Russell County Weather in January
Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 27°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.48 in over about 11 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
- 44°F
- Average low
- 25°F
- Precipitation
- 5.48 in
- Snowfall
- 1.1 in
- Record high
- 76°FJan 31, 2002
- Record low
- -22°FJan 19, 1994
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 21 min
- Cloud cover
- 72%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 30°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 44°F | 27°F | 71°F 1985 | -2°F 1977 | 39% | 2% |
| Jan 2 | 44°F | 26°F | 73°F 2022 | -2°F 2018 | 39% | 2% |
| Jan 3 | 44°F | 26°F | 73°F 2000 | 0°F 1979 | 39% | 2% |
| Jan 4 | 44°F | 26°F | 70°F 2004 | 6°F 1999 | 39% | 3% |
| Jan 5 | 44°F | 26°F | 67°F 1993 | 2°F 1981 | 38% | 3% |
| Jan 6 | 44°F | 26°F | 70°F 1998 | -1°F 2018 | 38% | 3% |
| Jan 7 | 43°F | 25°F | 70°F 2008 | -5°F 2014 | 38% | 3% |
| Jan 8 | 43°F | 25°F | 69°F 2008 | 0°F 2015 | 38% | 3% |
| Jan 9 | 43°F | 25°F | 67°F 2026 | -4°F 1976 | 38% | 3% |
| Jan 10 | 43°F | 25°F | 65°F 2026 | -10°F 1982 | 38% | 3% |
| Jan 11 | 43°F | 25°F | 70°F 2020 | -10°F 1982 | 37% | 3% |
| Jan 12 | 43°F | 25°F | 72°F 2020 | -4°F 1981 | 37% | 3% |
| Jan 13 | 43°F | 24°F | 70°F 1995 | 6°F 1977 | 37% | 3% |
| Jan 14 | 43°F | 24°F | 73°F 1972 | 2°F 2018 | 37% | 4% |
| Jan 15 | 43°F | 24°F | 65°F 2007 | -2°F 1979 | 37% | 4% |
| Jan 16 | 43°F | 24°F | 65°F 2020 | -15°F 1982 | 36% | 4% |
| Jan 17 | 43°F | 24°F | 68°F 1990 | -14°F 1977 | 36% | 4% |
| Jan 18 | 43°F | 24°F | 71°F 1996 | -12°F 1977 | 36% | 4% |
| Jan 19 | 43°F | 24°F | 66°F 1973 | -22°F 1994 | 36% | 4% |
| Jan 20 | 43°F | 24°F | 65°F 1974 | -16°F 1985 | 36% | 4% |
| Jan 21 | 43°F | 24°F | 69°F 1999 | -19°F 1985 | 36% | 4% |
| Jan 22 | 43°F | 24°F | 73°F 1999 | -12°F 1985 | 36% | 4% |
| Jan 23 | 43°F | 24°F | 69°F 1974 | 0°F 2016 | 35% | 4% |
| Jan 24 | 44°F | 24°F | 65°F 1972 | -1°F 2014 | 35% | 4% |
| Jan 25 | 44°F | 24°F | 74°F 1972 | -1°F 2014 | 35% | 4% |
| Jan 26 | 44°F | 24°F | 68°F 1989 | -4°F 2003 | 35% | 4% |
| Jan 27 | 44°F | 24°F | 70°F 1999 | 0°F 1986 | 35% | 4% |
| Jan 28 | 44°F | 24°F | 68°F 1999 | -3°F 2014 | 35% | 4% |
| Jan 29 | 44°F | 24°F | 73°F 2002 | -6°F 1977 | 35% | 4% |
| Jan 30 | 44°F | 24°F | 70°F 1975 | -4°F 1977 | 35% | 4% |
| Jan 31 | 45°F | 24°F | 76°F 2002 | 0°F 1977 | 35% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 4:34 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00154208 (Jamestown Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00154208, 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.