Mercer County climate

Mercer County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Princeton, 2.9 km from Mercer County

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 35°F on January 31, and lows from 16°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.10 in over about 6 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 Mercer County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
1.10 in
Snowfall
8.0 in
Record high
66°FJan 8, 2003
Record low
-20°FJan 30, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 22 min to 10 h 08 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
11.6 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 134°F16°F57°F 2004-19°F 201819%15%
Jan 234°F16°F61°F 2004-16°F 201019%15%
Jan 334°F16°F59°F 1998-7°F 201419%15%
Jan 434°F16°F56°F 2007-15°F 199919%15%
Jan 534°F16°F63°F 2012-14°F 199919%15%
Jan 634°F16°F55°F 2012-14°F 201419%15%
Jan 734°F15°F65°F 2026-8°F 201519%15%
Jan 833°F15°F66°F 2003-5°F 201519%15%
Jan 933°F15°F61°F 2020-14°F 199919%15%
Jan 1033°F15°F54°F 2012-5°F 201019%15%
Jan 1133°F15°F53°F 20134°F 200319%15%
Jan 1233°F15°F53°F 2006-3°F 201118%15%
Jan 1333°F15°F53°F 2026-16°F 202418%15%
Jan 1433°F14°F54°F 2016-18°F 202418%15%
Jan 1533°F14°F58°F 2006-16°F 202418%15%
Jan 1633°F14°F59°F 2015-11°F 200718%15%
Jan 1733°F14°F51°F 2015-6°F 200318%15%
Jan 1833°F14°F56°F 2013-6°F 200818%16%
Jan 1933°F14°F56°F 2013-13°F 200817%16%
Jan 2033°F14°F50°F 2018-15°F 202417%16%
Jan 2133°F14°F54°F 2018-14°F 202517%16%
Jan 2233°F14°F59°F 2002-2°F 200317%16%
Jan 2334°F14°F54°F 2004-11°F 200317%16%
Jan 2434°F14°F55°F 2015-13°F 200817%16%
Jan 2534°F14°F58°F 2002-7°F 201917%16%
Jan 2634°F14°F65°F 2002-8°F 202617%16%
Jan 2734°F14°F65°F 2002-4°F 200417%16%
Jan 2834°F14°F60°F 2013-4°F 201417%16%
Jan 2934°F14°F62°F 2013-9°F 201917%16%
Jan 3034°F15°F63°F 2012-20°F 201917%16%
Jan 3135°F15°F62°F 2009-10°F 201918%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mercer County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00236866 (Princeton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094991, 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.