Lancaster Weather in January
Average highs run from 57°F on January 1 to 60°F on January 31, and lows from 30°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.46 in over about 5 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
- 59°F
- Average low
- 31°F
- Precipitation
- 1.46 in
- Record high
- 78°FJan 31, 2003
- Record low
- 3°FJan 14, 2007
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 53 min to 10 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 46%
- Humidity
- 60%
- Dew point
- 31°F
- Wind
- 8.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 57°F | 30°F | 71°F 1998 | 10°F 1976 | 16% |
| Jan 2 | 58°F | 30°F | 70°F 2018 | 10°F 1976 | 16% |
| Jan 3 | 58°F | 30°F | 72°F 2007 | 12°F 1976 | 16% |
| Jan 4 | 58°F | 31°F | 72°F 1994 | 13°F 1990 | 16% |
| Jan 5 | 58°F | 31°F | 72°F 2018 | 13°F 2013 | 17% |
| Jan 6 | 58°F | 31°F | 73°F 2012 | 18°F 1990 | 17% |
| Jan 7 | 58°F | 31°F | 73°F 1999 | 16°F 1994 | 17% |
| Jan 8 | 58°F | 31°F | 73°F 2009 | 18°F 1976 | 17% |
| Jan 9 | 58°F | 31°F | 70°F 1996 | 19°F 1982 | 17% |
| Jan 10 | 58°F | 31°F | 72°F 2014 | 21°F 1986 | 17% |
| Jan 11 | 58°F | 31°F | 74°F 2014 | 18°F 1987 | 16% |
| Jan 12 | 58°F | 31°F | 69°F 1999 | 13°F 2007 | 16% |
| Jan 13 | 59°F | 31°F | 72°F 1996 | 7°F 2007 | 16% |
| Jan 14 | 59°F | 31°F | 73°F 2021 | 3°F 2007 | 16% |
| Jan 15 | 59°F | 31°F | 75°F 1996 | 7°F 2007 | 16% |
| Jan 16 | 59°F | 31°F | 77°F 1975 | 9°F 2007 | 16% |
| Jan 17 | 59°F | 31°F | 76°F 2011 | 8°F 2007 | 16% |
| Jan 18 | 59°F | 31°F | 74°F 2018 | 13°F 2007 | 16% |
| Jan 19 | 59°F | 32°F | 73°F 1986 | 13°F 2007 | 16% |
| Jan 20 | 59°F | 32°F | 72°F 2012 | 15°F 2013 | 16% |
| Jan 21 | 59°F | 32°F | 72°F 1975 | 14°F 1987 | 16% |
| Jan 22 | 59°F | 32°F | 69°F 2014 | 15°F 2025 | 16% |
| Jan 23 | 59°F | 32°F | 70°F 1976 | 17°F 2025 | 16% |
| Jan 24 | 59°F | 32°F | 73°F 1975 | 17°F 2025 | 16% |
| Jan 25 | 59°F | 32°F | 76°F 1975 | 18°F 2002 | 16% |
| Jan 26 | 60°F | 32°F | 72°F 2003 | 17°F 1989 | 16% |
| Jan 27 | 60°F | 32°F | 74°F 2003 | 19°F 2022 | 16% |
| Jan 28 | 60°F | 32°F | 71°F 1986 | 18°F 1990 | 16% |
| Jan 29 | 60°F | 32°F | 77°F 2014 | 15°F 1975 | 16% |
| Jan 30 | 60°F | 32°F | 73°F 2003 | 17°F 1991 | 16% |
| Jan 31 | 60°F | 32°F | 78°F 2003 | 16°F 2002 | 17% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 5:21 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003159 (Lancaster Wm J Fox Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003159, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.