Fairmont weather in January: Fairmont, West Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Fairmont in January has a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 32°F, holding near 40°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 15 days in a normal January, 3.81 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 4°C and low of −4°C, 97 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationFairmont
- Station IDUSC00462920
- Location39.46°N 80.14°W
- Elevation1,300 ft (396 m)
- Population18,063
- Jan 40° 24°
- Feb 43° 26°
- Mar 52° 33°
- Apr 65° 42°
- May 73° 52°
- Jun 80° 60°
- Jul 84° 64°
- Aug 83° 63°
- Sep 77° 56°
- Oct 65° 45°
- Nov 54° 36°
- Dec 44° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fairmont in January?
The normal high is 40°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 31.8°F. January is 4.3°F cooler than December and 2.5°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Fairmont and the 7th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 27°F and 36°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 48%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 40°F | 26°F | 46% | 27% |
| January 8 | 40°F | 25°F | 47% | 27% |
| January 15 | 39°F | 24°F | 48% | 28% |
| January 22 | 39°F | 23°F | 47% | 28% |
| January 31 | 40°F | 24°F | 46% | 28% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 23)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 40°F | 26°F | 46% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 40°F | 25°F | 46% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 40°F | 25°F | 46% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 40°F | 25°F | 47% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 40°F | 25°F | 47% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 40°F | 25°F | 47% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 40°F | 25°F | 47% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 40°F | 25°F | 47% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 40°F | 24°F | 47% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 39°F | 24°F | 47% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 39°F | 24°F | 47% | 28% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 39°F | 24°F | 47% | 28% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 39°F | 24°F | 48% | 28% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 39°F | 24°F | 48% | 28% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 39°F | 24°F | 48% | 28% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 39°F | 24°F | 48% | 28% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 39°F | 24°F | 47% | 28% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 39°F | 24°F | 47% | 28% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 39°F | 24°F | 47% | 28% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 39°F | 23°F | 47% | 28% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 39°F | 23°F | 47% | 28% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 39°F | 23°F | 47% | 28% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 40°F | 23°F | 47% | 28% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 40°F | 23°F | 47% | 28% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 40°F | 23°F | 47% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 40°F | 23°F | 47% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 40°F | 23°F | 46% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 40°F | 23°F | 46% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 40°F | 23°F | 46% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 40°F | 24°F | 46% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 40°F | 24°F | 46% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 40°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 24°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.81 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 150.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 55%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00462920; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Fairmont in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 47% on average, highest around January 13 (48%). In all, 3.81 in falls on 15 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Fairmont, 25 nights fall to freezing and 10 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00462920.
What are the records for January in Fairmont?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1905) is 81°F, on January 30, 1914; the coldest is −21°F, on January 20, 1994. The wettest January brought 8.01 in (1910); the snowiest, 39.8 inches (1994).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 31.8°F: 2021 32.7°F (+0.9), 2022 27.2°F (−4.6), 2023 39.1°F (+7.3), 2024 33.5°F (+1.7). 3 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32.7°F | +0.9°F | 2.61 in |
| 2022 | 27.2°F | −4.6°F | 4.02 in |
| 2023 | 39.1°F | +7.3°F | 3.57 in |
| 2024 | 33.5°F | +1.7°F | 4.90 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00462920; recent months: ACIS, station USC00462920. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Fairmont compare across West Virginia?
Across the 63 places PlainClimate covers in West Virginia, January normal highs run from 32°F in Davis to 47°F in Williamson; Fairmont's is 40°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Fairmont in December44°F by day, 29°F at night
- Fairmont in February43°F by day, 26°F at night
- Fairmont through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- West Virginia in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Williamson: West Virginia's warmest Januarynormal high 47°F