Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbus Wcmh, 6.3 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 37°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.09 in over about 15 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 Franklin County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
3.09 in
Snowfall
9.5 in
Record high
74°FJan 25, 1950
Record low
-22°FJan 19, 1994
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 24 min to 10 h 09 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
23°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 137°F23°F67°F 1952-6°F 196846%24%
Jan 237°F23°F64°F 2000-4°F 201846%24%
Jan 337°F23°F64°F 1950-3°F 201846%24%
Jan 437°F23°F67°F 1997-1°F 195946%25%
Jan 537°F23°F65°F 1997-6°F 195947%25%
Jan 636°F22°F60°F 1998-7°F 201447%25%
Jan 736°F22°F68°F 2008-7°F 201447%26%
Jan 836°F22°F68°F 2008-9°F 196848%26%
Jan 936°F22°F65°F 2026-5°F 197948%26%
Jan 1036°F21°F59°F 1975-11°F 198248%27%
Jan 1136°F21°F71°F 2020-6°F 198249%27%
Jan 1236°F21°F67°F 2017-8°F 197749%27%
Jan 1336°F21°F69°F 2005-14°F 197749%27%
Jan 1436°F21°F66°F 1995-14°F 196449%27%
Jan 1536°F21°F63°F 1950-9°F 197249%28%
Jan 1636°F21°F60°F 1949-13°F 197749%28%
Jan 1736°F20°F64°F 2017-19°F 197750%28%
Jan 1836°F20°F68°F 1996-17°F 199450%28%
Jan 1936°F20°F64°F 1949-22°F 199450%28%
Jan 2036°F20°F62°F 1951-19°F 198550%28%
Jan 2136°F20°F63°F 1959-16°F 198450%28%
Jan 2237°F20°F70°F 1999-7°F 197850%28%
Jan 2337°F20°F68°F 1967-14°F 196350%29%
Jan 2437°F20°F66°F 1950-15°F 196350%29%
Jan 2537°F20°F74°F 1950-13°F 196150%29%
Jan 2637°F20°F70°F 1950-9°F 194850%29%
Jan 2737°F20°F65°F 1999-6°F 195550%28%
Jan 2837°F20°F65°F 2002-15°F 196350%28%
Jan 2937°F20°F67°F 2013-13°F 196350%28%
Jan 3037°F20°F65°F 2013-5°F 196649%28%
Jan 3137°F20°F66°F 2002-9°F 202649%28%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 5:18 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:50 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00331785 (Columbus Wcmh), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014821, 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.