Weather Almanac: Lafayette, IN 47901

🗓️ Historical norms for January 2026

December February

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

January avg. precipitation

🌧️ 1.86"

January days below freezing

📉 ≈28.3 days

Average January lows ≈15.0°F

USDA Zone

Annual extreme lows -10°F to -5°F

Last Spring Frost (36°F)

🌷 May 10

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First Fall Frost (36°F)

🍂 Oct 1

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F: Forecast

H: Normal High Temp

L: Normal Low Temp

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Saturday

Thu. January 1 New Year's Day

🌅 8:10 a.m.

H: ≈36.5°F

L: ≈15.8°F

🌇 5:31 p.m.

Fri. January 2

🌅 8:10 a.m.

H: ≈36.5°F

L: ≈15.6°F

🌇 5:32 p.m.

Sat. January 3

🌅 8:10 a.m.

H: ≈36.6°F

L: ≈15.5°F

🌇 5:33 p.m.

Sun. January 4

🌅 8:10 a.m.

H: ≈36.6°F

L: ≈15.3°F

🌇 5:34 p.m.

Mon. January 5

🌅 8:10 a.m.

H: ≈36.6°F

L: ≈15.2°F

🌇 5:35 p.m.

Tue. January 6 Epiphany

🌅 8:10 a.m.

H: ≈36.7°F

L: ≈15.1°F

🌇 5:36 p.m.

Wed. January 7

🌅 8:10 a.m.

H: ≈36.8°F

L: ≈15.0°F

🌇 5:37 p.m.

Thu. January 8

🌅 8:10 a.m.

H: ≈36.9°F

L: ≈14.9°F

🌇 5:38 p.m.

Fri. January 9

🌅 8:10 a.m.

H: ≈37.0°F

L: ≈14.9°F

🌇 5:39 p.m.

Sat. January 10

🌅 8:10 a.m.

H: ≈37.1°F

L: ≈14.8°F

🌇 5:40 p.m.

Sun. January 11

🌅 8:09 a.m.

H: ≈37.2°F

L: ≈14.7°F

🌇 5:41 p.m.

Mon. January 12

🌅 8:09 a.m.

H: ≈37.3°F

L: ≈14.7°F

🌇 5:42 p.m.

Tue. January 13

🌅 8:09 a.m.

H: ≈37.5°F

L: ≈14.7°F

🌇 5:43 p.m.

Wed. January 14

🌅 8:08 a.m.

H: ≈37.6°F

L: ≈14.6°F

🌇 5:44 p.m.

Thu. January 15

🌅 8:08 a.m.

H: ≈37.8°F

L: ≈14.6°F

🌇 5:45 p.m.

Fri. January 16

🌅 8:08 a.m.

H: ≈37.9°F

L: ≈14.6°F

🌇 5:46 p.m.

Sat. January 17

🌅 8:07 a.m.

H: ≈38.0°F

L: ≈14.6°F

🌇 5:48 p.m.

Sun. January 18

🌅 8:07 a.m.

H: ≈38.2°F

L: ≈14.6°F

🌇 5:49 p.m.

Mon. January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

🌅 8:06 a.m.

H: ≈38.3°F

L: ≈14.7°F

🌇 5:50 p.m.

Tue. January 20

🌅 8:06 a.m.

H: ≈38.5°F

L: ≈14.7°F

🌇 5:51 p.m.

Wed. January 21

🌅 8:05 a.m.

H: ≈38.6°F

L: ≈14.7°F

🌇 5:52 p.m.

Thu. January 22

🌅 8:04 a.m.

H: ≈38.8°F

L: ≈14.8°F

🌇 5:53 p.m.

Fri. January 23

🌅 8:04 a.m.

H: ≈38.9°F

L: ≈14.8°F

🌇 5:55 p.m.

Sat. January 24

🌅 8:03 a.m.

H: ≈39.0°F

L: ≈14.9°F

🌇 5:56 p.m.

Sun. January 25

🌅 8:02 a.m.

H: ≈39.2°F

L: ≈15.0°F

🌇 5:57 p.m.

Mon. January 26

🌅 8:01 a.m.

H: ≈39.3°F

L: ≈15.0°F

🌇 5:58 p.m.

Tue. January 27

🌅 8:01 a.m.

H: ≈39.4°F

L: ≈15.1°F

🌇 5:59 p.m.

Wed. January 28

🌅 8:00 a.m.

H: ≈39.6°F

L: ≈15.2°F

🌇 6:01 p.m.

Thu. January 29

🌅 7:59 a.m.

H: ≈39.7°F

L: ≈15.3°F

🌇 6:02 p.m.

Fri. January 30

🌅 7:58 a.m.

H: ≈39.8°F

L: ≈15.4°F

🌇 6:03 p.m.

Sat. January 31

🌅 7:57 a.m.

H: ≈39.9°F

L: ≈15.5°F

🌇 6:04 p.m.

December February

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Temperature climatic data from weather station: W LAFAYETTE SEW PLT (USC00124711)

Precipitation climatic data from weather station: LAFAYETTE PURDUE UNIV AP (USW00014835)

Agricultural climatic data from weather station: LAFAYETTE PURDUE UNIV AP (USW00014835)