New Iberia weather in January: New Iberia, Louisiana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
New Iberia in January has a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 43°F, a daily mean of 53°F, holding near 63°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 5.36 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 6°C, 136 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationNew Iberia Acadiana Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00053915
- Location30.04°N 91.88°W
- Elevation24 ft (7 m)
- Population26,849
- Jan 63° 43°
- Feb 67° 47°
- Mar 73° 53°
- Apr 79° 59°
- May 86° 67°
- Jun 90° 73°
- Jul 92° 74°
- Aug 92° 74°
- Sep 89° 70°
- Oct 82° 60°
- Nov 72° 50°
- Dec 65° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is New Iberia in January?
The normal high is 63°F and the normal low 43°F, for a daily mean of 52.9°F. January is 2.1°F cooler than December and 3.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in New Iberia and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 63°F on January 1 to 64°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.5°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 63°F | 43°F | 36% | 20% |
| January 8 | 62°F | 43°F | 35% | 19% |
| January 15 | 62°F | 43°F | 34% | 19% |
| January 22 | 63°F | 43°F | 34% | 19% |
| January 31 | 64°F | 44°F | 33% | 18% |
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 | 63°F | 43°F | 36% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 63°F | 43°F | 36% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 63°F | 43°F | 36% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 63°F | 43°F | 36% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 63°F | 43°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 62°F | 43°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 62°F | 43°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 62°F | 43°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 62°F | 43°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 62°F | 43°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 62°F | 43°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 62°F | 43°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 62°F | 43°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 62°F | 43°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 62°F | 43°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 62°F | 43°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 17 | 62°F | 43°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 63°F | 43°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 63°F | 43°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 63°F | 43°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 63°F | 43°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 63°F | 43°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 63°F | 43°F | 34% | 18% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 63°F | 43°F | 33% | 18% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 63°F | 43°F | 33% | 18% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 26 | 63°F | 44°F | 33% | 18% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 63°F | 44°F | 33% | 18% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 63°F | 44°F | 33% | 18% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 64°F | 44°F | 33% | 18% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 64°F | 44°F | 33% | 18% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 64°F | 44°F | 33% | 18% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 63°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 43°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.36 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 5
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 10
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053915; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in New Iberia 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, 5.36 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in New Iberia, 5 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053915.
What are the records for January in New Iberia?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 81°F, on January 31, 2002; the coldest is 2°F, on January 22, 2025. The wettest January brought 12.80 in (2013).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 52.9°F: 2021 52.6°F (−0.3), 2022 50.7°F (−2.2), 2023 59.2°F (+6.3), 2024 49.9°F (−3.0), 2025 48.4°F (−4.5). 1 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.6°F | −0.3°F | 2.16 in |
| 2022 | 50.7°F | −2.2°F | 0.99 in |
| 2023 | 59.2°F | +6.3°F | 8.19 in |
| 2024 | 49.9°F | −3.0°F | 6.91 in |
| 2025 | 48.4°F | −4.5°F | 2.39 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053915; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053915. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in New Iberia compare across Louisiana?
Across the 65 places PlainClimate covers in Louisiana, January normal highs run from 54°F in Lake Providence to 64°F in Houma; New Iberia's is 63°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.