Gainesville weather in January: Gainesville, Georgia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Gainesville in January has a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 34°F, a daily mean of 42°F, holding near 51°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal January, 4.95 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of 1°C, 126 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationGainesville Gilmer Airport
- Station IDUSW00053838
- Location34.27°N 83.83°W
- Elevation1,275 ft (389 m)
- Population47,712
- Jan 51° 34°
- Feb 55° 36°
- Mar 63° 43°
- Apr 72° 50°
- May 79° 58°
- Jun 85° 66°
- Jul 88° 70°
- Aug 87° 69°
- Sep 81° 63°
- Oct 72° 52°
- Nov 62° 42°
- Dec 53° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Gainesville in January?
The normal high is 51°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 42.4°F. January is 2.5°F cooler than December and 3.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Gainesville and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 51°F on January 1 to 52°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 39°F and 46°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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% |
| January 8 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% |
| January 15 | 51°F | 33°F | 39% | 23% |
| January 22 | 51°F | 34°F | 38% | 23% |
| January 31 | 52°F | 34°F | 38% | 24% |
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 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 51°F | 34°F | 39% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 51°F | 34°F | 39% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 51°F | 34°F | 39% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 51°F | 33°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 51°F | 33°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 51°F | 33°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 51°F | 33°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 51°F | 33°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 51°F | 34°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 51°F | 34°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 51°F | 34°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 51°F | 34°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 51°F | 34°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 51°F | 34°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 52°F | 34°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 52°F | 34°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 52°F | 34°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 52°F | 34°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 52°F | 34°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 52°F | 34°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 52°F | 34°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 51°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 34°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.95 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 14
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053838; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Gainesville in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around January 1 (40%). In all, 4.95 in falls on 12 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Gainesville, 14 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053838.
What are the records for January in Gainesville?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1996) is 76°F, on January 29, 2002; the coldest is 5°F, on January 7, 2014. The wettest January brought 9.65 in (2024).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.4°F: 2021 43.8°F (+1.4), 2022 42.0°F (−0.4), 2023 48.1°F (+5.7), 2024 41.8°F (−0.6), 2025 38.4°F (−4.0), 2026 42.2°F (−0.2). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43.8°F | +1.4°F | 3.73 in |
| 2022 | 42.0°F | −0.4°F | 3.68 in |
| 2023 | 48.1°F | +5.7°F | 9.54 in |
| 2024 | 41.8°F | −0.6°F | 9.65 in |
| 2025 | 38.4°F | −4.0°F | 2.64 in |
| 2026 | 42.2°F | −0.2°F | 2.62 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053838; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053838. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Gainesville compare across Georgia?
Across the 101 places PlainClimate covers in Georgia, January normal highs run from 45°F in Mountain City to 67°F in Folkston; Gainesville's is 51°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Gainesville in December53°F by day, 36°F at night
- Gainesville in February55°F by day, 36°F at night
- Gainesville through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Georgia in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Folkston: Georgia's warmest Januarynormal high 67°F