Lafayette Weather in January
Average highs run from 48°F on January 1 to 49°F on January 31, and lows from 30°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.85 in.
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
- 29°F
- Precipitation
- 4.85 in
- Snowfall
- 2.5 in
- Record high
- 80°FJan 24, 1943
- Record low
- -22°FJan 21, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 45 min to 10 h 24 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 31°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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 | 30°F | 73°F 1985 | -4°F 1977 | 3% | |
| Jan 2 | 48°F | 30°F | 76°F 2022 | -5°F 1928 | 3% | |
| Jan 3 | 48°F | 30°F | 72°F 2023 | 2°F 1928 | 3% | |
| Jan 4 | 48°F | 30°F | 72°F 2004 | -2°F 1919 | 3% | |
| Jan 5 | 48°F | 29°F | 70°F 2004 | -3°F 1969 | 3% | |
| Jan 6 | 48°F | 29°F | 68°F 2007 | -6°F 1924 | 3% | |
| Jan 7 | 48°F | 29°F | 69°F 1998 | -3°F 1970 | 3% | |
| Jan 8 | 48°F | 29°F | 73°F 2008 | -4°F 1970 | 3% | |
| Jan 9 | 48°F | 29°F | 71°F 1930 | -6°F 1970 | 3% | |
| Jan 10 | 48°F | 29°F | 68°F 1957 | -7°F 1970 | 3% | |
| Jan 11 | 48°F | 29°F | 70°F 1916 | -7°F 1962 | 3% | |
| Jan 12 | 48°F | 29°F | 72°F 1916 | -10°F 1918 | 3% | |
| Jan 13 | 47°F | 28°F | 70°F 1932 | -5°F 1918 | 3% | |
| Jan 14 | 47°F | 28°F | 73°F 1972 | 5°F 1963 | 3% | |
| Jan 15 | 47°F | 28°F | 69°F 1960 | 5°F 1979 | 3% | |
| Jan 16 | 47°F | 28°F | 70°F 1932 | -3°F 1972 | 3% | |
| Jan 17 | 48°F | 28°F | 74°F 1943 | -10°F 1977 | 3% | |
| Jan 18 | 48°F | 28°F | 72°F 1929 | -9°F 1977 | 3% | |
| Jan 19 | 48°F | 28°F | 70°F 1933 | -11°F 1940 | 3% | |
| Jan 20 | 48°F | 28°F | 70°F 1974 | -9°F 1985 | 3% | |
| Jan 21 | 48°F | 28°F | 69°F 1916 | -22°F 1985 | 3% | |
| Jan 22 | 48°F | 28°F | 71°F 1999 | -9°F 1984 | 3% | |
| Jan 23 | 48°F | 28°F | 73°F 1999 | 1°F 1930 | 3% | |
| Jan 24 | 48°F | 28°F | 80°F 1943 | -15°F 1963 | 3% | |
| Jan 25 | 48°F | 28°F | 74°F 1972 | -14°F 1963 | 3% | |
| Jan 26 | 48°F | 28°F | 71°F 1989 | -13°F 1940 | 3% | |
| Jan 27 | 48°F | 28°F | 72°F 1916 | -3°F 1940 | 3% | |
| Jan 28 | 48°F | 28°F | 70°F 1999 | -4°F 1940 | 3% | |
| Jan 29 | 48°F | 28°F | 71°F 1916 | -4°F 1961 | 3% | |
| Jan 30 | 49°F | 28°F | 74°F 1917 | -14°F 1966 | 3% | |
| Jan 31 | 49°F | 28°F | 76°F 2002 | -13°F 1966 | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00405035 (Lancaster Edgar Evins Marina), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00402009, 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.