Alabama January Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of January in Alabama for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest January in Alabama History?

1950 was the warmest January in Alabama history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 68.4 °F, and the average low was 49.4 °F.

What Was the Coldest January in Alabama History?

1940 was the coolest January in Alabama history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 43.0 °F, and the average low was 21.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	10	62.4	40.5
2022	71	55.8	32.1
2021	45	56.6	36.9
2020	22	59.8	39.2
2019	49	56.6	36.5
2018	110	51.8	29.0
2017	6	62.9	42.0
2016	91	53.5	32.6
2015	78	54.6	32.5
2014	125	49.8	24.7
2013	17	59.9	40.3
2012	16	62.3	38.0
2011	104	52.0	30.2
2010	113	50.8	29.2
2009	62	56.7	33.8
2008	91	53.9	32.1
2007	45	57.0	36.4
2006	13	63.1	39.2
2005	26	60.4	38.1
2004	69	55.8	32.6
2003	113	51.5	28.4
2002	43	58.3	35.3
2001	103	52.5	29.9
2000	49	57.1	35.9
1999	23	61.3	37.4
1998	36	57.7	37.8
1997	58	56.0	35.8
1996	80	55.4	31.7
1995	60	56.0	34.9
1994	106	50.9	30.8
1993	31	58.0	39.6
1992	70	54.3	33.9
1991	59	53.9	37.6
1990	19	61.0	38.6
1989	15	62.1	39.0
1988	107	50.6	30.8
1987	91	53.5	32.5
1986	87	56.2	30.0
1985	126	48.5	25.9
1984	111	51.7	29.0
1983	101	52.1	32.2
1982	94	54.4	31.4
1981	117	52.2	26.8
1980	45	55.8	37.6
1979	123	47.8	27.8
1978	127	44.4	26.8
1977	128	43.6	23.0
1976	108	52.8	28.3
1975	28	60.2	37.9
1974	3	64.0	45.9
1973	85	53.6	32.8
1972	27	60.4	37.7
1971	65	55.8	34.1
1970	122	48.3	27.6
1969	84	53.6	33.0
1968	99	53.1	31.5
1967	60	56.8	34.0
1966	113	49.3	30.6
1965	49	58.8	34.2
1964	98	53.7	31.2
1963	119	50.6	27.6
1962	95	52.9	32.2
1961	118	50.4	27.9
1960	68	53.6	35.3
1959	87	55.8	30.3
1958	116	50.2	29.2
1957	33	58.8	38.1
1956	100	53.5	30.9
1955	71	54.8	33.2
1954	41	58.7	35.1
1953	28	60.6	37.3
1952	6	63.0	41.8
1951	43	58.9	34.8
1950	1	68.4	49.4
1949	5	63.0	42.3
1948	121	49.8	27.2
1947	24	58.4	40.1
1946	49	56.4	36.6
1945	66	56.0	33.6
1944	64	56.3	34.1
1943	38	59.1	36.2
1942	96	55.5	29.5
1941	54	57.9	34.5
1940	129	43.0	21.2
1939	31	60.4	37.2
1938	54	56.8	35.6
1937	2	65.0	48.9
1936	87	54.2	32.0
1935	45	57.9	35.6
1934	34	58.6	38.0
1933	11	61.6	41.2
1932	8	62.5	41.2
1931	77	55.3	32.1
1930	66	55.7	33.9
1929	35	59.9	36.3
1928	71	56.0	31.9
1927	36	59.5	36.2
1926	75	53.8	33.7
1925	39	57.2	37.1
1924	108	52.7	28.5
1923	14	62.8	39.0
1922	53	55.4	37.4
1921	24	61.1	37.5
1920	41	56.8	37.0
1919	71	56.3	31.7
1918	124	48.6	26.1
1917	20	60.0	39.4
1916	9	62.6	41.0
1915	96	53.3	31.6
1914	40	58.8	35.2
1913	12	62.5	40.0
1912	112	51.4	29.0
1911	18	61.3	38.6
1910	62	57.6	33.0
1909	21	61.0	38.2
1908	82	54.6	32.2
1907	4	65.0	42.2
1906	54	57.2	35.1
1905	120	49.8	27.5
1904	104	52.6	29.7
1903	82	53.5	33.3
1902	85	55.4	30.9
1901	57	57.5	34.5
1900	78	55.3	31.9
1899	75	54.4	33.1
1898	28	59.1	38.8
1897	102	52.1	31.4
1896	80	53.0	34.0
1895	87	52.7	33.4