Rapides Parish Weather in January
Average highs run from 59°F on January 1 to 61°F on January 31, and lows from 38°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.66 in over about 10 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
- 59°F
- Average low
- 39°F
- Precipitation
- 5.66 in
- Record high
- 84°FJan 1, 2022
- Record low
- 4°FJan 24, 1948
- Chance of a freeze
- 98%
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 43°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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 | 59°F | 38°F | 84°F 2022 | 20°F 2018 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 2 | 59°F | 38°F | 81°F 1952 | 18°F 2018 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 3 | 59°F | 38°F | 80°F 2023 | 18°F 2001 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 4 | 59°F | 38°F | 78°F 2006 | 17°F 2002 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 5 | 59°F | 38°F | 77°F 2005 | 24°F 2010 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 6 | 59°F | 38°F | 80°F 2008 | 22°F 2014 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 7 | 59°F | 38°F | 79°F 2023 | 17°F 2014 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 8 | 59°F | 38°F | 78°F 2019 | 18°F 2015 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 9 | 59°F | 38°F | 79°F 2022 | 16°F 2010 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 10 | 59°F | 38°F | 75°F 2000 | 18°F 2010 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 11 | 59°F | 38°F | 79°F 2023 | 19°F 2010 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 12 | 59°F | 38°F | 79°F 1950 | 22°F 2011 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 13 | 59°F | 38°F | 77°F 1950 | 19°F 2011 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 14 | 59°F | 38°F | 76°F 1952 | 25°F 2009 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 15 | 59°F | 38°F | 81°F 1952 | 20°F 2024 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 16 | 59°F | 38°F | 77°F 1952 | 16°F 2024 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 17 | 59°F | 38°F | 78°F 1952 | 12°F 2024 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 18 | 59°F | 39°F | 81°F 1952 | 14°F 2018 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 19 | 59°F | 39°F | 80°F 1952 | 26°F 2003 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 20 | 59°F | 39°F | 78°F 1951 | 22°F 2025 | 31% | 0% |
| Jan 21 | 59°F | 39°F | 79°F 2012 | 18°F 2025 | 31% | 0% |
| Jan 22 | 60°F | 39°F | 77°F 1952 | 15°F 2025 | 31% | 0% |
| Jan 23 | 60°F | 39°F | 79°F 2002 | 14°F 1948 | 31% | 0% |
| Jan 24 | 60°F | 39°F | 81°F 1950 | 4°F 1948 | 31% | 0% |
| Jan 25 | 60°F | 39°F | 81°F 1950 | 17°F 2014 | 31% | 0% |
| Jan 26 | 60°F | 39°F | 78°F 1950 | 22°F 2026 | 31% | 0% |
| Jan 27 | 60°F | 39°F | 78°F 2009 | 20°F 2026 | 31% | 0% |
| Jan 28 | 60°F | 39°F | 74°F 1951 | 21°F 1948 | 31% | 0% |
| Jan 29 | 60°F | 39°F | 80°F 1950 | 19°F 2014 | 31% | 0% |
| Jan 30 | 61°F | 39°F | 82°F 2002 | 16°F 2014 | 31% | 0% |
| Jan 31 | 61°F | 40°F | 82°F 2002 | 17°F 1949 | 31% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:19 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:45 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00160103 (Alexandria 5 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093915, 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.