Watertown climate

Watertown Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Burlington, 26 km from Watertown

Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 37°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.65 in over about 10 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Watertown, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
3.65 in
Snowfall
11.1 in
Record high
74°FJan 13, 2020
Record low
-9°FJan 8, 2018
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 10 h 02 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
6.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 137°F20°F48°F 20119°F 201835%10%
Jan 237°F19°F53°F 2011-2°F 201835%10%
Jan 337°F19°F54°F 20201°F 201835%10%
Jan 437°F19°F44°F 2020-5°F 201435%11%
Jan 537°F19°F49°F 2017-3°F 201435%11%
Jan 637°F18°F51°F 20143°F 201835%11%
Jan 737°F18°F55°F 2014-8°F 201834%11%
Jan 836°F18°F61°F 2012-9°F 201834%11%
Jan 936°F18°F44°F 20201°F 201734%11%
Jan 1036°F18°F46°F 20161°F 201734%11%
Jan 1136°F17°F56°F 20166°F 201734%11%
Jan 1236°F17°F58°F 202015°F 201134%12%
Jan 1336°F17°F74°F 202015°F 201134%12%
Jan 1436°F17°F49°F 20122°F 201633%12%
Jan 1536°F17°F54°F 20132°F 201133%12%
Jan 1636°F17°F44°F 20147°F 201233%12%
Jan 1736°F16°F55°F 20207°F 201233%12%
Jan 1836°F16°F50°F 201415°F 202033%12%
Jan 1936°F16°F41°F 201412°F 201233%12%
Jan 2036°F16°F45°F 201410°F 201632%13%
Jan 2136°F16°F50°F 20137°F 202032%13%
Jan 2236°F16°F53°F 20173°F 201432%13%
Jan 2336°F16°F55°F 2017-1°F 201132%13%
Jan 2436°F16°F56°F 2018-2°F 201132%13%
Jan 2536°F16°F54°F 2012-3°F 201132%13%
Jan 2636°F16°F43°F 20129°F 201331%13%
Jan 2736°F16°F52°F 20179°F 201331%13%
Jan 2836°F16°F55°F 201810°F 201431%13%
Jan 2936°F16°F49°F 201811°F 201431%13%
Jan 3037°F16°F43°F 20175°F 201431%13%
Jan 3137°F16°F54°F 20135°F 201431%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Watertown, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:33 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 5:07 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00060973 (Burlington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00060128, 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.