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January Weather at Washington-Wilkes County Airport Georgia, United States

Daily high temperatures are around 57°F, rarely falling below 43°F or exceeding 70°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 56°F on January 8.

Daily low temperatures are around 39°F, rarely falling below 26°F or exceeding 53°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 38°F on January 23.

For reference, on July 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Washington-Wilkes County Airport typically range from 73°F to 92°F, while on January 23, the coldest day of the year, they range from 38°F to 57°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Average High and Low Temperature in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313125°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°FDecFebJan 856°FJan 856°F39°F39°FJan 157°FJan 157°F39°F39°FJan 3157°FJan 3157°F38°F38°FJan 2157°FJan 2157°F38°F38°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebvery coldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Matmata, Tunisia (5,127 miles away) and Jisr ash Shughūr, Syria (6,236 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Washington-Wilkes County Airport (view comparison).

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The month of January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 50% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 51% on January 4.

The clearest day of the month is January 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 51% of the time.

For reference, on January 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 51%, while on October 7, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 66%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebOct 766%Oct 766%Jan 149%Jan 149%Jan 3150%Jan 3150%Jan 1150%Jan 1150%Jan 2150%Jan 2150%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Washington-Wilkes County Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is essentially constant, remaining around 29% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 43% on July 25, and its lowest chance is 19% on October 28.

Over the course of January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 28% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Probability of Precipitation in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%DecFebJan 1030%Jan 1030%Jan 128%Jan 128%Jan 3129%Jan 3129%Jan 2129%Jan 2129%rainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport is essentially constant, remaining about 3.8 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 6.5 inches or falling below 1.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 inDecFebJan 13.7 inJan 13.7 inJan 314.0 inJan 314.0 inJan 113.7 inJan 113.7 inJan 213.9 inJan 213.9 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 35 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 9 seconds, and weekly increase of 8 minutes, 6 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 9 hours, 57 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 10 hours, 32 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrDecFebnightnightdaydayJan 19 hr, 57 minJan 19 hr, 57 minJan 3110 hr, 32 minJan 3110 hr, 32 minJan 1610 hr, 10 minJan 1610 hr, 10 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month at Washington-Wilkes County Airport is 7:36 AM on January 8 and the earliest sunrise is 8 minutes earlier at 7:28 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:33 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 27 minutes later at 6:00 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at Washington-Wilkes County Airport during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during January, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:20 AM and sets 14 hours, 24 minutes later, at 8:45 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:32 AM and sets 9 hours, 54 minutes later, at 5:26 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMDecFeb7:28 AM7:28 AMJan 316:00 PMJan 316:00 PM7:36 AM7:36 AMJan 15:33 PMJan 15:33 PM7:36 AM7:36 AMJan 115:41 PMJan 115:41 PM7:34 AM7:34 AMJan 215:51 PMJan 215:51 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of January. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb00101020202030300001010202030303040
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 126:33 PMDec 126:33 PMDec 267:34 PMDec 267:34 PMJan 116:58 AMJan 116:58 AMJan 2512:55 PMJan 2512:55 PMFeb 96:00 PMFeb 96:00 PMFeb 247:31 AMFeb 247:31 AM7:14 AM7:14 AM4:59 PM4:59 PM5:03 PM5:03 PM8:24 AM8:24 AM8:03 AM8:03 AM5:55 PM5:55 PM5:52 PM5:52 PM8:23 AM8:23 AM7:25 AM7:25 AM5:58 PM5:58 PM5:43 PM5:43 PM7:24 AM7:24 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
75%-11:18 AMW10:55 PME4:41 AMS251,579 mi
2
66%-11:42 AMW11:49 PME5:20 AMS251,367 mi
3
50%-12:05 PMW-5:59 AMS250,334 mi
4
47%12:45 AME12:29 PMW-6:38 AMS248,479 mi
5
37%1:42 AMESE12:55 PMWSW-7:19 AMS245,867 mi
6
27%2:42 AMESE1:25 PMWSW-8:04 AMS242,637 mi
7
18%3:46 AMESE2:01 PMWSW-8:53 AMS239,004 mi
8
11%4:52 AMESE2:45 PMWSW-9:48 AMS235,248 mi
9
5%6:00 AMSE3:39 PMSW-10:49 AMS231,695 mi
10
1%7:05 AMSE4:43 PMSW-11:54 AMS228,679 mi
11
0%8:03 AMESE5:55 PMWSW-12:59 PMS226,488 mi
12
2%8:53 AMESE7:10 PMWSW-2:02 PMS225,305 mi
13
8%9:35 AMESE8:25 PMWSW-3:00 PMS225,173 mi
14
15%10:10 AMESE9:37 PMW-3:53 PMS226,008 mi
15
25%10:41 AME10:46 PMW-4:42 PMS227,630 mi
16
36%11:11 AME11:53 PMW-5:30 PMS229,811 mi
17
50%11:39 AME--6:17 PMS232,320 mi
18
59%-1:00 AMWNW12:10 PMENE7:05 PMS234,960 mi
19
70%-2:07 AMWNW12:43 PMENE7:55 PMS237,584 mi
20
79%-3:13 AMWNW1:21 PMENE8:47 PMS240,098 mi
21
87%-4:19 AMWNW2:05 PMENE9:41 PMS242,453 mi
22
94%-5:21 AMNW2:56 PMNE10:37 PMS244,626 mi
23
98%-6:17 AMNW3:52 PMNE11:31 PMS246,605 mi
24
99%-7:07 AMWNW4:51 PMENE--
25
100%-7:48 AMWNW5:52 PMENE12:23 AMS248,369 mi
26
100%-8:23 AMWNW6:52 PMENE1:11 AMS249,877 mi
27
98%-8:54 AMWNW7:50 PMENE1:56 AMS251,068 mi
28
94%-9:20 AMWNW8:46 PME2:38 AMS251,854 mi
29
89%-9:44 AMW9:41 PME3:17 AMS252,139 mi
30
82%-10:07 AMW10:36 PME3:56 AMS251,822 mi
31
74%-10:31 AMW11:32 PME4:34 AMS250,818 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Washington-Wilkes County Airport is essentially constant during January, remaining within 1% of 2% throughout.

