Weather in Louisville in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Louisville;
Average weather
Average temperature in Louisville in January
Going from a maximum of +18°C during the day to a minimum of -4°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +10°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 59% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +13°C to 0°C.
Is Louisville warm or cold in January?
Louisville is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +8°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from 0°C to -2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Louisville, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Louisville in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +6°C | +8°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -29°C | -29°C | -22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +21°C | +27°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 102 mm | 75 mm | 81 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 70% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +8°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +6°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 102 mm to 75 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 72% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in December to 3 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Louisville is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Louisville.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Louisville?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Louisville in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+17°C) and the highest in 2012 (+21°C). The driest year was 1987 with only 957 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2011 with 1944 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Louisville
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Louisville, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
