Carthage Weather in January
Average highs run from 48°F on January 1 to 49°F on January 31, and lows from 28°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.49 in over about 10 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
- 48°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 4.49 in
- Snowfall
- 0.5 in
- Record high
- 77°FJan 22, 1933
- Record low
- -20°FJan 21, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 45 min to 10 h 23 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 31°F
- Wind
- 8.7 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 | 48°F | 28°F | 72°F 1985 | -6°F 1977 | 35% | 2% |
| Jan 2 | 48°F | 28°F | 74°F 2021 | -5°F 1977 | 35% | 2% |
| Jan 3 | 48°F | 28°F | 75°F 2006 | 0°F 1928 | 35% | 2% |
| Jan 4 | 48°F | 28°F | 74°F 2004 | -5°F 1911 | 35% | 2% |
| Jan 5 | 48°F | 28°F | 74°F 2004 | 2°F 1981 | 34% | 2% |
| Jan 6 | 48°F | 28°F | 70°F 1998 | -3°F 1924 | 34% | 2% |
| Jan 7 | 48°F | 27°F | 70°F 1913 | -10°F 1912 | 34% | 2% |
| Jan 8 | 48°F | 27°F | 70°F 1965 | -2°F 1970 | 34% | 2% |
| Jan 9 | 48°F | 27°F | 70°F 2008 | -4°F 1970 | 34% | 2% |
| Jan 10 | 48°F | 27°F | 69°F 2026 | -7°F 1970 | 34% | 2% |
| Jan 11 | 48°F | 27°F | 71°F 1916 | -6°F 1982 | 34% | 2% |
| Jan 12 | 48°F | 27°F | 73°F 1916 | -17°F 1918 | 34% | 2% |
| Jan 13 | 48°F | 27°F | 72°F 1911 | -5°F 1918 | 34% | 2% |
| Jan 14 | 48°F | 27°F | 75°F 1972 | 1°F 1917 | 33% | 2% |
| Jan 15 | 48°F | 27°F | 70°F 1932 | 2°F 1927 | 33% | 2% |
| Jan 16 | 48°F | 27°F | 71°F 1932 | -2°F 1972 | 33% | 2% |
| Jan 17 | 48°F | 27°F | 72°F 1932 | -9°F 1977 | 33% | 2% |
| Jan 18 | 48°F | 27°F | 72°F 1929 | -8°F 1977 | 33% | 2% |
| Jan 19 | 48°F | 27°F | 70°F 1933 | -5°F 1994 | 33% | 2% |
| Jan 20 | 48°F | 27°F | 72°F 1974 | -17°F 1985 | 33% | 2% |
| Jan 21 | 48°F | 27°F | 70°F 1916 | -20°F 1985 | 33% | 2% |
| Jan 22 | 48°F | 27°F | 77°F 1933 | -12°F 1984 | 32% | 2% |
| Jan 23 | 48°F | 27°F | 74°F 1999 | -5°F 1984 | 32% | 2% |
| Jan 24 | 48°F | 27°F | 72°F 1967 | -20°F 1963 | 32% | 2% |
| Jan 25 | 48°F | 27°F | 74°F 1972 | -9°F 1963 | 32% | 2% |
| Jan 26 | 49°F | 27°F | 73°F 1962 | 4°F 2014 | 32% | 2% |
| Jan 27 | 49°F | 27°F | 71°F 1916 | 5°F 1987 | 32% | 2% |
| Jan 28 | 49°F | 27°F | 72°F 1999 | -8°F 1963 | 32% | 2% |
| Jan 29 | 49°F | 27°F | 74°F 1917 | -2°F 1977 | 32% | 2% |
| Jan 30 | 49°F | 27°F | 72°F 1903 | -9°F 1966 | 32% | 2% |
| Jan 31 | 49°F | 27°F | 71°F 2002 | -1°F 1966 | 32% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00401480 (Carthage), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00405108, 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.