Hattiesburg weather in January: Hattiesburg, Mississippi: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Hattiesburg in January has a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 38°F, a daily mean of 49°F, holding near 60°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 5.82 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 3°C, 148 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationHattiesburg Chain Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00013833
- Location31.28°N 89.25°W
- Elevation151 ft (46 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population48,522
- Jan 60° 38°
- Feb 65° 42°
- Mar 72° 48°
- Apr 78° 54°
- May 85° 62°
- Jun 90° 70°
- Jul 92° 72°
- Aug 92° 72°
- Sep 88° 67°
- Oct 80° 55°
- Nov 69° 44°
- Dec 62° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hattiesburg in January?
The normal high is 60°F and the normal low 38°F, for a daily mean of 49.1°F. January is 2.3°F cooler than December and 4.0°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Hattiesburg and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 60°F on January 1 to 61°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 45°F and 53°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 60°F | 39°F | 34% | 23% |
| January 8 | 60°F | 38°F | 33% | 22% |
| January 15 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% |
| January 22 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% |
| January 31 | 61°F | 39°F | 35% | 23% |
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 | 60°F | 39°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 60°F | 39°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 60°F | 39°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 60°F | 39°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 60°F | 39°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 60°F | 38°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 60°F | 38°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 60°F | 38°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 60°F | 38°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 60°F | 38°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 60°F | 38°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 60°F | 38°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 61°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 61°F | 38°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 61°F | 38°F | 35% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 61°F | 38°F | 35% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 61°F | 39°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 61°F | 39°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 60°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 38°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.82 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 12
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 8
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013833; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hattiesburg in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around January 31 (35%). In all, 5.82 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Hattiesburg, 12 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013833.
What are the records for January in Hattiesburg?
The warmest January temperature on Hattiesburg's official record (since 1893) is 87°F, on January 10, 1937; the coldest is 4°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 13.65 in (1999); the snowiest, 4.3 inches (1893).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.1°F: 2021 49.7°F (+0.6), 2022 47.5°F (−1.6), 2023 55.8°F (+6.7), 2024 48.2°F (−0.9), 2025 46.1°F (−3.0), 2026 51.8°F (+2.7). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49.7°F | +0.6°F | 3.69 in |
| 2022 | 47.5°F | −1.6°F | 3.55 in |
| 2023 | 55.8°F | +6.7°F | 7.06 in |
| 2024 | 48.2°F | −0.9°F | 9.27 in |
| 2025 | 46.1°F | −3.0°F | 2.92 in |
| 2026 | 51.8°F | +2.7°F | 8.93 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record HBGthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013833. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Hattiesburg compare across Mississippi?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Mississippi, January normal highs run from 49°F in Ripley to 63°F in Pascagoula; Hattiesburg's is 60°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Hattiesburg in December62°F by day, 41°F at night
- Hattiesburg in February65°F by day, 42°F at night
- Hattiesburg through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Mississippi in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Pascagoula: Mississippi's warmest Januarynormal high 63°F