Columbus weather in January: Columbus, Indiana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Columbus in January has a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 22°F, a daily mean of 30°F, holding near 39°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 3.42 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 4°C and low of −6°C, 87 mm of precipitation and 15 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationColumbus
- Station IDUSC00121747
- Location39.17°N 85.92°W
- Elevation609 ft (186 m)
- Population51,970
- Jan 39° 22°
- Feb 43° 24°
- Mar 54° 32°
- Apr 66° 42°
- May 75° 53°
- Jun 83° 62°
- Jul 86° 65°
- Aug 85° 63°
- Sep 80° 55°
- Oct 68° 44°
- Nov 54° 34°
- Dec 43° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Columbus in January?
The normal high is 39°F and the normal low 22°F, for a daily mean of 30.0°F. January is 4.6°F cooler than December and 3.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Columbus and the 9th wettest, and the snowiest. 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 25°F and 35°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 39°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% |
| January 8 | 39°F | 22°F | 35% | 21% |
| January 15 | 38°F | 21°F | 35% | 20% |
| January 22 | 38°F | 21°F | 34% | 20% |
| January 31 | 39°F | 21°F | 33% | 19% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 21)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 39°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 39°F | 23°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 39°F | 23°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 39°F | 23°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 39°F | 23°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 39°F | 22°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 39°F | 22°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 39°F | 22°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 39°F | 22°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 38°F | 22°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 38°F | 22°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 38°F | 22°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 38°F | 21°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 38°F | 21°F | 35% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 38°F | 21°F | 35% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 38°F | 21°F | 35% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 38°F | 21°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 38°F | 21°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 38°F | 21°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 38°F | 21°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 38°F | 21°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 38°F | 21°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 38°F | 21°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 39°F | 21°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 39°F | 21°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 39°F | 21°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 39°F | 21°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 39°F | 21°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 39°F | 21°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 39°F | 21°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 39°F | 21°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 39°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 22°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.42 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 5.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 60%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00121747; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Columbus in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around January 5 (35%). In all, 3.42 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Columbus, 25 nights fall to freezing, 10 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 5.9 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 7 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00121747.
What are the records for January in Columbus?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 75°F, on January 24, 1943; the coldest is −27°F, on January 13, 1912. The wettest January brought 13.94 in (1937); the snowiest, 26.0 inches (1996).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 30.0°F: 2021 31.9°F (+1.9), 2022 26.9°F (−3.1), 2023 39.0°F (+9.0), 2024 29.9°F (−0.1), 2025 23.8°F (−6.2), 2026 25.7°F (−4.3). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31.9°F | +1.9°F | 2.95 in |
| 2022 | 26.9°F | −3.1°F | 2.42 in |
| 2023 | 39.0°F | +9.0°F | 3.79 in |
| 2024 | 29.9°F | −0.1°F | 5.86 in |
| 2025 | 23.8°F | −6.2°F | 1.79 in |
| 2026 | 25.7°F | −4.3°F | 1.34 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00121747; recent months: ACIS, station USC00121747. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Columbus compare across Indiana?
Across the 99 places PlainClimate covers in Indiana, January normal highs run from 31°F in Angola to 43°F in St. Meinrad; Columbus's is 39°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.