Hancock County climate

Hancock County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cannelton, 8.9 km from Hancock County

Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31, and lows from 28°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.34 in over about 11 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 Hancock County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
3.34 in
Snowfall
3.5 in
Record high
79°FJan 24, 1943
Record low
-17°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 36 min to 10 h 18 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
8.7 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 142°F28°F74°F 1952-5°F 196836%7%
Jan 242°F28°F65°F 1952-1°F 201836%7%
Jan 342°F28°F71°F 2006-2°F 201836%7%
Jan 442°F28°F67°F 19973°F 200136%7%
Jan 542°F28°F67°F 1946-2°F 194036%7%
Jan 642°F27°F69°F 1946-5°F 194036%7%
Jan 742°F27°F67°F 1989-2°F 196836%7%
Jan 842°F27°F67°F 1965-8°F 194236%7%
Jan 942°F27°F66°F 1965-2°F 197036%7%
Jan 1042°F27°F65°F 2026-8°F 198235%7%
Jan 1142°F27°F64°F 2020-10°F 198235%7%
Jan 1242°F27°F66°F 2020-5°F 196235%7%
Jan 1342°F27°F68°F 2005-1°F 197735%7%
Jan 1442°F26°F69°F 19951°F 199735%7%
Jan 1542°F26°F66°F 1952-1°F 197235%7%
Jan 1642°F26°F65°F 1943-9°F 197235%7%
Jan 1742°F26°F68°F 1990-11°F 197735%7%
Jan 1842°F26°F69°F 1949-12°F 197735%7%
Jan 1942°F26°F67°F 1996-16°F 199434%7%
Jan 2042°F26°F67°F 1951-16°F 199434%7%
Jan 2142°F26°F66°F 1951-17°F 198534%7%
Jan 2243°F26°F68°F 1986-11°F 198434%7%
Jan 2343°F26°F66°F 19430°F 194834%7%
Jan 2443°F26°F79°F 1943-12°F 196334%7%
Jan 2543°F26°F69°F 1950-13°F 196334%7%
Jan 2643°F26°F73°F 1950-4°F 194034%7%
Jan 2744°F26°F69°F 19441°F 194033%7%
Jan 2844°F26°F65°F 1944-8°F 196333%7%
Jan 2944°F26°F69°F 2002-10°F 196333%7%
Jan 3044°F26°F70°F 2002-7°F 196633%7%
Jan 3144°F26°F66°F 1989-7°F 196633%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hancock County, 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 (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 5:10 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00121256 (Cannelton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00128698, 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.