Baton Rouge weather in January: Baton Rouge, Louisiana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Baton Rouge in January has a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 42°F, a daily mean of 52°F, rising from 62°F on the 1st to 64°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 6.36 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 5°C, 162 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationBaton Rouge Metro Airport
- Station IDUSW00013970
- Location30.54°N 91.15°W
- Elevation64 ft (20 m)
- From the center7 miles
- Population220,907
- Jan 62° 42°
- Feb 67° 45°
- Mar 73° 51°
- Apr 79° 57°
- May 86° 65°
- Jun 91° 72°
- Jul 92° 74°
- Aug 92° 73°
- Sep 89° 69°
- Oct 81° 58°
- Nov 71° 48°
- Dec 64° 43°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Baton Rouge in January?
The normal high is 62°F and the normal low 42°F, for a daily mean of 52.0°F. January is 1.8°F cooler than December and 3.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Baton Rouge and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 62°F on January 1 to 64°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 48°F and 56°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 62°F | 42°F | 33% | 22% |
| January 8 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% |
| January 15 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% |
| January 22 | 62°F | 42°F | 32% | 21% |
| January 31 | 64°F | 43°F | 32% | 21% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 9)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 62°F | 42°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 62°F | 42°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 62°F | 42°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 62°F | 42°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 62°F | 42°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 62°F | 42°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 62°F | 41°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 62°F | 42°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 62°F | 42°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 63°F | 42°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 63°F | 42°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 63°F | 42°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 63°F | 42°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 63°F | 42°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 63°F | 42°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 63°F | 42°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 64°F | 42°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 64°F | 43°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 62°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 42°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 6.36 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 7
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 9
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013970; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Baton Rouge in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around January 1 (33%). In all, 6.36 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Baton Rouge, 7 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013970.
What are the records for January in Baton Rouge?
The warmest January temperature on Baton Rouge's official record (since 1892) is 85°F, on January 25, 1909; the coldest is 7°F, on January 22, 2025. The wettest January brought 14.94 in (1998); the snowiest, 3.5 inches (1940).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 52.0°F: 2021 52.6°F (+0.6), 2022 49.6°F (−2.4), 2023 58.9°F (+6.9), 2024 51.1°F (−0.9), 2025 48.9°F (−3.1), 2026 52.3°F (+0.3). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.6°F | +0.6°F | 3.01 in |
| 2022 | 49.6°F | −2.4°F | 2.16 in |
| 2023 | 58.9°F | +6.9°F | 10.22 in |
| 2024 | 51.1°F | −0.9°F | 7.86 in |
| 2025 | 48.9°F | −3.1°F | 3.04 in |
| 2026 | 52.3°F | +0.3°F | 5.93 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record BTRthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013970. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Baton Rouge compare across Louisiana?
Across the 65 places PlainClimate covers in Louisiana, January normal highs run from 54°F in Lake Providence to 64°F in Houma; Baton Rouge's is 62°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Baton Rouge in December64°F by day, 43°F at night
- Baton Rouge in February67°F by day, 45°F at night
- Baton Rouge through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Louisiana in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Houma: Louisiana's warmest Januarynormal high 64°F