Bowling Green weather in January: Bowling Green, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Bowling Green in January has a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 28°F, a daily mean of 37°F, holding near 46°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 3.64 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of −2°C, 92 mm of precipitation and 8 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationBowling Green Warren County Airport
- Station IDUSW00093808
- Location36.96°N 86.42°W
- Elevation528 ft (161 m)
- Population79,076
- Jan 46° 28°
- Feb 51° 31°
- Mar 60° 38°
- Apr 71° 47°
- May 79° 57°
- Jun 87° 66°
- Jul 90° 70°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 83° 60°
- Oct 72° 48°
- Nov 59° 38°
- Dec 49° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bowling Green in January?
The normal high is 46°F and the normal low 28°F, for a daily mean of 37.2°F. January is 3.3°F cooler than December and 3.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Bowling Green and the 10th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 46°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 33°F and 42°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 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 24% |
| January 8 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 23% |
| January 15 | 46°F | 28°F | 37% | 23% |
| January 22 | 46°F | 28°F | 36% | 22% |
| January 31 | 48°F | 28°F | 37% | 22% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 20)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 46°F | 28°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 46°F | 28°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 46°F | 28°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 46°F | 28°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 46°F | 28°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 46°F | 28°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 46°F | 28°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 46°F | 28°F | 37% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 46°F | 28°F | 36% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 46°F | 28°F | 36% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 46°F | 28°F | 36% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 46°F | 28°F | 36% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 46°F | 28°F | 36% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 46°F | 28°F | 36% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 47°F | 28°F | 36% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 47°F | 28°F | 36% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 47°F | 28°F | 36% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 47°F | 28°F | 37% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 47°F | 28°F | 37% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 47°F | 28°F | 37% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 47°F | 28°F | 37% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 48°F | 28°F | 37% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 46°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 28°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.64 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 65%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093808; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Bowling Green in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around January 1 (37%). In all, 3.64 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Bowling Green, 21 nights fall to freezing, 5 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 3.2 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 2 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093808.
How humid and windy is Bowling Green in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 45°F with 52% relative humidity and a dew point of 28°F; at 6 a.m. it is 32°F with 78% humidity. The wind averages 7.1 mph, most often from the west-southwest in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 32°F | 26°F | 78% | 5.8 mph | 49% |
| 9 a.m. | 36°F | 28°F | 72% | 7.9 mph | 46% |
| noon | 42°F | 28°F | 57% | 9.7 mph | 49% |
| 3 p.m. | 45°F | 28°F | 52% | 9.5 mph | 50% |
| 6 p.m. | 40°F | 28°F | 61% | 6.5 mph | 53% |
| 9 p.m. | 37°F | 28°F | 69% | 6.1 mph | 55% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093808. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for January in Bowling Green?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 78°F, on January 24, 1943; the coldest is −21°F, on January 24, 1963. The wettest January brought 20.70 in (1937); the snowiest, 22.2 inches (1948).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 37.2°F: 2021 38.7°F (+1.5), 2022 34.0°F (−3.3), 2023 44.9°F (+7.7), 2024 34.9°F (−2.3), 2025 32.1°F (−5.1), 2026 34.0°F (−3.2). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38.7°F | +1.5°F | 4.02 in |
| 2022 | 34.0°F | −3.3°F | 5.52 in |
| 2023 | 44.9°F | +7.7°F | 4.82 in |
| 2024 | 34.9°F | −2.3°F | 5.80 in |
| 2025 | 32.1°F | −5.1°F | 5.09 in |
| 2026 | 34.0°F | −3.2°F | 2.38 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093808; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093808. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Bowling Green 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; Bowling Green's is 46°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Bowling Green in December49°F by day, 32°F at night
- Bowling Green in February51°F by day, 31°F at night
- Bowling Green through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Kentucky in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Eddyville: Kentucky's warmest Januarynormal high 48°F