Algonquin climate

Algonquin Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elgin, 11.5 km from Algonquin

Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 30°F on January 31, and lows from 16°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.02 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 Algonquin, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
2.02 in
Snowfall
9.5 in
Record high
65°FJan 8, 2008
Record low
-24°FJan 16, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 10 h 00 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
12.1 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 132°F16°F56°F 20070°F 199933%19%
Jan 231°F16°F54°F 2005-4°F 200833%19%
Jan 331°F16°F62°F 2000-5°F 200833%19%
Jan 431°F16°F57°F 1998-6°F 199933%20%
Jan 531°F15°F63°F 1997-23°F 199933%20%
Jan 631°F15°F51°F 2007-20°F 199933%20%
Jan 731°F15°F61°F 2008-13°F 199933%20%
Jan 831°F15°F65°F 2008-11°F 199933%21%
Jan 930°F15°F56°F 2008-3°F 199933%21%
Jan 1030°F15°F45°F 2002-10°F 199933%21%
Jan 1130°F14°F46°F 2000-7°F 199933%21%
Jan 1230°F14°F47°F 1995-10°F 199733%22%
Jan 1330°F14°F61°F 2005-9°F 199732%22%
Jan 1430°F14°F46°F 1996-8°F 200932%22%
Jan 1530°F14°F43°F 1996-18°F 200932%22%
Jan 1630°F14°F45°F 2006-24°F 200932%22%
Jan 1730°F14°F50°F 2006-19°F 200932%22%
Jan 1830°F14°F59°F 1996-12°F 199732%22%
Jan 1930°F13°F60°F 1996-9°F 200832%22%
Jan 2030°F13°F56°F 2006-10°F 200831%22%
Jan 2130°F13°F43°F 1999-10°F 200831%23%
Jan 2230°F13°F45°F 1997-9°F 200031%23%
Jan 2330°F13°F55°F 2002-8°F 201131%22%
Jan 2430°F13°F47°F 2002-10°F 200831%22%
Jan 2530°F13°F45°F 2010-10°F 200831%22%
Jan 2630°F13°F51°F 2002-6°F 200830%22%
Jan 2730°F13°F55°F 2002-9°F 200330%22%
Jan 2830°F13°F61°F 2002-8°F 199730%22%
Jan 2930°F13°F50°F 2002-9°F 199730%22%
Jan 3030°F14°F50°F 2008-10°F 200430%22%
Jan 3130°F14°F44°F 1999-15°F 199629%22%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Algonquin, 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 (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:07 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 USC00112736 (Elgin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00118324, 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.