The lowest chance of a muggy day during January is 1% on January 30.

For reference, on July 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 93% of the time, while on January 30, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 301%Jan 301%Jan 13%Jan 13%Jan 112%Jan 112%Jan 211%Jan 211%drydrycomfortablecomfortablehumidhumidmuggymuggy
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Washington-Wilkes County Airport is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 4.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on March 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.2 miles per hour, while on August 6, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Average Wind Speed in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mphDecFebJan 14.7 mphJan 14.7 mphJan 314.9 mphJan 314.9 mphJan 114.8 mphJan 114.8 mphJan 214.9 mphJan 214.9 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Washington-Wilkes County Airport throughout January is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 43% on January 13.

Wind Direction in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Wind Direction in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Washington-Wilkes County Airport typically lasts for 8.6 months (265 days), from around March 8 to around November 27, rarely starting before February 13 or after April 4, and rarely ending before November 6 or after December 21.

The month of January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb-0%Jan 16-0%Jan 16Feb 1310%Feb 1310%freezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Washington-Wilkes County Airport are gradually increasing during January, increasing by 84°F, from 3°F to 87°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Growing Degree Days in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313120°F20°F40°F40°F60°F60°F80°F80°F100°F100°F120°F120°F140°F140°FDecFebJan 13°FJan 13°FJan 3187°FJan 3187°FJan 1131°FJan 1131°FJan 2159°FJan 2159°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Washington-Wilkes County Airport is gradually increasing during January, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 2.6 kWh to 3.3 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January at Washington-Wilkes County Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January at Washington-Wilkes County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWh6.0 kWh6.0 kWhDecFebJan 12.6 kWhJan 12.6 kWhJan 313.3 kWhJan 313.3 kWhJan 112.8 kWhJan 112.8 kWhJan 213.0 kWhJan 213.0 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Washington-Wilkes County Airport are 33.780 deg latitude, -82.814 deg longitude, and 620 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Washington-Wilkes County Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 190 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 593 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (348 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (899 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Washington-Wilkes County Airport is covered by trees (69%) and cropland (30%), within 10 miles by trees (83%) and cropland (15%), and within 50 miles by trees (71%) and cropland (18%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Washington-Wilkes County Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Washington-Wilkes County Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Greene County Regional Airport, Thomson-McDuffie County Airport, Athens-Ben Epps Airport, Anderson County Airport, Baldwin County Airport, Greenwood County Airport, Daniel Field Airport, and Barrow County Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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