Burlington climate

Burlington Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elgin, 21.7 km from Burlington

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 Burlington, 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
63°FJan 24, 1967
Record low
-27°FJan 20, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 11 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°F52°F 2007-15°F 201833%19%
Jan 231°F16°F45°F 2000-16°F 197933%19%
Jan 331°F16°F58°F 2000-15°F 197933%19%
Jan 431°F16°F55°F 1998-11°F 196933%20%
Jan 531°F15°F60°F 1997-21°F 199933%20%
Jan 631°F15°F50°F 2012-20°F 199933%20%
Jan 731°F15°F55°F 2008-19°F 198833%20%
Jan 831°F15°F62°F 2008-13°F 197933%21%
Jan 930°F15°F58°F 2026-12°F 198233%21%
Jan 1030°F15°F56°F 1975-25°F 198233%21%
Jan 1130°F14°F55°F 1975-22°F 197933%21%
Jan 1230°F14°F54°F 2018-16°F 197433%22%
Jan 1330°F14°F55°F 2006-12°F 199732%22%
Jan 1430°F14°F48°F 2026-15°F 202432%22%
Jan 1530°F14°F43°F 1996-21°F 197932%22%
Jan 1630°F14°F47°F 1973-23°F 200932%22%
Jan 1730°F14°F51°F 1973-20°F 200932%22%
Jan 1830°F14°F54°F 1996-24°F 199432%22%
Jan 1930°F13°F57°F 1996-22°F 199432%22%
Jan 2030°F13°F53°F 2006-27°F 198531%22%
Jan 2130°F13°F49°F 1967-22°F 198431%23%
Jan 2230°F13°F55°F 2017-14°F 197031%23%
Jan 2330°F13°F57°F 1967-12°F 202631%22%
Jan 2430°F13°F63°F 1967-15°F 200831%22%
Jan 2530°F13°F60°F 1967-15°F 200831%22%
Jan 2630°F13°F54°F 1973-17°F 201930%22%
Jan 2730°F13°F52°F 2002-16°F 201930%22%
Jan 2830°F13°F56°F 2002-15°F 197730%22%
Jan 2930°F13°F55°F 2013-14°F 201430%22%
Jan 3030°F14°F61°F 2013-26°F 201930%22%
Jan 3130°F14°F52°F 1988-26°F 201929%22%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burlington, 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 4:33 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 5:08 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 USC00112223, 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.