Athens, GA: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 43.5°F in Athens, GA, the coldest January since 2025, 58th coldest of 118.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 43.5°F; Coldest since 2025; 58th coldest of 118
Precipitation: 1.90 in; Driest since 2003; 10th driest of 138

A normal January in Athens, GA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 44.1°F, between 39.7°F and 48.8°F in eight years of ten and 4.44 in of precipitation, between 2.60 in and 6.34 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Athens, GA since 1899: 43.5°F in 2026; the lowest is 31.2°F, in 1977.

Normal range, 39.7 to 48.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Athens, GA from 1858 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	43.5	61	53.7	59	33.2	66	1.90	129	0
2025	40.2	95	50.8	92	29	104	2.61	114	1
2024	43.3	62	53.7	59	32.8	74	10.44	2	0
2023	49.3	9	59.3	11	39.4	11	9.00	9	0
2022	43.8	58	54	58	33.6	60	3.14	96	0
2021	46.4	29	56.1	40	36.7	28	4.65	58	0
2020	48.8	12	57.8	22	39.9	9	7.49	15	0
2019	45	44	55.2	47	34.9	46	5.34	42	0
2018	40.9	90	52.9	73	29	104	4.63	59	0
2017	51.5	6	62.2	3	40.7	8	6.51	24	0
2016	42	78	52.2	81	31.8	81	3.68	88	0
2015	41.9	80	52.8	76	31.1	88	2.98	102	0
2014	36.9	112	48.2	110	25.6	122	4.68	57	0
2013	49.3	9	59.5	9	39.1	12	4.97	50	0
2012	47.1	24	58.5	16	35.7	38	3.32	92	0
2011	39.7	97	49.8	102	29.6	100	3.32	92	0
2010	39.7	97	49.9	101	29.5	102	6.20	30	0
2009	43.2	64	53.5	63	32.9	73	2.70	108	0
2008	42.2	74	52.4	79	32	79	2.60	115	0
2007	45.9	35	55.6	42	36.2	31	3.48	90	0
2006	49.2	11	60.4	7	38	17	4.26	70	0
2005	46.1	33	56.7	32	35.5	39	2.59	116	0
2004	42.3	73	53.5	63	31.1	88	2.52	118	0
2003	40.7	91	50.5	96	30.9	90	1.74	131	0
2002	45.7	36	56.7	32	34.6	50	4.51	62	0
2001	42.8	68	53.7	59	31.8	81	2.75	105	0
2000	42.8	68	51.5	86	34	55	4.48	64	0
1999	47.2	23	58.3	17	36.1	34	5.45	40	0
1998	46.5	27	55.6	42	37.5	23	5.87	32	0
1997	44.6	48	53.7	59	35.5	39	5.23	45	0
1996	41.1	89	51.5	86	30.8	91	6.71	22	0
1995	44.3	51	54.3	54	34.3	51	4.88	53	0
1994	39	104	48.6	108	29.3	103	3.91	84	0
1993	46.7	26	55	49	38.5	14	4.40	65	0
1992	45.1	42	55	49	35.3	42	3.34	91	0
1991	43.9	55	51.3	89	36.5	30	6.32	27	0
1990	48.4	14	59	13	37.9	19	5.74	34	0
1989	48.1	15	58.8	15	37.4	24	2.10	127	0
1988	39.2	103	47.8	111	30.5	95	5.35	41	0
1987	41.7	83	50.5	96	33	69	6.29	28	0
1986	42	78	53.4	66	30.6	94	0.76	137	0
1985	37.8	110	47.8	111	27.8	116	4.11	75	0
1984	42.5	72	53.3	67	31.7	84	4.50	63	0
1983	42.1	76	51.2	90	33	69	3.19	94	0
1982	38	108	48.3	109	27.8	116	4.83	54	0
1981	39.7	97	51.2	90	28.3	111	0.64	138	0
1980	45	44	53.1	71	36.9	25	6.76	21	0
1979	38.8	105	49	106	28.5	110	6.54	23	0
1978	35.3	115	43.7	121	26.8	120	6.92	19	0
1977	31.2	118	39.8	124	22.6	124	4.14	73	0
1976	39.7	97	50.5	96	28.9	106	4.06	78	0
1975	47.9	18	57.8	22	38	17	5.55	35	0
1974	52.6	3	60.6	6	44.6	3	3.68	88	0
1973	43.2	64	52.8	76	33.5	62	4.28	67	0
1972	48	16	57.2	26	38.9	13	6.46	26	0
1971	42.8	68	52.3	80	33.3	65	4.06	78	0
1970	36.9	112	46.7	117	27	119	2.28	122	0
1969	41.6	85	50.8	92	32.3	78	4.95	51	0
1968	39.5	101	48.7	107	30.4	96	5.26	44	0
1967	45.3	40	56.4	36	34.1	54	4.27	69	0
1966	38.3	107	47	116	29.6	100	8.56	11	0
1965	44.5	49	56.4	36	32.6	76	1.83	130	0
1964	41.8	82	51.8	85	31.8	81	7.41	16	0
1963	38.5	106	49.3	104	27.6	118	5.91	31	0
1962	41.9	80	50.6	94	33.1	68	5.23	45	0
1961	39.3	102	50.6	94	28	113	2.25	123	0
1960	43.2	64	52.1	82	34.2	53	9.47	6	0
1959	42.1	76	53.5	63	30.7	93	3.84	85	0
1958	38	108	47.5	114	28.6	108	4.09	76	0
1957	45.4	38	54.7	52	36.2	31	5.05	49	0
1956	41.7	83	53.2	69	30.3	98	2.11	126	0
