Chester climate

Chester Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock, 13.4 km from Chester

Average highs run from 41°F on January 1 to 42°F on January 31, and lows from 25°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.73 in over about 7 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 Chester, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.73 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
74°FJan 22, 1986
Record low
-18°FJan 20, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 36 min to 10 h 18 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
8.9 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 141°F25°F72°F 2005-6°F 197725%3%
Jan 240°F25°F69°F 2000-3°F 201825%3%
Jan 340°F25°F70°F 2000-2°F 197925%3%
Jan 440°F25°F72°F 20040°F 197924%3%
Jan 540°F25°F70°F 19971°F 199924%3%
Jan 640°F24°F69°F 2012-6°F 201424%4%
Jan 740°F24°F72°F 2026-6°F 201424%4%
Jan 840°F24°F71°F 2008-8°F 197924%4%
Jan 940°F24°F69°F 2006-7°F 197924%4%
Jan 1040°F24°F64°F 1975-8°F 198224%4%
Jan 1140°F24°F66°F 2017-10°F 197723%4%
Jan 1240°F24°F69°F 2017-9°F 197723%4%
Jan 1340°F24°F68°F 2005-2°F 199723%4%
Jan 1440°F24°F69°F 2026-4°F 198223%4%
Jan 1540°F24°F65°F 1996-9°F 197923%4%
Jan 1640°F24°F70°F 1990-10°F 198223%4%
Jan 1740°F24°F68°F 1986-15°F 197723%4%
Jan 1840°F24°F71°F 1986-14°F 197723%4%
Jan 1940°F24°F63°F 1989-7°F 197722%4%
Jan 2040°F24°F64°F 1989-18°F 198522%4%
Jan 2140°F24°F67°F 1997-11°F 198422%4%
Jan 2241°F24°F74°F 1986-7°F 198422%4%
Jan 2341°F24°F64°F 19970°F 197722%4%
Jan 2441°F24°F68°F 20021°F 201422%5%
Jan 2541°F24°F73°F 19894°F 201422%5%
Jan 2641°F24°F67°F 2005-5°F 197822%5%
Jan 2741°F24°F65°F 2014-4°F 198622%5%
Jan 2841°F24°F70°F 1999-4°F 198622%5%
Jan 2942°F24°F69°F 2002-4°F 197722%5%
Jan 3042°F24°F74°F 2002-2°F 197722%5%
Jan 3142°F24°F67°F 20161°F 197722%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chester, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:22 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00114629 (Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114629, 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.