Carthage Weather in January
Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 29°F on January 31, and lows from 14°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.58 in over about 18 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
- 29°F
- Average low
- 11°F
- Precipitation
- 3.58 in
- Snowfall
- 34.0 in
- Record high
- 66°FJan 9, 2008
- Record low
- -34°FJan 4, 1981
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 58 min to 9 h 51 min
- Cloud cover
- 76%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew point
- 17°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 31°F | 14°F | 60°F 1966 | -22°F 2018 | 58% | 35% |
| Jan 2 | 30°F | 14°F | 60°F 2011 | -23°F 1999 | 58% | 35% |
| Jan 3 | 30°F | 14°F | 56°F 1897 | -25°F 1981 | 58% | 35% |
| Jan 4 | 30°F | 13°F | 61°F 1950 | -34°F 1981 | 58% | 36% |
| Jan 5 | 30°F | 13°F | 62°F 1950 | -33°F 1981 | 58% | 36% |
| Jan 6 | 30°F | 13°F | 58°F 2007 | -32°F 1945 | 58% | 36% |
| Jan 7 | 30°F | 12°F | 55°F 1946 | -25°F 1940 | 58% | 36% |
| Jan 8 | 29°F | 12°F | 62°F 2008 | -25°F 1968 | 58% | 36% |
| Jan 9 | 29°F | 12°F | 66°F 2008 | -29°F 1968 | 58% | 37% |
| Jan 10 | 29°F | 12°F | 52°F 1924 | -31°F 1945 | 58% | 37% |
| Jan 11 | 29°F | 11°F | 56°F 1975 | -28°F 1981 | 58% | 37% |
| Jan 12 | 29°F | 11°F | 63°F 1975 | -26°F 1981 | 57% | 37% |
| Jan 13 | 29°F | 11°F | 61°F 2018 | -28°F 1914 | 57% | 37% |
| Jan 14 | 29°F | 11°F | 58°F 1932 | -31°F 1957 | 57% | 37% |
| Jan 15 | 29°F | 10°F | 64°F 1995 | -32°F 1957 | 57% | 37% |
| Jan 16 | 29°F | 10°F | 65°F 1995 | -32°F 1994 | 57% | 37% |
| Jan 17 | 29°F | 10°F | 55°F 1913 | -33°F 1994 | 57% | 38% |
| Jan 18 | 28°F | 10°F | 53°F 1913 | -27°F 1976 | 57% | 38% |
| Jan 19 | 28°F | 10°F | 61°F 1996 | -30°F 1904 | 56% | 38% |
| Jan 20 | 28°F | 10°F | 62°F 1996 | -18°F 1920 | 56% | 38% |
| Jan 21 | 28°F | 10°F | 62°F 1906 | -22°F 1984 | 56% | 38% |
| Jan 22 | 28°F | 9°F | 65°F 1906 | -25°F 2014 | 56% | 38% |
| Jan 23 | 28°F | 9°F | 66°F 1906 | -27°F 1976 | 56% | 38% |
| Jan 24 | 28°F | 9°F | 59°F 1999 | -25°F 1976 | 56% | 38% |
| Jan 25 | 28°F | 9°F | 59°F 1967 | -23°F 2004 | 55% | 38% |
| Jan 26 | 28°F | 9°F | 66°F 1950 | -30°F 1939 | 55% | 38% |
| Jan 27 | 28°F | 9°F | 58°F 1916 | -30°F 1935 | 55% | 38% |
| Jan 28 | 28°F | 9°F | 61°F 1916 | -25°F 1925 | 55% | 38% |
| Jan 29 | 28°F | 9°F | 55°F 1914 | -19°F 1940 | 55% | 38% |
| Jan 30 | 28°F | 9°F | 59°F 2013 | -29°F 1948 | 54% | 38% |
| Jan 31 | 29°F | 9°F | 63°F 2013 | -30°F 1948 | 54% | 38% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:12 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00309000 (Watertown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00309000, 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.