Macon County climate

Macon County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Franklin, 4.3 km from Macon County

Average highs run from 48°F on January 1 to 50°F on January 31, and lows from 27°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.34 in over about 10 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 Macon County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
5.34 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
78°FJan 1, 1952
Record low
-15°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 51 min to 10 h 28 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
5.4 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 148°F27°F78°F 19529°F 198433%2%
Jan 248°F27°F74°F 19523°F 201833%2%
Jan 348°F27°F69°F 20043°F 201833%2%
Jan 448°F27°F69°F 20046°F 195833%2%
Jan 548°F27°F74°F 1955-1°F 196933%2%
Jan 648°F27°F68°F 19555°F 195933%2%
Jan 748°F27°F70°F 1890-2°F 201433%2%
Jan 848°F26°F70°F 19651°F 197033%2%
Jan 948°F26°F69°F 1946-4°F 197033%2%
Jan 1048°F26°F69°F 1974-10°F 197033%2%
Jan 1148°F26°F68°F 1960-5°F 198233%2%
Jan 1248°F26°F70°F 1890-1°F 198133%2%
Jan 1348°F26°F72°F 19602°F 198133%2%
Jan 1448°F26°F70°F 20131°F 201133%2%
Jan 1548°F26°F70°F 1952-1°F 196433%2%
Jan 1648°F26°F71°F 1952-8°F 199433%2%
Jan 1748°F26°F65°F 1990-5°F 198233%2%
Jan 1848°F26°F71°F 19742°F 197633%2%
Jan 1948°F26°F70°F 1974-2°F 199433%2%
Jan 2048°F26°F68°F 1890-8°F 198533%2%
Jan 2148°F26°F74°F 1890-15°F 198533%2%
Jan 2248°F26°F70°F 1967-1°F 196133%2%
Jan 2349°F26°F69°F 19644°F 196033%2%
Jan 2449°F26°F71°F 1967-3°F 196333%2%
Jan 2549°F26°F70°F 1967-2°F 196333%2%
Jan 2649°F26°F69°F 19625°F 200033%2%
Jan 2749°F26°F74°F 19992°F 200033%2%
Jan 2849°F26°F71°F 1975-2°F 198633%2%
Jan 2949°F26°F72°F 20023°F 197733%2%
Jan 3049°F26°F73°F 1975-10°F 196633%2%
Jan 3150°F26°F75°F 1975-2°F 196633%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Macon County, 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 (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 6:01 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00313228 (Franklin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313228, 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.