Cincinnati January 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Cincinnati, Ohio for the date of January 5.

January 5 All-Time Records 1916–2024
Highest temperature	65 °F	2007
Lowest temperature	-8 °F	1999
Lowest daily high	11 °F	1959
Highest daily low	56 °F	2007
Most precipitation	1.62 inches	2005
Most snow	6.9 inches	1977

January 5 All-Time Records
1916–2024

Highest temperature

65 °F

-8 °F

11 °F

Highest daily low

56 °F

1.62 inches

6.9 inches

January 5 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	40.4 °F
Average low	25.0 °F
Chance precipitation	45.6%
Chance snow	19.7%

January 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

40.4 °F

Average low

25.0 °F

Chance precipitation

45.6%

Chance snow

19.7%

Cincinnati January 5 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	38	22	0.00	0.0
2023	47	32	0.00	0.0
2022	47	22	0.00	0.0
2021	39	32	0.03	0.0
2020	46	28	0.00	0.0
2019	52	34	0.00	0.0
2018	15	-1	0.00	0.0
2017	22	14	0.17	2.5
2016	33	17	0.00	0.0
2015	23	13	0.01	0.2
2014	48	24	0.68	0.5
2013	40	21	0.00	0.0
2012	50	23	0.00	0.0
2011	35	17	0.00	0.0
2010	22	14	0.08	1.3
2009	34	26	0.00	0.0
2008	44	32	0.09	0.0
2007	65	56	0.27	0.0
2006	41	34	0.01	0.0
2005	46	36	1.62	0.0
2004	49	29	0.01	0.0
2003	37	31	0.08	0.7
2002	40	27	0.00	0.0
2001	41	30	0.00	0.0
2000	31	24	0.00	0.0
1999	18	-8	0.00	0.0
1998	61	48	0.25	0.0
1997	58	31	0.17	0.0
1996	24	17	0.01	0.4
1995	23	1	0.00	0.0
1994	29	23	0.00	0.0
1993	54	36	0.03	0.0
1992	38	34	0.00	0.0
1991	43	22	0.19	0.0
1990	41	31	0.00	0.0
1989	47	23	0.52	0.0
1988	12	1	0.00	0.0
1987	45	20	0.00	0.0
1986	32	22	0.02	0.2
1985	35	27	0.00	0.0
1984	37	31	0.00	0.0
1983	44	24	0.00	0.0
1982	43	21	0.00	0.0
1981	17	-4	0.00	0.0
1980	26	19	0.00	0.3
1979	20	14	0.07	2.6
1978	36	31	0.31	0.2
1977	31	14	0.44	6.9
1976	20	2	0.00	0.0
1975	42	20	0.00	0.0
1974	28	23	0.00	0.0
1973	29	23	0.00	0.0
1972	25	17	0.03	0.2
1971	29	17	0.00	0.0
1970	40	18	0.00	0.0
1969	31	3	0.00	0.0
1968	24	-2	0.00	0.0
1967	32	24	0.09	1.2
1966	47	33	0.53	0.0
1965	44	29	0.00	0.0
1964	49	24	0.00	0.0
1963	39	28	0.00	0.0
1962	50	43	0.20	0.0
1961	45	25	0.00	0.0
1960	30	23	0.00	0.0
1959	11	-6	0.00	0.0
1958	35	12	0.00	0.0
1957	37	25	0.00	0.0
1956	52	23	0.00	0.0
1955	61	50	0.52	0.0
1954	37	30	0.09	0.2
1953	31	15	0.09	1.0
1952	35	29	0.00	0.0
1951	49	26	0.00	0.0
1950	32	26	0.63	0.9
1949	59	32	0.25	0.0
1948	35	28	0.00	0.0
1947	27	19	0.14	0.0
1946	64	49	0.00	0.0
1945	34	20	0.00	0.0
1944	41	30	0.18	0.0
1943	30	16	0.00	0.0
1942	16	4	0.00	0.0
1941	20	6	0.00	0.0
1940	24	-1	0.00	0.1
1939	64	44	0.10	0.0
1938	50	30	0.00	0.0
1937	45	33	0.00	0.0
1936	42	27	0.00	0.0
1935	55	21	0.00	0.0
1934	51	42	0.00	0.0
1933	48	30	0.00	0.0
1932	54	37	0.63	0.0
1931	43	37	0.60	0.0
1930	55	30	0.00	0.0
1929	53	32	0.27	0.0
1928	36	18	0.00	0.0
1927	41	34	0.00	0.0
1926	52	34	0.00	0.0
1925	41	28	0.00	0.0
1924	12	-8	0.00	0.0
1923	42	33	0.00	0.0
1922	51	25	0.00	0.0
1921	48	33	0.00	0.0
1920	24	6	0.00	0.0
1919	25	10	0.00	0.0
1918	37	12	0.29	0.0
1917	60	32	1.19	0.0
1916	57	28	0.08	0.0

What's the all-time high for Cincinnati on 1/5?

For the date of Jan 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is 65 °F which happened in 2007.

Highest Temperatures in Cincinnati on January 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	65 °F	2007
2	64 °F	1946
2	64 °F	1939
4	61 °F	1998
4	61 °F	1955
6	60 °F	1917
7	59 °F	1949
8	58 °F	1997
9	57 °F	1916
10	55 °F	1930
10	55 °F	1935

What's the all-time low for Cincinnati on 1/5?

For the date of Jan 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is -8 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1999.

Lowest Temperatures in Cincinnati on January 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-8 °F	1999
1	-8 °F	1924
3	-6 °F	1959
4	-4 °F	1981
5	-2 °F	1968
6	-1 °F	1940
6	-1 °F	2018
8	1 °F	1988
8	1 °F	1995
10	2 °F	1976

Lowest High Temperatures in Cincinnati on January 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	11 °F	1959
2	12 °F	1924
2	12 °F	1988
4	15 °F	2018
5	16 °F	1942
6	17 °F	1981
7	18 °F	1999
8	20 °F	1976
8	20 °F	1941
8	20 °F	1979

What's the most it has ever rained in Cincinnati on 1/5?

For the date of Jan 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Cincinnati history is 1.62 inches which happened in 2005.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Cincinnati on January 5

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	1.62 inches	2005
2	1.19 inches	1917
3	0.68 inches	2014
4	0.63 inches	1932
4	0.63 inches	1950
6	0.60 inches	1931
7	0.53 inches	1966
8	0.52 inches	1989
8	0.52 inches	1955
10	0.44 inches	1977

All-Time Most Snow in Cincinnati on January 5

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	6.9 inches	1977
2	2.6 inches	1979
3	2.5 inches	2017
4	1.3 inches	2010
5	1.2 inches	1967
6	1.0 inches	1953
7	0.9 inches	1950
8	0.7 inches	2003
9	0.5 inches	2014
10	0.4 inches	1996

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport	location
1916–1947	Cincinnati	location