McDonough weather in January: McDonough, Georgia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
McDonough in January has a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 43°F, holding near 55°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 5.30 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 0°C, 135 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationMcDonough (5 mi ENE)
- Station IDUSC00095666
- Location33.48°N 84.03°W
- Elevation708 ft (216 m)
- Population32,803
- Jan 55° 32°
- Feb 59° 34°
- Mar 67° 40°
- Apr 76° 47°
- May 83° 56°
- Jun 89° 65°
- Jul 92° 69°
- Aug 91° 68°
- Sep 85° 62°
- Oct 75° 50°
- Nov 64° 39°
- Dec 56° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is McDonough in January?
The normal high is 55°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 43.4°F. January is 1.8°F cooler than December and 2.7°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in McDonough and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 55°F on January 1 to 56°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 40°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 55°F | 33°F | 29% | 21% |
| January 8 | 55°F | 32°F | 28% | 20% |
| January 15 | 55°F | 32°F | 29% | 21% |
| January 22 | 55°F | 31°F | 30% | 21% |
| January 31 | 56°F | 31°F | 32% | 23% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 21)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 55°F | 33°F | 29% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 2 | 55°F | 33°F | 29% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 3 | 55°F | 33°F | 29% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 55°F | 33°F | 29% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 55°F | 32°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 55°F | 32°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 55°F | 32°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 55°F | 32°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 55°F | 32°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 55°F | 32°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 55°F | 32°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 55°F | 32°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 55°F | 32°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 55°F | 32°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 55°F | 32°F | 29% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 55°F | 32°F | 29% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 55°F | 31°F | 29% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 55°F | 31°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 55°F | 31°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 55°F | 31°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 55°F | 31°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 55°F | 31°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 55°F | 31°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 55°F | 31°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 55°F | 31°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 55°F | 31°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 56°F | 31°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 56°F | 31°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 56°F | 31°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 56°F | 31°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 56°F | 31°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 55°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 32°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.30 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 19
- Daylight
- 10 h to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00095666; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in McDonough in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around January 31 (32%). In all, 5.30 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in McDonough, 19 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00095666.
How does January in McDonough 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; McDonough's is 55°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.