Aiken climate

Aiken Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aiken 5SE, 7.8 km from Aiken

Average highs run from 56°F on January 1 to 58°F on January 31, and lows from 34°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.56 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 Aiken, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
4.56 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
82°FJan 1, 1985
Record low
-4°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 59 min to 10 h 33 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
8.5 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 156°F34°F82°F 198510°F 191829%1%
Jan 256°F34°F80°F 19528°F 192829%1%
Jan 356°F34°F80°F 195210°F 191829%1%
Jan 456°F34°F76°F 195011°F 200230%1%
Jan 556°F34°F77°F 195012°F 192030%1%
Jan 656°F34°F76°F 190910°F 192430%1%
Jan 756°F34°F77°F 191314°F 192430%1%
Jan 856°F34°F75°F 19309°F 197030%1%
Jan 956°F34°F78°F 19374°F 197030%1%
Jan 1056°F34°F79°F 19494°F 197030%1%
Jan 1156°F34°F81°F 19493°F 198230%1%
Jan 1256°F34°F78°F 19169°F 198230%1%
Jan 1356°F34°F76°F 19377°F 198130%1%
Jan 1456°F34°F76°F 190711°F 191230%1%
Jan 1556°F34°F81°F 193211°F 194830%1%
Jan 1656°F34°F77°F 19509°F 189330%1%
Jan 1756°F34°F79°F 19439°F 197730%1%
Jan 1856°F35°F79°F 192812°F 200330%1%
Jan 1956°F35°F76°F 192912°F 197631%1%
Jan 2056°F35°F78°F 192912°F 194031%1%
Jan 2156°F35°F78°F 1906-4°F 198531%1%
Jan 2256°F35°F78°F 193712°F 198531%1%
Jan 2357°F35°F81°F 192711°F 198531%1%
Jan 2457°F35°F80°F 195011°F 200331%0%
Jan 2557°F35°F80°F 195013°F 200331%0%
Jan 2657°F35°F80°F 19508°F 194031%0%
Jan 2757°F35°F77°F 19506°F 194031%0%
Jan 2857°F35°F80°F 19447°F 198631%0%
Jan 2957°F35°F78°F 195714°F 194031%0%
Jan 3057°F36°F80°F 19755°F 196631%0%
Jan 3158°F36°F81°F 20028°F 196631%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Aiken, 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 7:31 AM, sunset 5:30 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:57 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00380074 (Aiken 5SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00380074, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.