Muscle Shoals weather in January: Muscle Shoals, Alabama: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Muscle Shoals in January has a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 34°F, a daily mean of 43°F, holding near 52°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 4.71 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of 1°C, 120 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationMuscle Shoals Airport
- Station IDUSW00013896
- Location34.74°N 87.60°W
- Elevation540 ft (165 m)
- Population17,409
- Jan 52° 34°
- Feb 57° 37°
- Mar 65° 44°
- Apr 74° 52°
- May 82° 61°
- Jun 89° 68°
- Jul 92° 71°
- Aug 91° 70°
- Sep 86° 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 Muscle Shoals in January?
The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 42.9°F. January is 2.7°F cooler than December and 3.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Muscle Shoals and the 7th 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 4.1°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 | 34°F | 35% | 24% |
| January 15 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% |
| January 22 | 53°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% |
| January 31 | 54°F | 34°F | 35% | 23% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 14)
| 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 | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 52°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 52°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 52°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 52°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 52°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 52°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 52°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 53°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 53°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 53°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 53°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 53°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 53°F | 34°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 53°F | 34°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 53°F | 34°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 | 35% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 52°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 34°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.71 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 17
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013896; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Muscle Shoals in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around January 1 (36%). In all, 4.71 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Muscle Shoals, 17 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013896.
How humid and windy is Muscle Shoals in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 51°F with 47% relative humidity and a dew point of 32°F; at 6 a.m. it is 37°F with 78% humidity. The wind averages 7.0 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 | 78% | 5.9 mph | 56% |
| 9 a.m. | 41°F | 32°F | 70% | 7.6 mph | 54% |
| noon | 48°F | 33°F | 55% | 8.8 mph | 57% |
| 3 p.m. | 51°F | 32°F | 47% | 8.9 mph | 57% |
| 6 p.m. | 47°F | 32°F | 58% | 6.4 mph | 58% |
| 9 p.m. | 43°F | 32°F | 66% | 6.4 mph | 60% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00013896. 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 Muscle Shoals?
The warmest January temperature on Muscle Shoals's official record (since 1893) is 80°F, on January 17, 1932; the coldest is −11°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 13.09 in (1950); the snowiest, 10.6 inches (1966).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.9°F: 2021 44.4°F (+1.5), 2022 40.2°F (−2.7), 2023 49.3°F (+6.4), 2024 38.9°F (−4.0), 2025 38.2°F (−4.7), 2026 41.1°F (−1.8). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.4°F | +1.5°F | 3.77 in |
| 2022 | 40.2°F | −2.7°F | 6.46 in |
| 2023 | 49.3°F | +6.4°F | 4.47 in |
| 2024 | 38.9°F | −4.0°F | 8.73 in |
| 2025 | 38.2°F | −4.7°F | 4.13 in |
| 2026 | 41.1°F | −1.8°F | 4.24 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record MSLthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013896. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Muscle Shoals 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; Muscle Shoals's is 52°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Muscle Shoals in December55°F by day, 36°F at night
- Muscle Shoals in February57°F by day, 37°F at night
- Muscle Shoals through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Alabama in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Andalusia: Alabama's warmest Januarynormal high 63°F