Russell County Weather in January
Average highs run from 41°F on January 1 to 43°F on January 31, and lows from 19°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.55 in over about 4 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
- 42°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 0.55 in
- Snowfall
- 1.8 in
- Record high
- 84°FJan 31, 1989
- Record low
- -20°FJan 4, 1959
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 13 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 71%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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 | 41°F | 19°F | 66°F 1997 | -12°F 1979 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 2 | 41°F | 19°F | 65°F 1997 | -13°F 1979 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 3 | 41°F | 19°F | 77°F 2006 | -10°F 1959 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 4 | 41°F | 19°F | 71°F 2026 | -20°F 1959 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 5 | 41°F | 19°F | 67°F 1956 | -12°F 1971 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 6 | 41°F | 19°F | 64°F 2026 | -15°F 1971 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 7 | 41°F | 19°F | 72°F 2006 | -12°F 1971 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 8 | 42°F | 19°F | 74°F 2003 | -12°F 1979 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 9 | 42°F | 19°F | 66°F 1963 | -13°F 1988 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 10 | 42°F | 19°F | 72°F 1990 | -11°F 1982 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 11 | 42°F | 19°F | 70°F 1986 | -10°F 1974 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 12 | 42°F | 19°F | 71°F 1999 | -15°F 1985 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 13 | 42°F | 19°F | 67°F 1980 | -11°F 1982 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 14 | 42°F | 19°F | 67°F 1990 | -11°F 2024 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 15 | 42°F | 19°F | 69°F 2006 | -9°F 2024 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 16 | 42°F | 19°F | 63°F 2015 | -15°F 2024 | 13% | 4% |
| Jan 17 | 42°F | 19°F | 68°F 1986 | -10°F 1978 | 14% | 4% |
| Jan 18 | 42°F | 19°F | 67°F 1951 | -8°F 1984 | 14% | 4% |
| Jan 19 | 42°F | 19°F | 69°F 1986 | -10°F 1962 | 14% | 4% |
| Jan 20 | 42°F | 19°F | 78°F 1986 | -15°F 1962 | 14% | 4% |
| Jan 21 | 42°F | 19°F | 65°F 1964 | -8°F 1966 | 14% | 4% |
| Jan 22 | 43°F | 19°F | 69°F 1950 | -16°F 1966 | 14% | 5% |
| Jan 23 | 43°F | 19°F | 68°F 1981 | -8°F 1963 | 14% | 5% |
| Jan 24 | 43°F | 19°F | 75°F 1981 | -7°F 1963 | 14% | 5% |
| Jan 25 | 43°F | 19°F | 74°F 1968 | -16°F 2026 | 14% | 5% |
| Jan 26 | 43°F | 19°F | 72°F 2002 | -11°F 1963 | 14% | 5% |
| Jan 27 | 43°F | 19°F | 83°F 2015 | -17°F 1963 | 14% | 5% |
| Jan 28 | 43°F | 19°F | 76°F 2013 | -4°F 1951 | 14% | 5% |
| Jan 29 | 43°F | 19°F | 70°F 1971 | -9°F 1966 | 15% | 5% |
| Jan 30 | 43°F | 19°F | 70°F 2012 | -10°F 1956 | 15% | 5% |
| Jan 31 | 43°F | 19°F | 84°F 1989 | -16°F 1979 | 15% | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093997 (Russell Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093997, 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.