Sparta climate

Sparta Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Oldfield, 5.9 km from Sparta

Average highs run from 41°F on January 1 to 43°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.60 in over about 11 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 Sparta, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
2.60 in
Snowfall
5.1 in
Record high
76°FJan 24, 1950
Record low
-13°FJan 19, 1984
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
8.3 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 141°F20°F70°F 1965-5°F 197434%13%
Jan 241°F20°F71°F 1997-6°F 200134%13%
Jan 341°F20°F72°F 2004-2°F 197034%14%
Jan 441°F20°F66°F 1997-7°F 195933%14%
Jan 541°F20°F69°F 1956-5°F 195933%14%
Jan 641°F20°F71°F 2008-10°F 201433%14%
Jan 741°F20°F75°F 1965-9°F 201433%14%
Jan 841°F20°F68°F 2003-12°F 197933%13%
Jan 941°F20°F69°F 1963-5°F 197733%13%
Jan 1041°F20°F69°F 1990-11°F 198232%13%
Jan 1141°F20°F74°F 2017-8°F 196232%13%
Jan 1241°F20°F69°F 1960-10°F 199732%13%
Jan 1341°F20°F69°F 1996-9°F 199732%13%
Jan 1441°F20°F70°F 1952-12°F 197932%14%
Jan 1541°F20°F68°F 1990-7°F 197932%14%
Jan 1641°F20°F70°F 1952-11°F 197732%14%
Jan 1741°F20°F68°F 1952-12°F 197832%13%
Jan 1841°F20°F68°F 1974-12°F 198432%13%
Jan 1941°F20°F72°F 1951-13°F 198432%13%
Jan 2041°F19°F69°F 1986-13°F 198532%13%
Jan 2141°F19°F72°F 2018-8°F 198432%13%
Jan 2241°F19°F74°F 1967-1°F 195932%13%
Jan 2341°F19°F72°F 1964-10°F 196332%13%
Jan 2441°F19°F76°F 1950-10°F 196332%13%
Jan 2542°F19°F75°F 1950-7°F 202632%13%
Jan 2642°F19°F68°F 1944-11°F 202632%12%
Jan 2742°F19°F66°F 1999-7°F 196332%12%
Jan 2842°F19°F74°F 2013-4°F 194832%12%
Jan 2942°F19°F74°F 1947-12°F 197931%12%
Jan 3042°F19°F69°F 2016-5°F 196631%12%
Jan 3143°F19°F73°F 1989-5°F 197931%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sparta, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:36 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00236302 (Oldfield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013995, 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.