Bardstown weather in January: Bardstown, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Bardstown in January has a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 26°F, a daily mean of 35°F, holding near 43°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal January, 3.71 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −3°C, 94 mm of precipitation and 11 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationBardstown (5 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00150397
- Location37.82°N 85.38°W
- Elevation780 ft (238 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population14,104
- Jan 43° 26°
- Feb 48° 29°
- Mar 57° 37°
- Apr 69° 46°
- May 77° 55°
- Jun 84° 63°
- Jul 87° 66°
- Aug 86° 65°
- Sep 81° 58°
- Oct 70° 47°
- Nov 57° 37°
- Dec 47° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bardstown in January?
The normal high is 43°F and the normal low 26°F, for a daily mean of 34.7°F. January is 3.6°F cooler than December and 3.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Bardstown and the 9th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 43°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 30°F and 39°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% |
| January 8 | 43°F | 26°F | 39% | 25% |
| January 15 | 43°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% |
| January 22 | 43°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% |
| January 31 | 45°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 19)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 43°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 43°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 43°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 43°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 43°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 43°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 43°F | 26°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 43°F | 26°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 43°F | 26°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 43°F | 26°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 43°F | 26°F | 39% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 43°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 43°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 43°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 43°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 43°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 43°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 43°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 43°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 43°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 43°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 44°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 44°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 44°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 44°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 44°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 44°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 44°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 45°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 45°F | 26°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 43°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 26°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.71 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 4.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 63%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00150397; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Bardstown in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around January 1 (39%). In all, 3.71 in falls on 12 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Bardstown, 22 nights fall to freezing, 6 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 4.2 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00150397.
What are the records for January in Bardstown?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1950) is 72°F, on January 26, 1967; the coldest is −26°F, on January 19, 1994. The wettest January brought 8.68 in (1951); the snowiest, 22.4 inches (1978).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 34.7°F: 2021 35.4°F (+0.7), 2022 31.4°F (−3.3). 1 of 2 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35.4°F | +0.7°F | 4.75 in |
| 2022 | 31.4°F | −3.3°F | 4.62 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00150397; recent months: ACIS, station USC00150397. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Bardstown compare across Kentucky?
Across the 68 places PlainClimate covers in Kentucky, January normal highs run from 40°F in Glencoe to 48°F in Eddyville; Bardstown's is 43°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.