Lake City weather in January: Lake City, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Lake City in January has a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 41°F, a daily mean of 52°F, holding near 63°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 4.27 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 5°C, 108 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationLake City (2 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00084731
- Location30.19°N 82.59°W
- Elevation195 ft (59 m)
- Population12,783
- Jan 63° 41°
- Feb 67° 44°
- Mar 73° 49°
- Apr 79° 55°
- May 85° 62°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 90° 70°
- Aug 89° 70°
- Sep 86° 67°
- Oct 79° 59°
- Nov 71° 49°
- Dec 66° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lake City in January?
The normal high is 63°F and the normal low 41°F, for a daily mean of 52.1°F. January is 2.4°F cooler than December and 3.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Lake City and the 6th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 49°F and 56°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 | 64°F | 41°F | 35% | 17% |
| January 8 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 17% |
| January 15 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 19% |
| January 22 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 20% |
| January 31 | 64°F | 42°F | 34% | 20% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 10)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 64°F | 41°F | 35% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 26 | 63°F | 41°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 64°F | 41°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 64°F | 42°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 64°F | 42°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 64°F | 42°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 64°F | 42°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 63°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 41°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.27 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 6
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 12
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00084731; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Lake City in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around January 13 (35%). In all, 4.27 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Lake City, 6 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00084731.
What are the records for January in Lake City?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1892) is 90°F, on January 4, 1985; the coldest is 7°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 10.55 in (1991).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 52.1°F: 2021 53.5°F (+1.4), 2022 50.9°F (−1.2), 2023 56.3°F (+4.2), 2024 52.2°F (+0.1), 2025 46.8°F (−5.3), 2026 51.9°F (−0.2). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.5°F | +1.4°F | 2.75 in |
| 2022 | 50.9°F | −1.2°F | 1.08 in |
| 2023 | 56.3°F | +4.2°F | 2.06 in |
| 2024 | 52.2°F | +0.1°F | 3.45 in |
| 2025 | 46.8°F | −5.3°F | 7.58 in |
| 2026 | 51.9°F | −0.2°F | 0.88 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00084731; recent months: ACIS, station USC00084731. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Lake City compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, January normal highs run from 60°F in Milton to 78°F in Homestead; Lake City's is 63°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.