Marion weather in January: Marion, Indiana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Marion in January has a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of 18°F, a daily mean of 25°F, holding near 33°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal January, 2.85 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 1°C and low of −8°C, 72 mm of precipitation and 21 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationMarion (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00125337
- Location40.58°N 85.66°W
- Elevation790 ft (241 m)
- Population28,216
- Jan 33° 18°
- Feb 37° 20°
- Mar 48° 28°
- Apr 61° 38°
- May 72° 49°
- Jun 81° 59°
- Jul 84° 63°
- Aug 82° 61°
- Sep 77° 53°
- Oct 64° 42°
- Nov 50° 32°
- Dec 38° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Marion in January?
The normal high is 33°F and the normal low 18°F, for a daily mean of 25.4°F. January is 5.1°F cooler than December and 2.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Marion and the 10th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 34°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 5.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 20°F and 31°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 | 34°F | 20°F | 35% | 21% |
| January 8 | 33°F | 19°F | 36% | 21% |
| January 15 | 33°F | 18°F | 36% | 20% |
| January 22 | 33°F | 17°F | 36% | 20% |
| January 31 | 33°F | 17°F | 34% | 19% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 23)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 34°F | 20°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 34°F | 20°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 34°F | 19°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 34°F | 19°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 34°F | 19°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 33°F | 19°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 33°F | 19°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 33°F | 19°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 33°F | 18°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 33°F | 18°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 33°F | 18°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 33°F | 18°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 33°F | 18°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 33°F | 18°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 33°F | 18°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 33°F | 17°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 33°F | 17°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 33°F | 17°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 33°F | 17°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 33°F | 17°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 33°F | 17°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 33°F | 17°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 33°F | 17°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 33°F | 17°F | 35% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 33°F | 17°F | 35% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 33°F | 17°F | 35% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 33°F | 17°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 33°F | 17°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 33°F | 17°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 33°F | 17°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 33°F | 17°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 33°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 18°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.85 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 8.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 27
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 59%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00125337; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Marion in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around January 12 (36%). In all, 2.85 in falls on 12 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Marion, 27 nights fall to freezing, 15 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 8.1 inches.
Snow falls on 5 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 12 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00125337.
What are the records for January in Marion?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 71°F, on January 14, 1995; the coldest is −23°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 8.12 in (2005); the snowiest, 33.3 inches (2014).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 25.4°F: 2021 28.1°F (+2.7), 2023 35.5°F (+10.1), 2024 26.2°F (+0.8), 2025 20.4°F (−5.0), 2026 21.8°F (−3.6). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28.1°F | +2.7°F | 1.92 in |
| 2023 | 35.5°F | +10.1°F | 3.10 in |
| 2024 | 26.2°F | +0.8°F | 4.48 in |
| 2025 | 20.4°F | −5.0°F | 1.22 in |
| 2026 | 21.8°F | −3.6°F | 1.20 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00125337; recent months: ACIS, station USC00125337. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Marion compare across Indiana?
Across the 99 places PlainClimate covers in Indiana, January normal highs run from 31°F in Angola to 43°F in St. Meinrad; Marion's is 33°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.