1955	43.3	62	52.9	73	33.7	58	5.32	43	0
1954	45.1	42	55.3	46	34.9	46	3.11	97	0
1953	46.8	25	56.9	29	36.6	29	6.77	20	0
1952	49.6	8	59.3	11	39.9	9	2.63	112	0
1951	43.8	58	54.1	56	33.5	62	2.65	110	0
1950			64	2	44	4	3.15	95	4
1949	51.7	5	61.5	5	42	6	4.33	66	1
1948	37.6	111	46.5	119	28.6	108	4.71	56	0
1947	46.4	29	55.1	48	37.7	21	9.05	8	0
1946	44.2	53	53	72	35.4	41			0
1945	42.8	68	53.2	69	32.4	77	2.38	121	0
1944	44.4	50	55	49	33.8	57	4.16	72	0
1943	46.5	27	57.2	26	35.8	36	8.31	12	0
1942	43.9	55	56.2	39	31.6	86	2.99	101	0
1941	45.2	41	56.5	35	33.9	56	2.63	112	0
1940	32.3	117	42.9	122	21.7	125	5.50	38	0
1939	46.1	33	57.5	25	34.8	49	4.94	52	0
1938	45.4	38	55.6	42	35.2	43	2.20	124	0
1937	53	2	60.1	8	45.9	1	9.27	7	0
1936	40.5	93	51.4	88	28.9	106	12.83	1	2
1935	46.2	32	56.7	32	35.8	36	3.10	99	0
1934	47.5	20	57.1	28	37.8	20	2.73	107	0
1933	51.8	4	62	4	41.5	7	2.47	120	0
1932	54.4	1	64.1	1	44.7	2	5.53	36	0
1931	44.7	47	54.6	53	34.9	46	3.04	100	0
1930	46.3	31	56.4	36	36.2	31	4.07	77	0
1929									7
1928	43.7	60	56.8	31	30.3	98	1.70	132	3
1927	45.5	37	58.3	17	32.7	75	1.47	135	0
1926			52	83	33.7	58			5
1925	43	67	54.1	56	31.9	80	9.85	3	0
1924	40.3	94	52.7	78	27.9	114	5.50	38	0
1923					35.1	44	4.28	67	14
1922	44.1	54	53.3	67	35	45	5.52	37	0
1921	47.4	21	57.8	22	36.9	25	3.70	87	0
1920	43.9	55	54.3	54	33.4	64	5.16	48	1
1919	44.9	46	56.9	29	33	69	6.28	29	0
1918	33.3	116	42.2	123	23.7	123	8.07	13	2
1917	47.3	22	58	21	36.8	27	3.96	82	2
1916	48	16	58.1	20	38.3	15	2.65	110	2
1915	41.6	85	51.9	84	31.7	84	5.21	47	2
1914	44.3	51	55.5	45	33	69	1.61	133	0
1913	48.5	13	58.9	14	38.1	16	4.53	60	2
1912			47.1	115	26.5	121	4.23	71	4
1911	47.6	19	58.3	17	36	35	2.15	125	2
1910			50	100	30.8	91	3.75	86	4
1909			55.8	41	37.7	21			4
1908	41.2	88	49.2	105	33.2	66	3.93	83	0
1907	50.5	7	59.4	10	42.3	5	1.21	136	2
1906	41.6	85	49.8	102	34.3	51	8.93	10	2
1905			46.7	117	27.9	114	2.75	105	4
1904	36.4	114	44.9	120	28.2	112	2.92	104	2
1903	40.7	91	47.8	111	33.6	60	3.11	97	0
1902	40.2	95	50.1	99	30.4	96	2.70	108	0
1901							4.14	73	31
1900							2.10	127	31
1899	42.2	74	52.9	73	31.4	87	7.21	17	0
1898							2.93	103	31
1895							7.55	14	31
1894							4.79	55	31
1893							1.56	134	31
1892							9.57	4	31
1891							9.54	5	31
1890							2.56	117	31
1889							5.84	33	31
1888							4.53	60	31
1887							2.51	119	31
1886							6.47	25	31
1873							3.98	81	31
1859							4.01	80	31
1858							6.96	18	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	54.4
1937	53
1974	52.6
1933	51.8
1949	51.7
2017	51.5
1907	50.5
1952	49.6
2023	49.3
2013	49.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	31.2
1940	32.3
1918	33.3
1978	35.3
1904	36.4
2014	36.9
1970	36.9
1948	37.6
1985	37.8
1982	38
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	12.83
2024	10.44
1925	9.85
1892	9.57
1891	9.54
1960	9.47
1937	9.27
1947	9.05
2023	9.00
1906	8.93

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1981	0.64
1986	0.76
1907	1.21
1927	1.47
1893	1.56
1914	1.61
1928	1.70
2003	1.74
1965	1.83
2026	1.90

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 74°F; 10 January 2026
Coldest night: 13°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.72 in; 25 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 1.90 in of precipitation in Athens, GA, the driest January since 2003, 10th driest of 138.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Athens, GA: 74°F on Saturday 10 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Athens, GA: a low of 13°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Athens, GA: 0.72 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.