Leitchfield climate

Leitchfield Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Leitchfield 2 N, 3.5 km from Leitchfield

Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 43°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.51 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 Leitchfield, 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
21°F
Precipitation
3.51 in
Snowfall
4.0 in
Record high
69°FJan 13, 2017
Record low
-4°FJan 27, 2026
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 38 min to 10 h 19 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
8.1 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°F22°F65°F 20111°F 201838%10%
Jan 242°F22°F67°F 2021-3°F 201838%10%
Jan 342°F22°F63°F 2023-2°F 201838%10%
Jan 442°F22°F60°F 20156°F 201037%10%
Jan 542°F22°F59°F 20099°F 201037%11%
Jan 642°F22°F59°F 20269°F 201037%11%
Jan 742°F22°F63°F 20136°F 201737%11%
Jan 842°F22°F62°F 2019-1°F 201537%11%
Jan 942°F21°F66°F 2026-1°F 201537%11%
Jan 1042°F21°F64°F 20262°F 201537%11%
Jan 1142°F21°F68°F 20204°F 201536%11%
Jan 1242°F21°F67°F 202014°F 202536%11%
Jan 1342°F21°F69°F 20179°F 201036%11%
Jan 1442°F21°F59°F 2026-1°F 201836%11%
Jan 1542°F21°F58°F 20160°F 201836%11%
Jan 1642°F21°F66°F 2020-3°F 200935%11%
Jan 1742°F21°F60°F 20173°F 201835%11%
Jan 1842°F21°F63°F 2023-1°F 201835%11%
Jan 1942°F20°F61°F 20232°F 201835%11%
Jan 2042°F20°F62°F 20231°F 202435%11%
Jan 2142°F20°F62°F 2017-2°F 202435%11%
Jan 2242°F20°F68°F 20173°F 201134%11%
Jan 2342°F20°F59°F 20138°F 202534%11%
Jan 2442°F20°F59°F 20096°F 201634%11%
Jan 2543°F20°F58°F 20248°F 201634%11%
Jan 2643°F20°F65°F 20175°F 202634%11%
Jan 2743°F20°F58°F 2018-4°F 202634%11%
Jan 2843°F20°F56°F 20180°F 202634%10%
Jan 2943°F20°F56°F 20235°F 202234%10%
Jan 3043°F20°F54°F 20156°F 201934%10%
Jan 3143°F20°F67°F 2016-1°F 201034%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Leitchfield, 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 7:00 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 5:08 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00154703 (Leitchfield 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00155280, 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.