Byron climate

Byron Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rockford Gtr Rockford AP, 15.3 km from Byron

Average highs run from 30°F on January 1 to 29°F on January 31, and lows from 16°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.60 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 Byron, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
1.60 in
Snowfall
10.9 in
Record high
63°FJan 7, 2008
Record low
-31°FJan 31, 2019
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
11.9 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 130°F16°F44°F 2007-13°F 196832%23%
Jan 230°F16°F59°F 2000-17°F 197932%23%
Jan 330°F16°F57°F 1998-18°F 201432%24%
Jan 430°F16°F60°F 1997-15°F 199932%24%
Jan 530°F16°F52°F 1998-21°F 199932%24%
Jan 630°F15°F60°F 2008-19°F 198832%24%
Jan 729°F15°F63°F 2008-18°F 198832%24%
Jan 829°F15°F59°F 2026-19°F 198632%25%
Jan 929°F15°F58°F 2026-21°F 198232%25%
Jan 1029°F15°F55°F 1975-27°F 198232%25%
Jan 1129°F15°F57°F 2012-24°F 197932%25%
Jan 1229°F15°F55°F 1960-21°F 197432%25%
Jan 1329°F14°F54°F 1961-10°F 196332%26%
Jan 1429°F14°F48°F 1952-17°F 197932%26%
Jan 1529°F14°F55°F 1953-24°F 197932%26%
Jan 1629°F14°F51°F 1990-25°F 200932%26%
Jan 1729°F14°F54°F 2025-25°F 198232%26%
Jan 1829°F14°F57°F 1996-23°F 199432%26%
Jan 1929°F14°F53°F 2006-24°F 198532%26%
Jan 2029°F14°F46°F 1981-26°F 198532%26%
Jan 2129°F14°F55°F 2017-22°F 197032%26%
Jan 2229°F14°F55°F 1964-16°F 197032%27%
Jan 2329°F14°F53°F 1967-22°F 196332%27%
Jan 2429°F14°F60°F 1967-10°F 196332%27%
Jan 2529°F14°F54°F 1973-16°F 200831%27%
Jan 2629°F14°F54°F 2002-21°F 201931%27%
Jan 2729°F14°F59°F 2002-15°F 201931%27%
Jan 2829°F14°F49°F 2025-20°F 196331%26%
Jan 2929°F14°F62°F 2013-20°F 196631%26%
Jan 3029°F14°F55°F 2025-25°F 201931%26%
Jan 3129°F14°F63°F 1989-31°F 201931%26%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Byron, 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 7:26 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:11 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094822 (Rockford Gtr Rockford AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094822, 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.