Lexington Weather in January
Average highs run from 35°F on January 1 to 35°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.16 in over about 13 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
- 34°F
- Average low
- 17°F
- Precipitation
- 3.16 in
- Snowfall
- 14.5 in
- Record high
- 69°FJan 11, 2020
- Record low
- -22°FJan 19, 1994
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 10 h 06 min
- Cloud cover
- 76%
- Humidity
- 87%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 10.1 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 | 35°F | 20°F | 62°F 1985 | -7°F 1968 | 43% | 31% |
| Jan 2 | 35°F | 19°F | 60°F 2000 | -5°F 1979 | 43% | 31% |
| Jan 3 | 35°F | 19°F | 61°F 2023 | -9°F 1979 | 43% | 32% |
| Jan 4 | 35°F | 19°F | 62°F 1997 | -10°F 1981 | 43% | 32% |
| Jan 5 | 35°F | 19°F | 62°F 1997 | -8°F 1999 | 43% | 33% |
| Jan 6 | 35°F | 18°F | 57°F 1998 | -13°F 2014 | 43% | 33% |
| Jan 7 | 35°F | 18°F | 64°F 2008 | -12°F 2014 | 43% | 33% |
| Jan 8 | 34°F | 18°F | 62°F 2008 | -10°F 1968 | 43% | 34% |
| Jan 9 | 34°F | 18°F | 61°F 2026 | -7°F 1982 | 42% | 34% |
| Jan 10 | 34°F | 18°F | 57°F 1950 | -13°F 1982 | 42% | 34% |
| Jan 11 | 34°F | 18°F | 69°F 2020 | -10°F 1982 | 42% | 34% |
| Jan 12 | 34°F | 17°F | 62°F 2017 | -7°F 1977 | 42% | 35% |
| Jan 13 | 34°F | 17°F | 65°F 2005 | -12°F 1977 | 42% | 35% |
| Jan 14 | 34°F | 17°F | 64°F 1995 | -5°F 1964 | 42% | 35% |
| Jan 15 | 34°F | 17°F | 58°F 1952 | -11°F 1979 | 42% | 35% |
| Jan 16 | 34°F | 17°F | 55°F 1953 | -18°F 1982 | 42% | 35% |
| Jan 17 | 34°F | 17°F | 59°F 1952 | -21°F 1982 | 42% | 36% |
| Jan 18 | 34°F | 17°F | 63°F 1996 | -19°F 1994 | 42% | 36% |
| Jan 19 | 34°F | 17°F | 59°F 1949 | -22°F 1994 | 42% | 36% |
| Jan 20 | 34°F | 16°F | 62°F 1974 | -22°F 1985 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 21 | 34°F | 16°F | 59°F 2017 | -19°F 1985 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 22 | 34°F | 16°F | 65°F 1999 | -12°F 2025 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 23 | 34°F | 16°F | 63°F 1967 | -19°F 1963 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 24 | 34°F | 16°F | 63°F 1950 | -20°F 1963 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 25 | 34°F | 16°F | 69°F 1950 | -10°F 1961 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 26 | 35°F | 16°F | 67°F 1950 | -3°F 2026 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 27 | 35°F | 16°F | 59°F 1999 | -10°F 2003 | 40% | 36% |
| Jan 28 | 35°F | 16°F | 59°F 2002 | -15°F 2014 | 40% | 36% |
| Jan 29 | 35°F | 16°F | 60°F 1975 | -14°F 1977 | 40% | 36% |
| Jan 30 | 35°F | 16°F | 62°F 2013 | -10°F 2019 | 40% | 36% |
| Jan 31 | 35°F | 17°F | 61°F 2002 | -11°F 2026 | 39% | 36% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:47 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00334874 (Mansfield 5 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014891, 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.