Huntsville weather in January: Huntsville, Alabama: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Huntsville in January has a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 43°F, holding near 52°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 4.99 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of 1°C, 127 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationHuntsville Intnl Airport
- Station IDUSW00003856
- Location34.64°N 86.79°W
- Elevation624 ft (190 m)
- Population230,402
- Jan 52° 33°
- Feb 57° 36°
- Mar 66° 43°
- Apr 75° 51°
- May 83° 60°
- Jun 89° 68°
- Jul 92° 71°
- Aug 91° 70°
- Sep 87° 63°
- Oct 76° 52°
- Nov 64° 41°
- Dec 55° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Huntsville in January?
The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 42.7°F. January is 2.8°F cooler than December and 4.0°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Huntsville and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 52°F on January 1 to 54°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 39°F and 47°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% |
| January 8 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% |
| January 15 | 52°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% |
| January 22 | 52°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% |
| January 31 | 54°F | 34°F | 36% | 23% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 16)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 52°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 52°F | 34°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 52°F | 34°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 52°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 52°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 52°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 52°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 52°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 52°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 52°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 52°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 52°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 52°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 54°F | 34°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 54°F | 34°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 52°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 33°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.99 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003856; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Huntsville in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around January 1 (36%). In all, 4.99 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Huntsville, 16 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.7 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003856.
How humid and windy is Huntsville in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 51°F with 51% relative humidity and a dew point of 33°F; at 6 a.m. it is 37°F with 80% humidity. The wind averages 7.9 mph, most often from the west in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 37°F | 31°F | 80% | 6.9 mph | 41% |
| 9 a.m. | 41°F | 33°F | 72% | 8.4 mph | 40% |
| noon | 48°F | 33°F | 57% | 9.8 mph | 39% |
| 3 p.m. | 51°F | 33°F | 51% | 9.7 mph | 45% |
| 6 p.m. | 46°F | 33°F | 61% | 7.3 mph | 45% |
| 9 p.m. | 42°F | 33°F | 69% | 7.1 mph | 53% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00003856. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for January in Huntsville?
The warmest January temperature on Huntsville's official record (since 1907) is 79°F, on January 1, 1952; the coldest is −11°F, on January 30, 1966. The wettest January brought 10.92 in (1982); the snowiest, 9.6 inches (1988).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.7°F: 2021 42.8°F (+0.1), 2022 39.1°F (−3.6), 2023 48.9°F (+6.1), 2024 39.0°F (−3.7), 2025 37.2°F (−5.5), 2026 40.1°F (−2.6). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.8°F | +0.1°F | 2.33 in |
| 2022 | 39.1°F | −3.6°F | 5.87 in |
| 2023 | 48.9°F | +6.1°F | 5.21 in |
| 2024 | 39.0°F | −3.7°F | 6.96 in |
| 2025 | 37.2°F | −5.5°F | 4.08 in |
| 2026 | 40.1°F | −2.6°F | 4.71 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record HSVthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003856. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Huntsville 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; Huntsville's is 52°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.