68°F 2026-15°F 197115%4%
Jan 837°F16°F73°F 2003-12°F 197915%4%
Jan 936°F16°F63°F 2020-13°F 197315%5%
Jan 1036°F16°F56°F 2007-13°F 201015%5%
Jan 1136°F16°F60°F 2006-13°F 197415%5%
Jan 1236°F16°F59°F 2006-25°F 197415%5%
Jan 1336°F15°F56°F 1952-11°F 202415%5%
Jan 1436°F15°F67°F 1952-16°F 197915%5%
Jan 1536°F15°F66°F 2006-16°F 197915%5%
Jan 1637°F15°F65°F 1952-12°F 197715%5%
Jan 1737°F15°F59°F 1973-12°F 197815%5%
Jan 1837°F15°F69°F 1951-10°F 201615%5%
Jan 1937°F15°F64°F 2015-12°F 200815%5%
Jan 2037°F15°F64°F 1997-12°F 202415%5%
Jan 2137°F15°F63°F 1964-9°F 202515%5%
Jan 2237°F15°F68°F 1967-7°F 196315%5%
Jan 2337°F15°F68°F 1967-12°F 196316%5%
Jan 2437°F15°F68°F 1981-9°F 196316%5%
Jan 2537°F16°F62°F 2018-15°F 202616%5%
Jan 2637°F16°F66°F 2002-16°F 202616%5%
Jan 2738°F16°F67°F 2002-9°F 196316%5%
Jan 2838°F16°F73°F 2013-12°F 197216%5%
Jan 2938°F16°F68°F 2013-13°F 196616%5%
Jan 3038°F16°F64°F 2012-9°F 201916%5%
Jan 3138°F16°F71°F 2009-16°F 197917%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Effingham, 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 7:42 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:41 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143810 (Horton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013993, 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.