Opelika weather in January: Opelika, Alabama: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Opelika in January has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 44°F, holding near 56°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 5.05 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 1°C, 128 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationOpelika
- Station IDUSC00016129
- Location32.66°N 85.45°W
- Elevation640 ft (195 m)
- Population35,005
- Jan 56° 33°
- Feb 60° 36°
- Mar 67° 42°
- Apr 74° 49°
- May 81° 58°
- Jun 87° 65°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 89° 69°
- Sep 84° 63°
- Oct 75° 51°
- Nov 66° 40°
- Dec 58° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Opelika in January?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 44.3°F. January is 2.3°F cooler than December and 3.5°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Opelika and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 55°F on January 1 to 57°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 40°F and 48°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 | 34°F | 32% | 24% |
| January 8 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 23% |
| January 15 | 55°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% |
| January 22 | 56°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% |
| January 31 | 57°F | 34°F | 31% | 23% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 13)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 55°F | 34°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 2 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 3 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 55°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 55°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 55°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 55°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 55°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 55°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 55°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 55°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 55°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 56°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 56°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 56°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 56°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 56°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 56°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 56°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 56°F | 33°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 56°F | 33°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 56°F | 33°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 56°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 57°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 57°F | 34°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 56°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 33°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.05 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 17
- Daylight
- 10 h to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00016129; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Opelika in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around January 1 (32%). In all, 5.05 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Opelika, 17 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00016129.
What are the records for January in Opelika?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1957) is 80°F, on January 30, 1975; the coldest is −7°F, on January 22, 1985. The wettest January brought 11.75 in (2017); the snowiest, 5.3 inches (1977).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 44.3°F: 2021 44.7°F (+0.4), 2022 42.7°F (−1.6), 2023 48.6°F (+4.3), 2024 41.6°F (−2.7), 2025 39.2°F (−5.1), 2026 42.5°F (−1.8). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.7°F | +0.4°F | 3.00 in |
| 2022 | 42.7°F | −1.6°F | 4.76 in |
| 2023 | 48.6°F | +4.3°F | 8.20 in |
| 2024 | 41.6°F | −2.7°F | 7.54 in |
| 2025 | 39.2°F | −5.1°F | 2.36 in |
| 2026 | 42.5°F | −1.8°F | 2.85 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00016129; recent months: ACIS, station USC00016129. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Opelika 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; Opelika's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.