Tupelo weather in January: Tupelo, Mississippi: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Tupelo in January has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 34°F, a daily mean of 43°F, holding near 53°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 4.82 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 1°C, 122 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationTupelo Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00093862
- Location34.26°N 88.77°W
- Elevation361 ft (110 m)
- Population37,775
- Jan 53° 34°
- Feb 58° 37°
- Mar 66° 44°
- Apr 75° 52°
- May 83° 61°
- Jun 90° 69°
- Jul 92° 72°
- Aug 92° 71°
- Sep 87° 64°
- Oct 77° 52°
- Nov 64° 42°
- Dec 56° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Tupelo in January?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 43.4°F. January is 2.5°F cooler than December and 3.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Tupelo and the 7th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 53°F on January 1 to 55°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 39°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 34°F | 36% | 25% |
| January 8 | 53°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% |
| January 15 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 24% |
| January 22 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% |
| January 31 | 55°F | 34°F | 35% | 23% |
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 | 53°F | 34°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 53°F | 34°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 53°F | 34°F | 36% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 53°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 53°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 53°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 53°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 53°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 53°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 53°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 53°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 54°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 54°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 54°F | 34°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 54°F | 34°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 54°F | 34°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 54°F | 34°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 54°F | 34°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 55°F | 34°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 34°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.82 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093862; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Tupelo in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around January 1 (36%). In all, 4.82 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Tupelo, 16 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.6 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093862.
How humid and windy is Tupelo in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 52°F with 48% relative humidity and a dew point of 33°F; at 6 a.m. it is 37°F with 79% humidity. The wind averages 7.4 mph, most often from the west in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 37°F | 31°F | 79% | 6.3 mph | 50% |
| 9 a.m. | 41°F | 33°F | 71% | 8.5 mph | – |
| noon | 49°F | 33°F | 54% | 9.5 mph | 51% |
| 3 p.m. | 52°F | 33°F | 48% | 9.4 mph | 59% |
| 6 p.m. | 48°F | 33°F | 57% | 6.4 mph | 56% |
| 9 p.m. | 43°F | 33°F | 68% | 6.4 mph | 60% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093862. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for January in Tupelo?
The warmest January temperature on Tupelo's official record (since 1930) is 81°F, on January 1, 2022; the coldest is −14°F, on January 27, 1940. The wettest January brought 15.24 in (1949); the snowiest, 9.2 inches (1940).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 43.4°F: 2021 45.1°F (+1.8), 2022 42.0°F (−1.4), 2023 50.6°F (+7.2), 2024 39.5°F (−3.9), 2025 38.5°F (−4.9), 2026 40.2°F (−3.2). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.1°F | +1.8°F | 2.43 in |
| 2022 | 42.0°F | −1.4°F | 5.47 in |
| 2023 | 50.6°F | +7.2°F | 5.12 in |
| 2024 | 39.5°F | −3.9°F | 8.85 in |
| 2025 | 38.5°F | −4.9°F | 4.73 in |
| 2026 | 40.2°F | −3.2°F | 5.67 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record TUPthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093862. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Tupelo compare across Mississippi?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Mississippi, January normal highs run from 49°F in Ripley to 63°F in Pascagoula; Tupelo's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.