Petersburg Weather in January
Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 36°F on January 31, and lows from 27°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 11.39 in over about 21 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 35°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 11.39 in
- Snowfall
- 20.7 in
- Record high
- 65°FJan 14, 2018
- Record low
- -19°FJan 30, 1947
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 6 h 55 min to 8 h 29 min
- Cloud cover
- 72%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 9.2 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 34°F | 27°F | 49°F 2019 | -8°F 1950 | 68% | 25% |
| Jan 2 | 34°F | 27°F | 52°F 2001 | 1°F 2009 | 68% | 25% |
| Jan 3 | 34°F | 27°F | 52°F 2001 | -3°F 1965 | 68% | 25% |
| Jan 4 | 34°F | 27°F | 50°F 1985 | -7°F 1965 | 68% | 25% |
| Jan 5 | 34°F | 27°F | 48°F 2018 | -8°F 1965 | 68% | 25% |
| Jan 6 | 34°F | 27°F | 59°F 1958 | -8°F 1978 | 68% | 25% |
| Jan 7 | 34°F | 27°F | 60°F 1958 | -4°F 1978 | 68% | 25% |
| Jan 8 | 34°F | 27°F | 51°F 2021 | -2°F 1950 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 9 | 34°F | 27°F | 53°F 1981 | -5°F 1950 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 10 | 34°F | 27°F | 51°F 1944 | -12°F 1975 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 11 | 34°F | 27°F | 48°F 1942 | -3°F 1950 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 12 | 34°F | 27°F | 49°F 1931 | -6°F 1950 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 13 | 34°F | 27°F | 54°F 1986 | -9°F 1950 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 14 | 34°F | 27°F | 65°F 2018 | -6°F 1974 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 15 | 34°F | 27°F | 60°F 1981 | -5°F 1969 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 16 | 34°F | 27°F | 62°F 1981 | -7°F 1969 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 17 | 35°F | 27°F | 58°F 2014 | -5°F 1969 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 18 | 35°F | 27°F | 58°F 2014 | -8°F 1969 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 19 | 35°F | 27°F | 59°F 1981 | -5°F 1969 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 20 | 35°F | 27°F | 52°F 1942 | -6°F 1969 | 68% | 23% |
| Jan 21 | 35°F | 27°F | 56°F 1981 | -6°F 1952 | 68% | 23% |
| Jan 22 | 35°F | 27°F | 51°F 1981 | -10°F 1952 | 68% | 23% |
| Jan 23 | 35°F | 27°F | 58°F 1985 | -9°F 1950 | 68% | 23% |
| Jan 24 | 35°F | 27°F | 50°F 1942 | -11°F 1972 | 68% | 23% |
| Jan 25 | 35°F | 27°F | 49°F 2015 | -11°F 1972 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 26 | 35°F | 27°F | 49°F 2019 | -10°F 1972 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 27 | 35°F | 28°F | 52°F 2016 | -8°F 1972 | 68% | 24% |
| Jan 28 | 36°F | 28°F | 53°F 2024 | -11°F 1947 | 67% | 24% |
| Jan 29 | 36°F | 28°F | 54°F 2024 | -13°F 1947 | 67% | 24% |
| Jan 30 | 36°F | 28°F | 53°F 1998 | -19°F 1947 | 67% | 24% |
| Jan 31 | 36°F | 28°F | 57°F 1998 | -11°F 1947 | 67% | 24% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:28 AM, sunset 3:23 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 4:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00025329 (Petersburg 1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025329, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.