Phenix City weather in January

In January, Phenix City sees average daytime highs of 57°F and overnight lows near 38°F, with 4.2 in of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 57°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Phenix City's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phenix City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
57°
12th warmest
Overnight low
38°
1st coldest
Precipitation
4.2 in
9.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:47 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
7 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Phenix City is city and county seat of Russell County, Alabama, United States.

Density
516/km²
people per km²
Founded
1883

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 57°F through the month.

A typical January day in Phenix City reaches about 57°F in the afternoon and slips back to 38°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 44°F and 69°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°F cooler than December and about 4°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15739
25739
35739
45739
55739
65738
75738
85738
95738
105738
115738
125738
135738
145738
155737
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185737
195737
205737
215737
225737
235737
245737
255737
265737
275737
285837
295838
305838
315838

How January really feels in Phenix City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 10 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
10
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Phenix City weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan57° / 38°4.29.810.14.1
Feb61° / 41°4.49.110.85.1
Mar68° / 47°4.29.711.86.5
Apr76° / 54°3.37.912.87.2
May83° / 62°2.68.313.66.1
Jun89° / 70°3.51314.14.0
Jul91° / 73°4.415.513.93.3
Aug90° / 72°3.813.813.23.6
Sep86° / 67°3.48.312.25.3
Oct77° / 55°2.96.511.27.5
Nov67° / 45°3.67.510.36.7
Dec59° / 40°4.59.59.94.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44456
54456
64456
74456
84555
94555
104654
114654
124654
134654
144852
154852
164951
174951
184951
194951
205050
215050
225050
234951
244951
254951
264852
274753
284753
294654
304753
314654

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Phenix City gets around 4.2 in of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
232
332
432
532
631
731
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1331
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2532
2632
2732
2832
2931
3031
3131

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1831061
284961
384961
484961
584961
685861
785861
886860
988750
1088750
1189650
1289650
1389650
1490640
1590640
1690640
1790640
1891630
1991630
2091630
2192620
2292620
2392620
2492620
2592620
2693610
2793610
2893610
2992710
3092710
3192710

Wind in January

Winds average 7 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:46 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:465:40
29.97:465:41
39.97:475:42
49.97:475:42
59.97:475:43
69.97:475:44
710.07:475:44
810.07:475:45
910.07:475:46
1010.07:475:47
1110.07:475:48
1210.07:475:48
1310.07:475:49
1410.17:475:50
1510.17:475:51
1610.17:475:52
1710.17:475:53
1810.17:465:54
1910.17:465:54
2010.27:465:55
2110.27:465:56
2210.27:455:57
2310.27:455:58
2410.27:455:59
2510.37:446:00
2610.37:446:01
2710.37:436:02
2810.37:436:03
2910.47:426:03
3010.47:426:04
3110.47:416:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Phenix City?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Phenix City for sightseeing.

What to pack for Phenix City in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Phenix City sees daytime highs around 57°F and nights near 38°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Phenix City in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Phenix City peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Phenix City in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Phenix City is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1719 µg/m³Dec 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Phenix City?

Phenix City sits at 32.5°N, 85.0°W, 243 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Columbus, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Phenix City

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Phenix City.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Phenix City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 ft around an average of 325 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,234 ft.

The land around Phenix City is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 2 miles, trees (75%) within 10 miles, and trees (86%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
367 ft
10 miles
548 ft
50 miles
1,234 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Columbus 1.2 mi · Opelika 25 mi · Auburn 30 mi · LaGrange 39 mi · Americus 53 mi · Newnan 64 mi · Peachtree City 68 mi · Griffin 68 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Phenix City (32.471°, -85.0008°, elevation 243 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).