Mobile weather in January: Mobile, Alabama: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Mobile in January has a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 41°F, a daily mean of 51°F, holding near 62°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 5.66 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 5°C, 144 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationMobile Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00013894
- Location30.68°N 88.24°W
- Elevation208 ft (63 m)
- From the center8 miles
- Population201,367
- Jan 62° 41°
- Feb 66° 44°
- Mar 72° 50°
- Apr 78° 56°
- May 85° 64°
- Jun 89° 71°
- Jul 91° 73°
- Aug 91° 73°
- Sep 88° 69°
- Oct 80° 58°
- Nov 70° 48°
- Dec 64° 43°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Mobile in January?
The normal high is 62°F and the normal low 41°F, for a daily mean of 51.1°F. January is 2.2°F cooler than December and 3.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Mobile and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 61°F on January 1 to 63°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 47°F and 55°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 | 61°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% |
| January 8 | 61°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% |
| January 15 | 61°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% |
| January 22 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% |
| January 31 | 63°F | 42°F | 32% | 22% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 12)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 61°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 61°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 61°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 61°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 61°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 61°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 61°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 61°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 61°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 61°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 61°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 61°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 61°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 61°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 61°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 61°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 61°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 61°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 61°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 61°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 62°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 63°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 63°F | 42°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 63°F | 42°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 62°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 41°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.66 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 8
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 8
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013894; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Mobile in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around January 22 (32%). In all, 5.66 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Mobile, 8 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013894.
How humid and windy is Mobile in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 60°F with 49% relative humidity and a dew point of 41°F; at 6 a.m. it is 45°F with 83% humidity. The wind averages 8.2 mph, most often from the north-northwest in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 45°F | 40°F | 83% | 7.0 mph | 46% |
| 9 a.m. | 51°F | 42°F | 71% | 9.5 mph | 46% |
| noon | 58°F | 41°F | 53% | 10.3 mph | 40% |
| 3 p.m. | 60°F | 41°F | 49% | 10.1 mph | 45% |
| 6 p.m. | 54°F | 43°F | 65% | 7.7 mph | 46% |
| 9 p.m. | 50°F | 43°F | 76% | 7.0 mph | 56% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00013894. 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 Mobile?
The warmest January temperature on Mobile's official record (since 1872) is 84°F, on January 11, 1949; the coldest is 3°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 16.92 in (1998); the snowiest, 7.5 inches (2025).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 51.1°F: 2021 50.8°F (−0.3), 2022 47.8°F (−3.3), 2023 58.1°F (+7.0), 2024 50.9°F (−0.3), 2025 46.5°F (−4.6), 2026 51.7°F (+0.6). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.8°F | −0.3°F | 1.40 in |
| 2022 | 47.8°F | −3.3°F | 2.39 in |
| 2023 | 58.1°F | +7.0°F | 4.05 in |
| 2024 | 50.9°F | −0.3°F | 8.03 in |
| 2025 | 46.5°F | −4.6°F | 4.16 in |
| 2026 | 51.7°F | +0.6°F | 2.01 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record MOBthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013894. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Mobile 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; Mobile's is 62°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.