Elsmere climate

Elsmere Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wilmington Porter Rsch, 6.2 km from Elsmere

Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 26°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.67 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 Elsmere, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
3.67 in
Snowfall
5.3 in
Record high
75°FJan 26, 1950
Record low
-14°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 25 min to 10 h 10 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
10.5 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 139°F26°F65°F 19735°F 201833%5%
Jan 239°F26°F64°F 20001°F 196833%5%
Jan 339°F25°F64°F 20008°F 197933%5%
Jan 439°F25°F69°F 19505°F 201433%5%
Jan 538°F25°F66°F 195010°F 196833%5%
Jan 638°F25°F71°F 20077°F 201833%6%
Jan 738°F25°F66°F 20082°F 201833%6%
Jan 838°F25°F66°F 19980°F 197033%6%
Jan 938°F24°F66°F 2008-2°F 197033%6%
Jan 1038°F24°F66°F 20161°F 198233%6%
Jan 1138°F24°F69°F 2020-1°F 198233%6%
Jan 1238°F24°F70°F 2020-3°F 198133%6%
Jan 1338°F24°F70°F 1932-2°F 198133%7%
Jan 1438°F24°F69°F 20056°F 195433%7%
Jan 1538°F24°F72°F 19321°F 196433%7%
Jan 1638°F24°F63°F 20071°F 197733%7%
Jan 1738°F23°F59°F 1990-10°F 198233%7%
Jan 1838°F23°F65°F 1990-4°F 195733%7%
Jan 1938°F23°F66°F 1951-5°F 199432%7%
Jan 2038°F23°F66°F 1951-8°F 198532%7%
Jan 2138°F23°F62°F 1959-14°F 198532%7%
Jan 2238°F23°F66°F 1959-14°F 198432%7%
Jan 2338°F23°F65°F 1999-1°F 198432%8%
Jan 2438°F23°F71°F 19672°F 196332%8%
Jan 2538°F23°F67°F 19673°F 196132%8%
Jan 2638°F23°F75°F 19502°F 196132%8%
Jan 2738°F23°F68°F 19741°F 198732%8%
Jan 2838°F23°F62°F 20020°F 196131%8%
Jan 2938°F23°F70°F 20020°F 196131%8%
Jan 3038°F23°F70°F 20133°F 201431%8%
Jan 3138°F23°F65°F 20133°F 194831%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elsmere, 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 7:24 AM, sunset 4:49 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:21 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00079605 (Wilmington Porter Rsch), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013781, 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.