Buchanan County climate

Buchanan County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grundy, 5 km from Buchanan County

Average highs run from 43°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31, and lows from 26°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.31 in over about 13 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 Buchanan County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
3.31 in
Snowfall
6.2 in
Record high
73°FJan 4, 2023
Record low
-16°FJan 20, 1994
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
5.8 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 143°F26°F71°F 20194°F 199843%14%
Jan 243°F26°F71°F 2022-2°F 201843%14%
Jan 343°F25°F68°F 2000-3°F 201843%14%
Jan 443°F25°F73°F 20234°F 201242%14%
Jan 543°F25°F69°F 19974°F 199542%14%
Jan 643°F25°F68°F 2007-9°F 201842%15%
Jan 743°F25°F67°F 1998-9°F 201842%15%
Jan 843°F25°F66°F 1998-6°F 201442%15%
Jan 943°F25°F69°F 19980°F 199642%15%
Jan 1043°F25°F67°F 20265°F 200142%15%
Jan 1143°F24°F66°F 20134°F 200442%15%
Jan 1243°F24°F72°F 20201°F 199742%15%
Jan 1343°F24°F71°F 20131°F 199742%15%
Jan 1443°F24°F69°F 20051°F 199742%15%
Jan 1543°F24°F66°F 19952°F 199742%15%
Jan 1643°F24°F64°F 2020-12°F 199442%16%
Jan 1743°F24°F64°F 2017-11°F 199442%16%
Jan 1843°F24°F63°F 1990-3°F 200942%16%
Jan 1943°F24°F67°F 1995-15°F 199441%16%
Jan 2043°F24°F65°F 2023-16°F 199441%16%
Jan 2143°F24°F62°F 20171°F 199441%16%
Jan 2243°F24°F60°F 1997-1°F 202541%16%
Jan 2343°F24°F69°F 1999-2°F 202541%16%
Jan 2443°F24°F67°F 1999-4°F 200541%16%
Jan 2543°F24°F68°F 2024-4°F 200541%16%
Jan 2643°F24°F66°F 20125°F 200841%16%
Jan 2744°F24°F65°F 2024-1°F 200341%16%
Jan 2844°F24°F64°F 1999-3°F 200041%15%
Jan 2944°F24°F66°F 2002-8°F 201441%15%
Jan 3044°F24°F68°F 2013-8°F 201441%15%
Jan 3144°F25°F69°F 2002-8°F 201441%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Buchanan County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:52 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00443640 (Grundy), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00447174, 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.