Lafayette County climate

Lafayette County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for University, 4.5 km from Lafayette County

Average highs run from 52°F on January 1 to 54°F on January 31, and lows from 31°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.13 in over about 12 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 Lafayette County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
5.13 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
80°FJan 1, 1952
Record low
-13°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 55 min to 10 h 31 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
6.7 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 152°F31°F80°F 19525°F 192840%2%
Jan 252°F31°F77°F 20234°F 192840%2%
Jan 352°F31°F78°F 20223°F 192840%2%
Jan 452°F31°F76°F 1917-1°F 191140%2%
Jan 552°F31°F75°F 19976°F 195940%2%
Jan 652°F31°F75°F 20052°F 192440%2%
Jan 752°F31°F74°F 1989-2°F 191240%2%
Jan 852°F31°F75°F 19891°F 194240%2%
Jan 952°F31°F78°F 19491°F 197040%2%
Jan 1052°F31°F80°F 1949-1°F 196240%2%
Jan 1152°F31°F77°F 1898-5°F 198240%2%
Jan 1252°F31°F74°F 2023-9°F 196240%2%
Jan 1352°F30°F79°F 20173°F 196239%2%
Jan 1452°F30°F77°F 19075°F 191839%2%
Jan 1552°F30°F77°F 19076°F 197939%2%
Jan 1652°F30°F79°F 19435°F 197239%2%
Jan 1752°F30°F73°F 1928-4°F 198239%2%
Jan 1852°F30°F77°F 1907-1°F 194839%2%
Jan 1952°F30°F76°F 1951-8°F 197739%2%
Jan 2052°F30°F75°F 1937-3°F 197739%2%
Jan 2152°F30°F77°F 1937-13°F 198538%2%
Jan 2252°F30°F77°F 19991°F 198538%2%
Jan 2353°F30°F79°F 19437°F 191838%2%
Jan 2453°F30°F80°F 1943-2°F 196338%2%
Jan 2553°F30°F80°F 19501°F 196338%2%
Jan 2653°F30°F79°F 19522°F 194038%2%
Jan 2753°F31°F75°F 19479°F 193637%2%
Jan 2853°F31°F76°F 19754°F 196337%2%
Jan 2953°F31°F78°F 19173°F 201437%2%
Jan 3054°F31°F78°F 2013-11°F 196637%2%
Jan 3154°F31°F75°F 1923-10°F 196637%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lafayette County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 5:27 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00229079 (University), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00229079, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.