Dothan weather in January: Dothan, Alabama: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Dothan 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 11 days in a normal January, 4.76 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 4°C, 121 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationDothan Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00013839
- Location31.32°N 85.45°W
- Elevation370 ft (113 m)
- Population71,650
- Jan 62° 40°
- Feb 66° 43°
- Mar 73° 49°
- Apr 79° 55°
- May 87° 64°
- Jun 91° 71°
- Jul 93° 73°
- Aug 92° 72°
- Sep 88° 67°
- Oct 81° 57°
- Nov 71° 47°
- Dec 64° 42°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Dothan in January?
The normal high is 62°F and the normal low 40°F, for a daily mean of 50.8°F. January is 2.3°F cooler than December and 3.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Dothan and the 6th 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 3.9°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 62°F | 40°F | 37% | 20% |
| January 8 | 61°F | 40°F | 36% | 19% |
| January 15 | 61°F | 39°F | 35% | 19% |
| January 22 | 62°F | 40°F | 34% | 19% |
| January 31 | 63°F | 41°F | 34% | 20% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 14)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 62°F | 40°F | 37% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 62°F | 40°F | 37% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 62°F | 40°F | 37% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 62°F | 40°F | 37% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 62°F | 40°F | 36% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 61°F | 40°F | 36% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 61°F | 40°F | 36% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 61°F | 40°F | 36% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 61°F | 40°F | 36% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 61°F | 40°F | 36% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 61°F | 40°F | 36% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 61°F | 40°F | 36% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 61°F | 40°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 61°F | 39°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 61°F | 39°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 61°F | 39°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 62°F | 39°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 62°F | 39°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 62°F | 39°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 62°F | 40°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 62°F | 40°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 62°F | 40°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 62°F | 40°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 62°F | 40°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 62°F | 40°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 62°F | 40°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 62°F | 40°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 62°F | 40°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 63°F | 40°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 63°F | 40°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 63°F | 41°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 62°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 40°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.76 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 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
- 8
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013839; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Dothan in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around January 1 (37%). In all, 4.76 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Dothan, 9 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013839.
What are the records for January in Dothan?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1965) is 83°F, on January 1, 2022; the coldest is 4°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 14.48 in (2017); the snowiest, 5.5 inches (2025).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 50.8°F: 2021 51.2°F (+0.4), 2022 48.8°F (−2.0), 2023 56.2°F (+5.4), 2024 49.9°F (−0.9), 2025 44.1°F (−6.6), 2026 51.3°F (+0.5). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.2°F | +0.4°F | 4.91 in |
| 2022 | 48.8°F | −2.0°F | 3.46 in |
| 2023 | 56.2°F | +5.4°F | 7.14 in |
| 2024 | 49.9°F | −0.9°F | 6.00 in |
| 2025 | 44.1°F | −6.6°F | 2.74 in |
| 2026 | 51.3°F | +0.5°F | 2.41 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00013839; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013839. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Dothan compare across Alabama?
Across the 80 places PlainClimate covers in Alabama, January normal highs run from 48°F in Bridgeport to 63°F in Andalusia; Dothan's is 62°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.