Covington weather in January: Covington, Louisiana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Covington in January has a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 40°F, a daily mean of 51°F, holding near 62°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 5.60 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 5°C, 142 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationCovington (4 mi NNW)
- Station IDUSC00162151
- Location30.53°N 90.11°W
- Elevation40 ft (12 m)
- Population11,686
- Jan 62° 40°
- Feb 66° 44°
- Mar 72° 49°
- Apr 78° 55°
- May 84° 63°
- Jun 89° 69°
- Jul 90° 71°
- Aug 90° 72°
- Sep 87° 68°
- Oct 79° 57°
- Nov 70° 47°
- 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 Covington in January?
The normal high is 62°F and the normal low 40°F, for a daily mean of 50.8°F. January is 2.2°F cooler than December and 3.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Covington and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 62°F on January 1 to 63°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 47°F and 55°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 62°F | 41°F | 27% | 21% |
| January 8 | 61°F | 40°F | 28% | 22% |
| January 15 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 22% |
| January 22 | 61°F | 40°F | 30% | 22% |
| January 31 | 63°F | 41°F | 30% | 21% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 15)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 62°F | 41°F | 27% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 62°F | 41°F | 27% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 62°F | 41°F | 28% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 62°F | 41°F | 28% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 61°F | 40°F | 28% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 61°F | 40°F | 28% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 61°F | 40°F | 28% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 61°F | 40°F | 28% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 61°F | 40°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 61°F | 40°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 61°F | 40°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 61°F | 40°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 61°F | 40°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 62°F | 40°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 62°F | 40°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 62°F | 40°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 62°F | 40°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 62°F | 40°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 62°F | 41°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 62°F | 41°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 62°F | 41°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 63°F | 41°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 62°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 40°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.60 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 9
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 9
- Sunshine
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00162151; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Covington in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around January 26 (30%). In all, 5.60 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Covington, 9 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00162151.
What are the records for January in Covington?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1956) is 83°F, on January 31, 1957; the coldest is 7°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 16.44 in (1998); the snowiest, 4.1 inches (2025).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 50.8°F: 2023 56.1°F (+5.4), 2024 48.7°F (−2.1), 2025 46.2°F (−4.6), 2026 51.5°F (+0.7). 2 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 56.1°F | +5.4°F | 5.58 in |
| 2024 | 48.7°F | −2.1°F | 11.17 in |
| 2025 | 46.2°F | −4.6°F | 2.39 in |
| 2026 | 51.5°F | +0.7°F | 6.22 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00162151; recent months: ACIS, station USC00162151. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Covington 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; Covington's is 62°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.