Frankfort weather in January: Frankfort, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Frankfort in January has a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 25°F, a daily mean of 34°F, holding near 43°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 3.27 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −4°C, 83 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationFrankfort Capital City Airport
- Station IDUSW00053841
- Location38.18°N 84.90°W
- Elevation804 ft (245 m)
- Population28,610
- Jan 43° 25°
- Feb 48° 28°
- Mar 57° 35°
- Apr 69° 45°
- May 77° 54°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 88° 67°
- Aug 87° 65°
- Sep 81° 57°
- Oct 70° 46°
- Nov 57° 36°
- Dec 47° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Frankfort in January?
The normal high is 43°F and the normal low 25°F, for a daily mean of 34.1°F. January is 4.0°F cooler than December and 3.7°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Frankfort and the 11th wettest. 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 30°F and 39°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 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 44°F | 27°F | 38% | 22% |
| January 8 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% |
| January 15 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% |
| January 22 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% |
| January 31 | 44°F | 25°F | 38% | 21% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 20)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 44°F | 27°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 43°F | 26°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 43°F | 26°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 43°F | 26°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 43°F | 26°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 43°F | 26°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 43°F | 26°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 43°F | 25°F | 38% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 44°F | 25°F | 38% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 44°F | 25°F | 38% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 44°F | 25°F | 38% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 44°F | 25°F | 38% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 44°F | 25°F | 38% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 44°F | 25°F | 38% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 43°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 25°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.27 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 23
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 61%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053841; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Frankfort in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around January 31 (38%). In all, 3.27 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Frankfort, 23 nights fall to freezing and 7 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053841.
What are the records for January in Frankfort?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1996) is 73°F, on January 11, 2020; the coldest is −8°F, on January 27, 2003. The wettest January brought 6.58 in (1999).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 34.1°F: 2021 35.3°F (+1.2), 2022 30.6°F (−3.5), 2023 41.7°F (+7.6), 2024 32.8°F (−1.3), 2025 27.1°F (−7.0), 2026 28.5°F (−5.6). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35.3°F | +1.2°F | 4.09 in |
| 2022 | 30.6°F | −3.5°F | 4.01 in |
| 2023 | 41.7°F | +7.6°F | 5.82 in |
| 2024 | 32.8°F | −1.3°F | 5.96 in |
| 2025 | 27.1°F | −7.0°F | 3.22 in |
| 2026 | 28.5°F | −5.6°F | 2.50 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053841; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053841. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Frankfort compare across Kentucky?
Across the 68 places PlainClimate covers in Kentucky, January normal highs run from 40°F in Glencoe to 48°F in Eddyville; Frankfort's is 43°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.