Russellville weather in January: Russellville, Arkansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Russellville in January has a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 30°F, a daily mean of 40°F, rising from 50°F on the 1st to 52°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal January, 3.20 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −1°C, 81 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationRussellville Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00053920
- Location35.26°N 93.09°W
- Elevation403 ft (123 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population29,442
- Jan 50° 30°
- Feb 55° 33°
- Mar 64° 41°
- Apr 73° 49°
- May 80° 59°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 93° 71°
- Aug 92° 70°
- Sep 86° 62°
- Oct 74° 50°
- Nov 62° 39°
- Dec 52° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Russellville in January?
The normal high is 50°F and the normal low 30°F, for a daily mean of 40.0°F. January is 2.1°F cooler than December and 4.0°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Russellville and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 50°F on January 1 to 52°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 37°F and 43°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 50°F | 30°F | 28% | 18% |
| January 8 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 17% |
| January 15 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 16% |
| January 22 | 51°F | 30°F | 28% | 16% |
| January 31 | 52°F | 30°F | 30% | 17% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 17)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 50°F | 30°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 50°F | 30°F | 28% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 50°F | 30°F | 26% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 50°F | 30°F | 26% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 50°F | 30°F | 26% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 50°F | 30°F | 26% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 50°F | 29°F | 27% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 50°F | 30°F | 27% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 51°F | 30°F | 28% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 51°F | 30°F | 28% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 51°F | 30°F | 28% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 51°F | 30°F | 28% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 51°F | 30°F | 28% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 51°F | 30°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 51°F | 30°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 51°F | 30°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 52°F | 30°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 52°F | 30°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 50°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 30°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.20 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053920; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Russellville in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around January 31 (30%). In all, 3.20 in falls on 8 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Russellville, 22 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053920.
What are the records for January in Russellville?
The warmest January temperature on Russellville's official record (since 1882) is 82°F, on January 21, 1920; the coldest is −10°F, on January 18, 1930. The wettest January brought 12.81 in (1949); the snowiest, 14.0 inches (1988).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 40.0°F: 2021 40.8°F (+0.8), 2022 38.0°F (−2.0), 2023 44.9°F (+4.9), 2024 36.0°F (−4.0), 2025 35.5°F (−4.5). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.8°F | +0.8°F | 3.35 in |
| 2022 | 38.0°F | −2.0°F | 3.97 in |
| 2023 | 44.9°F | +4.9°F | 4.12 in |
| 2024 | 36.0°F | −4.0°F | 6.26 in |
| 2025 | 35.5°F | −4.5°F | 3.52 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record RUEthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053920. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Russellville compare across Arkansas?
Across the 86 places PlainClimate covers in Arkansas, January normal highs run from 42°F in Deer to 57°F in Crossett; Russellville's is 50°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Russellville in December52°F by day, 32°F at night
- Russellville in February55°F by day, 33°F at night
- Russellville through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Arkansas in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Crossett: Arkansas's warmest Januarynormal high 57°F