Tifton weather in January: Tifton, Georgia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Tifton in January has a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 37°F, a daily mean of 48°F, holding near 59°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 4.08 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 3°C, 104 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationTifton
- Station IDUSC00098703
- Location31.45°N 83.48°W
- Elevation380 ft (116 m)
- Population17,385
- Jan 59° 37°
- Feb 64° 40°
- Mar 69° 46°
- Apr 75° 52°
- May 84° 60°
- Jun 88° 67°
- Jul 90° 70°
- Aug 89° 70°
- Sep 86° 65°
- Oct 77° 55°
- Nov 68° 45°
- Dec 63° 40°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Tifton in January?
The normal high is 59°F and the normal low 37°F, for a daily mean of 47.6°F. January is 3.5°F cooler than December and 4.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Tifton and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 59°F on January 1 to 60°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 44°F and 51°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 29%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 59°F | 37°F | 26% | 19% |
| January 8 | 58°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% |
| January 15 | 58°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% |
| January 22 | 59°F | 37°F | 28% | 20% |
| January 31 | 60°F | 38°F | 29% | 20% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 12)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 59°F | 37°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 59°F | 37°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 59°F | 37°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 59°F | 37°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 59°F | 37°F | 27% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 59°F | 37°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 59°F | 37°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 58°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 58°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 58°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 58°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 58°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 58°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 58°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 58°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 58°F | 36°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 58°F | 36°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 58°F | 36°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 58°F | 36°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 58°F | 36°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 58°F | 36°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 59°F | 37°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 59°F | 37°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 59°F | 37°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 59°F | 37°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 59°F | 37°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 59°F | 37°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 60°F | 37°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 60°F | 37°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 60°F | 37°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 60°F | 38°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 59°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 37°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.08 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 11
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00098703; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Tifton in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around January 30 (29%). In all, 4.08 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Tifton, 11 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00098703.
What are the records for January in Tifton?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1911) is 83°F, on January 11, 1937; the coldest is 0°F, on January 22, 1985. The wettest January brought 14.62 in (1991); the snowiest, 5.0 inches (2025).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 47.6°F: 2021 48.0°F (+0.4), 2022 46.8°F (−0.8), 2023 51.2°F (+3.6), 2024 48.8°F (+1.2), 2025 41.4°F (−6.2), 2026 47.7°F (+0.1). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.0°F | +0.4°F | 7.52 in |
| 2022 | 46.8°F | −0.8°F | 5.10 in |
| 2023 | 51.2°F | +3.6°F | 8.72 in |
| 2024 | 48.8°F | +1.2°F | 3.56 in |
| 2025 | 41.4°F | −6.2°F | 1.48 in |
| 2026 | 47.7°F | +0.1°F | 2.94 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00098703; recent months: ACIS, station USC00098703. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Tifton compare across Georgia?
Across the 101 places PlainClimate covers in Georgia, January normal highs run from 45°F in Mountain City to 67°F in Folkston; Tifton's is 59°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.