Athens weather in January: Athens, Alabama: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Athens in January has a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 34°F, a daily mean of 42°F, holding near 51°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 5.52 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of 1°C, 140 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationAthens
- Station IDUSC00010390
- Location34.78°N 86.95°W
- Elevation689 ft (210 m)
- Population32,587
- Jan 51° 34°
- Feb 56° 37°
- Mar 65° 44°
- Apr 73° 51°
- May 80° 60°
- Jun 87° 68°
- Jul 90° 72°
- Aug 90° 71°
- Sep 85° 65°
- Oct 75° 53°
- Nov 63° 42°
- Dec 54° 37°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Athens in January?
The normal high is 51°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 42.4°F. January is 3.0°F cooler than December and 3.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Athens and the 3rd wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 52°F on January 1 to 53°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 38°F and 46°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 34°F | 38% | 26% |
| January 8 | 51°F | 34°F | 37% | 26% |
| January 15 | 51°F | 33°F | 36% | 25% |
| January 22 | 51°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% |
| January 31 | 53°F | 34°F | 37% | 25% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 16)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 34°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 51°F | 34°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 51°F | 34°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 51°F | 34°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 51°F | 34°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 51°F | 34°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 51°F | 34°F | 37% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 51°F | 34°F | 37% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 51°F | 34°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 51°F | 34°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 51°F | 33°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 51°F | 33°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 51°F | 33°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 51°F | 33°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 51°F | 33°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 51°F | 33°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 51°F | 33°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 51°F | 33°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 51°F | 33°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 51°F | 33°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 51°F | 33°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 51°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 51°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 52°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 52°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 52°F | 34°F | 37% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 53°F | 34°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 51°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 34°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.52 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 18
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00010390; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Athens in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around January 1 (38%). In all, 5.52 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Athens, 18 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00010390.
What are the records for January in Athens?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1991) is 78°F, on January 1, 2022; the coldest is 0°F, on January 19, 1994. The wettest January brought 14.59 in (1949); the snowiest, 5.5 inches (2001).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.4°F: 2021 43.5°F (+1.1), 2022 38.5°F (−3.9), 2023 47.3°F (+4.9), 2024 37.1°F (−5.3), 2025 35.8°F (−6.6), 2026 39.0°F (−3.4). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43.5°F | +1.1°F | 3.38 in |
| 2022 | 38.5°F | −3.9°F | 6.18 in |
| 2023 | 47.3°F | +4.9°F | 5.90 in |
| 2024 | 37.1°F | −5.3°F | 6.42 in |
| 2025 | 35.8°F | −6.6°F | 5.05 in |
| 2026 | 39.0°F | −3.4°F | 5.32 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00010390; recent months: ACIS, station USC00010390. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Athens compare across Alabama?
Across the 80 places PlainClimate covers in Alabama, January normal highs run from 48°F in Bridgeport to 63°F in Andalusia; Athens's is 51°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.