Columbus weather in January: Columbus, Mississippi: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Columbus in January has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 36°F, a daily mean of 46°F, rising from 56°F on the 1st to 57°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 5.45 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 2°C, 138 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationColumbus
- Station IDUSC00221880
- Location33.47°N 88.38°W
- Elevation145 ft (44 m)
- Population22,820
- Jan 56° 36°
- Feb 61° 39°
- Mar 70° 46°
- Apr 78° 53°
- May 85° 62°
- Jun 91° 69°
- Jul 94° 73°
- Aug 93° 72°
- Sep 88° 66°
- Oct 78° 54°
- Nov 67° 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 Columbus in January?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 36°F, for a daily mean of 45.8°F. January is 2.3°F cooler than December and 4.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Columbus and the 4th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 56°F on January 1 to 57°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 42°F and 50°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 56°F | 37°F | 32% | 24% |
| January 8 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% |
| January 15 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% |
| January 22 | 56°F | 36°F | 31% | 24% |
| January 31 | 57°F | 36°F | 31% | 24% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 17)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 56°F | 37°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 2 | 56°F | 37°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 3 | 56°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 56°F | 35°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 56°F | 35°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 56°F | 35°F | 31% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 56°F | 35°F | 31% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 56°F | 35°F | 31% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 56°F | 36°F | 31% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 56°F | 36°F | 31% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 56°F | 36°F | 31% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 56°F | 36°F | 31% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 57°F | 36°F | 31% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 57°F | 36°F | 31% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 57°F | 36°F | 31% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 57°F | 36°F | 31% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 57°F | 36°F | 31% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 57°F | 36°F | 31% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 56°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 36°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.45 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.2 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
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00221880; 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 31% on average, highest around January 6 (32%). In all, 5.45 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Columbus, 15 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00221880.
What are the records for January in Columbus?
The warmest January temperature on Columbus's official record (since 1903) is 84°F, on January 22, 1937; the coldest is −7°F, on January 27, 1940. The wettest January brought 15.64 in (1949); the snowiest, 14.0 inches (1940).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 45.8°F: 2023 51.4°F (+5.6), 2024 41.4°F (−4.4), 2025 40.2°F (−5.6). 1 of 3 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 51.4°F | +5.6°F | 7.22 in |
| 2024 | 41.4°F | −4.4°F | 8.22 in |
| 2025 | 40.2°F | −5.6°F | 4.54 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record CUSM6thr; recent months: ACIS, station USC00221880. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Columbus compare across Mississippi?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Mississippi, January normal highs run from 49°F in Ripley to 63°F in Pascagoula; Columbus's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Columbus in December58°F by day, 38°F at night
- Columbus in February61°F by day, 39°F at night
- Columbus through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Mississippi in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Pascagoula: Mississippi's warmest Januarynormal high 63°F