Somerset weather in January: Somerset, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Somerset in January has a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 29°F, a daily mean of 37°F, holding near 45°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal January, 4.33 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 7°C and low of −2°C, 110 mm of precipitation and 8 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationSomerset (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00157510
- Location37.12°N 84.62°W
- Elevation1,020 ft (311 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population12,389
- Jan 45° 29°
- Feb 50° 32°
- Mar 59° 39°
- Apr 70° 48°
- May 77° 57°
- Jun 84° 65°
- Jul 87° 69°
- Aug 86° 67°
- Sep 81° 60°
- Oct 71° 48°
- Nov 59° 38°
- Dec 49° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Somerset in January?
The normal high is 45°F and the normal low 29°F, for a daily mean of 37.2°F. January is 3.7°F cooler than December and 3.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Somerset and the 7th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 46°F on January 1 to 47°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 33°F and 42°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 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 46°F | 31°F | 42% | 25% |
| January 8 | 45°F | 30°F | 41% | 25% |
| January 15 | 45°F | 29°F | 40% | 24% |
| January 22 | 45°F | 28°F | 38% | 23% |
| January 31 | 47°F | 29°F | 37% | 22% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 19)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 46°F | 31°F | 42% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 46°F | 30°F | 42% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 46°F | 30°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 45°F | 30°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 45°F | 30°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 45°F | 30°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 45°F | 30°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 45°F | 30°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 45°F | 29°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 45°F | 29°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 45°F | 29°F | 41% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 45°F | 29°F | 40% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 45°F | 29°F | 40% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 45°F | 29°F | 40% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 45°F | 29°F | 40% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 45°F | 29°F | 40% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 45°F | 29°F | 39% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 45°F | 29°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 45°F | 28°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 45°F | 28°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 45°F | 28°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 45°F | 28°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 45°F | 28°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 46°F | 28°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 46°F | 28°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 46°F | 29°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 46°F | 29°F | 37% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 47°F | 29°F | 37% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 45°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 29°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.33 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 62%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00157510; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Somerset in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around January 1 (42%). In all, 4.33 in falls on 12 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Somerset, 22 nights fall to freezing, 5 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 3.0 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00157510.
What are the records for January in Somerset?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1950) is 77°F, on January 1, 1952; the coldest is −32°F, on January 19, 1994. The wettest January brought 12.14 in (1999); the snowiest, 16.5 inches (1996).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00157510. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Somerset compare across Kentucky?
Across the 68 places PlainClimate covers in Kentucky, January normal highs run from 40°F in Glencoe to 48°F in Eddyville; Somerset's is 45°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.