Athens Weather in January
Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31, and lows from 24°F to 22°F.
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
- 43°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Snowfall
- 7.5 in
- Record high
- 72°FJan 1, 1985
- Record low
- -21°FJan 21, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 38 min to 10 h 19 min
- Cloud cover
- 70%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 6.7 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 | 42°F | 24°F | 72°F 1985 | 0°F 1977 | 13% | |
| Jan 2 | 42°F | 24°F | 67°F 2000 | -3°F 2018 | 13% | |
| Jan 3 | 42°F | 24°F | 69°F 2000 | -5°F 1979 | 13% | |
| Jan 4 | 42°F | 24°F | 69°F 2007 | -1°F 1981 | 14% | |
| Jan 5 | 42°F | 23°F | 67°F 2007 | -4°F 1981 | 14% | |
| Jan 6 | 42°F | 23°F | 65°F 1998 | -4°F 2014 | 14% | |
| Jan 7 | 42°F | 23°F | 68°F 2008 | -8°F 2014 | 14% | |
| Jan 8 | 42°F | 23°F | 69°F 2008 | -6°F 1970 | 15% | |
| Jan 9 | 42°F | 23°F | 63°F 2008 | -8°F 1970 | 15% | |
| Jan 10 | 42°F | 23°F | 60°F 2013 | -13°F 1982 | 15% | |
| Jan 11 | 42°F | 23°F | 68°F 2020 | -11°F 1982 | 15% | |
| Jan 12 | 42°F | 23°F | 72°F 2013 | 1°F 1981 | 15% | |
| Jan 13 | 42°F | 22°F | 69°F 2013 | 3°F 1997 | 15% | |
| Jan 14 | 42°F | 22°F | 65°F 2007 | 3°F 1963 | 15% | |
| Jan 15 | 42°F | 22°F | 65°F 2007 | -9°F 1994 | 15% | |
| Jan 16 | 42°F | 22°F | 60°F 1990 | -13°F 1972 | 16% | |
| Jan 17 | 43°F | 22°F | 63°F 1990 | -18°F 1982 | 16% | |
| Jan 18 | 43°F | 22°F | 63°F 1973 | -6°F 1994 | 16% | |
| Jan 19 | 43°F | 22°F | 61°F 2023 | -18°F 1994 | 16% | |
| Jan 20 | 43°F | 22°F | 60°F 1988 | -20°F 1985 | 16% | |
| Jan 21 | 43°F | 22°F | 60°F 1999 | -21°F 1985 | 16% | |
| Jan 22 | 43°F | 22°F | 65°F 1967 | -5°F 1970 | 16% | |
| Jan 23 | 43°F | 22°F | 64°F 1964 | -6°F 1963 | 16% | |
| Jan 24 | 43°F | 22°F | 67°F 1972 | -18°F 1963 | 16% | |
| Jan 25 | 43°F | 22°F | 67°F 1967 | -5°F 1963 | 16% | |
| Jan 26 | 43°F | 22°F | 68°F 1967 | 3°F 2026 | 16% | |
| Jan 27 | 44°F | 22°F | 65°F 1999 | -3°F 1986 | 16% | |
| Jan 28 | 44°F | 22°F | 63°F 1989 | -8°F 1963 | 16% | |
| Jan 29 | 44°F | 22°F | 68°F 2013 | -2°F 1977 | 16% | |
| Jan 30 | 44°F | 22°F | 69°F 2002 | -11°F 1966 | 16% | |
| Jan 31 | 44°F | 22°F | 71°F 2002 | -4°F 1966 | 16% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:47 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00460355 (Athens), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003859, 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.