Nelson County Weather in January
Average highs run from 15°F on January 1 to 15°F on January 31, and lows from -2°F to -5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.44 in over about 4 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
- 14°F
- Average low
- -4°F
- Precipitation
- 0.44 in
- Snowfall
- 6.3 in
- Record high
- 54°FJan 20, 1944
- Record low
- -41°FJan 22, 1937
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 29 min to 9 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- 4°F
- Wind
- 11.9 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 | 15°F | -2°F | 40°F 1944 | -33°F 2010 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 2 | 14°F | -2°F | 43°F 1944 | -40°F 2010 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 3 | 14°F | -2°F | 43°F 2012 | -30°F 1947 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 4 | 14°F | -3°F | 41°F 2001 | -35°F 1968 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 5 | 14°F | -3°F | 48°F 2012 | -35°F 2005 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 6 | 14°F | -3°F | 46°F 1990 | -33°F 2005 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 7 | 14°F | -3°F | 43°F 1990 | -34°F 1968 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 8 | 14°F | -4°F | 48°F 2002 | -31°F 2010 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 9 | 13°F | -4°F | 47°F 2012 | -33°F 1977 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 10 | 13°F | -4°F | 53°F 1990 | -33°F 1977 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 11 | 13°F | -4°F | 46°F 1986 | -29°F 1974 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 12 | 13°F | -4°F | 41°F 1987 | -34°F 1977 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 13 | 13°F | -4°F | 39°F 1944 | -36°F 2009 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 14 | 13°F | -4°F | 42°F 1942 | -31°F 1972 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 15 | 13°F | -5°F | 42°F 1942 | -36°F 2009 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 16 | 13°F | -5°F | 46°F 1973 | -33°F 1977 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 17 | 13°F | -5°F | 45°F 1942 | -35°F 1943 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 18 | 13°F | -5°F | 44°F 1944 | -37°F 1950 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 19 | 13°F | -5°F | 41°F 1944 | -37°F 1937 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 20 | 13°F | -5°F | 54°F 1944 | -35°F 2008 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 21 | 13°F | -5°F | 48°F 1944 | -35°F 1954 | 12% | 11% |
| Jan 22 | 14°F | -5°F | 46°F 1942 | -41°F 1937 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 23 | 14°F | -5°F | 48°F 1942 | -36°F 1948 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 24 | 14°F | -5°F | 52°F 1942 | -40°F 1904 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 25 | 14°F | -5°F | 50°F 1942 | -35°F 1904 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 26 | 14°F | -5°F | 51°F 1990 | -35°F 1950 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 27 | 14°F | -5°F | 44°F 1990 | -37°F 2004 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 28 | 14°F | -5°F | 39°F 1944 | -36°F 2004 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 29 | 14°F | -5°F | 42°F 1992 | -38°F 1951 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 30 | 15°F | -5°F | 41°F 1944 | -38°F 2004 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 31 | 15°F | -5°F | 41°F 1989 | -30°F 1937 | 12% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:22 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00327027 (Petersburg 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00321766, 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.