Nicholas County Weather in January
Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 40°F on January 31, and lows from 21°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.22 in over about 17 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
- 38°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 4.22 in
- Snowfall
- 21.1 in
- Record high
- 77°FJan 24, 1999
- Record low
- -24°FJan 19, 1994
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 34 min to 10 h 16 min
- Cloud cover
- 77%
- Humidity
- 85%
- 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 39°F | 21°F | 62°F 2022 | 20°F 1967 | 53% | 26% |
| Jan 2 | 39°F | 20°F | 67°F 2023 | 2°F 1971 | 53% | 26% |
| Jan 3 | 39°F | 20°F | 65°F 2023 | -2°F 2018 | 53% | 27% |
| Jan 4 | 39°F | 20°F | 73°F 2023 | -2°F 2018 | 53% | 27% |
| Jan 5 | 38°F | 20°F | 72°F 1997 | -4°F 1981 | 53% | 27% |
| Jan 6 | 38°F | 20°F | 68°F 1998 | -1°F 1981 | 53% | 28% |
| Jan 7 | 38°F | 19°F | 63°F 2012 | -3°F 2014 | 54% | 28% |
| Jan 8 | 38°F | 19°F | 69°F 2008 | -3°F 2018 | 54% | 28% |
| Jan 9 | 38°F | 19°F | 72°F 2008 | -2°F 1970 | 54% | 28% |
| Jan 10 | 38°F | 19°F | 68°F 2026 | -2°F 1970 | 54% | 28% |
| Jan 11 | 38°F | 19°F | 66°F 2020 | -3°F 1970 | 54% | 29% |
| Jan 12 | 38°F | 19°F | 75°F 2020 | 1°F 1981 | 54% | 29% |
| Jan 13 | 38°F | 19°F | 70°F 1995 | 2°F 1981 | 54% | 29% |
| Jan 14 | 38°F | 19°F | 72°F 2005 | 9°F 2016 | 55% | 29% |
| Jan 15 | 38°F | 19°F | 76°F 1995 | 2°F 1994 | 55% | 30% |
| Jan 16 | 38°F | 19°F | 65°F 2020 | -13°F 1994 | 55% | 30% |
| Jan 17 | 38°F | 19°F | 58°F 1995 | -7°F 2009 | 55% | 30% |
| Jan 18 | 38°F | 19°F | 62°F 1990 | -6°F 2009 | 55% | 30% |
| Jan 19 | 38°F | 19°F | 66°F 1996 | -24°F 1994 | 55% | 31% |
| Jan 20 | 38°F | 19°F | 62°F 2006 | 2°F 1992 | 55% | 31% |
| Jan 21 | 38°F | 19°F | 64°F 1988 | -7°F 2025 | 55% | 31% |
| Jan 22 | 38°F | 19°F | 64°F 2017 | -11°F 1970 | 55% | 31% |
| Jan 23 | 38°F | 19°F | 74°F 1999 | -11°F 1970 | 55% | 31% |
| Jan 24 | 39°F | 19°F | 77°F 1999 | -3°F 2025 | 55% | 31% |
| Jan 25 | 39°F | 19°F | 71°F 1967 | 0°F 2005 | 55% | 32% |
| Jan 26 | 39°F | 19°F | 71°F 1967 | 3°F 2014 | 55% | 32% |
| Jan 27 | 39°F | 19°F | 73°F 1967 | -1°F 2026 | 55% | 31% |
| Jan 28 | 39°F | 19°F | 73°F 1999 | -6°F 2000 | 55% | 31% |
| Jan 29 | 39°F | 19°F | 70°F 2002 | -6°F 2000 | 55% | 31% |
| Jan 30 | 39°F | 19°F | 72°F 2002 | -6°F 2014 | 55% | 31% |
| Jan 31 | 40°F | 20°F | 71°F 2013 | -4°F 2004 | 55% | 31% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:45 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00466284 (Mt Nebo 1 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00468662, 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.