Spencer County climate

Spencer County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Taylorsville Lake, 3.9 km from Spencer County

Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.52 in.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Spencer County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
3.52 in
Snowfall
4.2 in
Record high
72°FJan 26, 1967
Record low
-26°FJan 19, 1994
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 35 min to 10 h 16 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
9.2 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 144°F23°F71°F 1952-4°F 19686%
Jan 244°F23°F68°F 2000-3°F 20186%
Jan 343°F23°F68°F 20000°F 19796%
Jan 443°F23°F68°F 20040°F 19696%
Jan 543°F23°F68°F 2004-4°F 19596%
Jan 643°F23°F67°F 1998-2°F 20186%
Jan 743°F22°F69°F 2008-5°F 19706%
Jan 843°F22°F68°F 2008-6°F 19706%
Jan 943°F22°F67°F 2008-5°F 19766%
Jan 1043°F22°F65°F 2020-13°F 19706%
Jan 1143°F22°F70°F 2020-17°F 19776%
Jan 1243°F22°F70°F 1960-4°F 19626%
Jan 1343°F22°F71°F 1960-6°F 19776%
Jan 1443°F22°F70°F 1960-5°F 19647%
Jan 1543°F22°F67°F 1952-3°F 20097%
Jan 1643°F22°F67°F 1953-11°F 19727%
Jan 1743°F22°F71°F 1952-13°F 19777%
Jan 1843°F22°F69°F 1996-11°F 19947%
Jan 1943°F22°F69°F 1951-26°F 19947%
Jan 2043°F22°F69°F 1951-12°F 19947%
Jan 2143°F22°F69°F 1959-14°F 19947%
Jan 2243°F22°F71°F 1999-5°F 19707%
Jan 2344°F22°F71°F 1967-5°F 19847%
Jan 2444°F22°F71°F 1967-19°F 19637%
Jan 2544°F22°F71°F 1972-9°F 19637%
Jan 2644°F22°F72°F 19670°F 19787%
Jan 2744°F22°F68°F 1952-3°F 20037%
Jan 2844°F22°F66°F 1970-20°F 19637%
Jan 2944°F22°F72°F 1975-9°F 19777%
Jan 3045°F22°F68°F 2013-10°F 19667%
Jan 3145°F22°F67°F 2002-8°F 19657%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Spencer County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 6:03 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00157950 (Taylorsville Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00150397, 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.