Weather in Columbus: January
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Average day temperature: | 35.5°F |
Average night temperature: | 29.7°F | |
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Number of sunny days: | 7 days |
Day length: | 9.5 - 10.2 hours | |
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Number of days with precipitation: | 4 days |
Precipitation totals: | 1.6 in. | |
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Air temperature in January, °F
Show year:
2025
2024
2023
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5
7
9
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21
23
25
27
29
31
0
7
14
21
28
35
42
49
56
Day temperature | Night temperature |
The highest day temperature during January of 2025 was 45°F. At the same time the lowest night temperature was 2°F. Daily and nightly averages during January were 28.7°F and 21.6°F.
Sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy days
Sunny days | |
Partly cloudy days | |
Cloudy days |
23%
26%
52%
Mostly all days in January are cloudy but sunny and partly cloudy days are also possible.
Precipitation total in January, in.
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
0.3
0.6
0.9
1.2
1.5
1.8
2.1
1.1
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.8
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.8
1.3
1.1
1.6
Precipitation total value in Columbus in January is 1.6 in. Other months of the year show relatively similar values.
Wind speed in January, mph
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
1.7
3.4
5.1
6.8
8.5
10.2
11.9
8.5
8.4
8.0
6.7
6.0
5.8
6.9
7.7
9.1
9.9
9.1
8.5
8.4
8.0
6.7
6.0
5.8
6.9
7.7
9.1
9.9
9.1
8.7
The average wind speed value in January is 8.7 mph It makes January one of the most windy months of the year.
Average sunny hours
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
1.6
3.2
4.8
6.4
7.9
9.5
11.1
3.9
5.8
7.5
8.5
8.8
8.6
9.3
7.4
6.3
5.8
5.1
3.9
5.8
7.5
8.5
8.8
8.6
9.3
7.4
6.3
5.8
5.1
4.0
This chart shows average number of hours during the day when sunlight can reach the ground. It depends on day length and cloudiness during the day. The average number of sunny hours in January is: 4.0.
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Name
°F
24 Hours Forecast
Columbus
Local time: 07:55
April 23, wednesday
0900

59°F
W
5 mph
5 mph
1200

73°F
NW
7 mph
7 mph
1500

79°F
NW
7 mph
7 mph
1800

79°F
NW
6 mph
6 mph
2100

66°F
NW
4 mph
4 mph
April 24, thursday
0000

61°F
W
4 mph
4 mph
0300

55°F
NW
6 mph
6 mph
0600

54°F
W
4 mph
4 mph