Auburn weather in January: Auburn, Alabama: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Auburn in January has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 46°F, rising from 56°F on the 1st to 58°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 5.31 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 2°C, 135 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationAuburn No.2
- Station IDUSC00010425
- Location32.60°N 85.47°W
- Elevation545 ft (166 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population83,757
- Jan 56° 35°
- Feb 61° 39°
- Mar 68° 45°
- Apr 75° 51°
- May 81° 60°
- Jun 87° 68°
- Jul 89° 71°
- Aug 88° 71°
- Sep 84° 66°
- Oct 75° 54°
- Nov 65° 43°
- Dec 58° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Auburn in January?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 45.7°F. January is 1.9°F cooler than December and 4.2°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Auburn and the 4th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 56°F on January 1 to 58°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 42°F and 49°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 56°F | 36°F | 37% | 26% |
| January 8 | 55°F | 35°F | 36% | 25% |
| January 15 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 24% |
| January 22 | 56°F | 35°F | 35% | 24% |
| January 31 | 58°F | 36°F | 35% | 24% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 12)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 56°F | 36°F | 37% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 2 | 56°F | 36°F | 37% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 3 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 55°F | 35°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 55°F | 35°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 55°F | 35°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 55°F | 35°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 55°F | 35°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 55°F | 35°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 56°F | 35°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 56°F | 35°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 56°F | 35°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 56°F | 35°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 56°F | 35°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 56°F | 35°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 57°F | 35°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 57°F | 35°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 57°F | 36°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 57°F | 36°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 57°F | 36°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 57°F | 36°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 57°F | 36°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 58°F | 36°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 58°F | 36°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 56°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 35°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.31 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 15
- Daylight
- 10 h to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00010425; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Auburn in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around January 1 (37%). In all, 5.31 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Auburn, 15 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00010425.
What are the records for January in Auburn?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1996) is 79°F, on January 28, 1999; the coldest is 8°F, on January 8, 2017. The wettest January brought 10.54 in (2017); the snowiest, 4.0 inches (2002).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 45.7°F: 2021 46.0°F (+0.3), 2022 44.0°F (−1.7), 2023 50.6°F (+4.9), 2024 45.3°F (−0.4), 2025 40.3°F (−5.4), 2026 45.8°F (+0.1). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.0°F | +0.3°F | 3.37 in |
| 2022 | 44.0°F | −1.7°F | 4.26 in |
| 2023 | 50.6°F | +4.9°F | 9.32 in |
| 2024 | 45.3°F | −0.4°F | 7.93 in |
| 2025 | 40.3°F | −5.4°F | 3.15 in |
| 2026 | 45.8°F | +0.1°F | 3.02 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00010425; recent months: ACIS, station USC00010425. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Auburn 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; Auburn's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.