Macon County climate

Macon County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lafayette, 2.5 km from Macon County

Average highs run from 45°F on January 1 to 46°F on January 31, and lows from 28°F to 27°F.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Macon County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
27°F
Snowfall
2.3 in
Record high
78°FJan 2, 2022
Record low
-14°FJan 17, 2024
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 43 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 145°F28°F73°F 20226°F 20183%
Jan 245°F27°F78°F 20223°F 20183%
Jan 345°F27°F74°F 20062°F 20013%
Jan 445°F27°F71°F 20002°F 20013%
Jan 545°F27°F65°F 20069°F 20023%
Jan 645°F27°F70°F 19985°F 20183%
Jan 744°F27°F70°F 19985°F 20183%
Jan 844°F27°F69°F 20082°F 20153%
Jan 944°F27°F69°F 20082°F 20153%
Jan 1044°F27°F69°F 20267°F 20104%
Jan 1144°F27°F69°F 20208°F 20104%
Jan 1244°F26°F72°F 202011°F 20034%
Jan 1344°F26°F69°F 201710°F 20104%
Jan 1444°F26°F67°F 20059°F 20184%
Jan 1544°F26°F66°F 200710°F 20094%
Jan 1644°F26°F68°F 20200°F 20094%
Jan 1744°F26°F69°F 2017-14°F 20244%
Jan 1844°F26°F68°F 2023-14°F 20244%
Jan 1944°F26°F72°F 2023-10°F 20034%
Jan 2044°F26°F66°F 20231°F 20244%
Jan 2144°F26°F67°F 1999-3°F 20244%
Jan 2245°F26°F71°F 1999-1°F 20244%
Jan 2345°F27°F72°F 19992°F 20254%
Jan 2445°F27°F65°F 2002-2°F 20034%
Jan 2545°F27°F59°F 20240°F 20034%
Jan 2645°F27°F62°F 20218°F 20084%
Jan 2745°F27°F64°F 19993°F 20264%
Jan 2845°F27°F70°F 19995°F 20264%
Jan 2945°F27°F67°F 19997°F 20224%
Jan 3046°F27°F72°F 20027°F 20224%
Jan 3146°F27°F69°F 20025°F 20104%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Macon County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0123451102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:09 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00404987 (Lafayette), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00400669, 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.