Colchester Weather in January
Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 17°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.60 in over about 6 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 32°F
- Average low
- 15°F
- Precipitation
- 1.60 in
- Snowfall
- 3.2 in
- Record high
- 67°FJan 3, 2004
- Record low
- -20°FJan 15, 2009
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 22 min to 10 h 07 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 33°F | 17°F | 57°F 2011 | -16°F 2018 | 20% | 5% |
| Jan 2 | 33°F | 17°F | 57°F 2006 | -16°F 2018 | 20% | 5% |
| Jan 3 | 33°F | 16°F | 67°F 2004 | -15°F 2018 | 20% | 5% |
| Jan 4 | 32°F | 16°F | 63°F 2023 | -8°F 2010 | 20% | 5% |
| Jan 5 | 32°F | 16°F | 50°F 2007 | -7°F 2018 | 20% | 6% |
| Jan 6 | 32°F | 16°F | 60°F 2012 | -17°F 2014 | 20% | 6% |
| Jan 7 | 32°F | 16°F | 66°F 2008 | -17°F 2014 | 20% | 6% |
| Jan 8 | 32°F | 15°F | 66°F 2008 | -10°F 2015 | 20% | 6% |
| Jan 9 | 32°F | 15°F | 57°F 2006 | -10°F 2010 | 20% | 6% |
| Jan 10 | 32°F | 15°F | 58°F 2020 | -11°F 2010 | 20% | 6% |
| Jan 11 | 32°F | 15°F | 59°F 2012 | -11°F 2010 | 20% | 6% |
| Jan 12 | 32°F | 15°F | 56°F 2012 | 8°F 2022 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 13 | 32°F | 15°F | 63°F 2005 | 0°F 2015 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 14 | 31°F | 15°F | 44°F 2021 | -14°F 2024 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 15 | 31°F | 14°F | 50°F 2016 | -20°F 2009 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 16 | 31°F | 14°F | 48°F 2023 | -20°F 2009 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 17 | 31°F | 14°F | 58°F 2012 | -16°F 2009 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 18 | 31°F | 14°F | 53°F 2025 | -3°F 2016 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 19 | 31°F | 14°F | 48°F 2013 | -3°F 2016 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 20 | 31°F | 14°F | 62°F 2006 | -6°F 2024 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 21 | 31°F | 14°F | 49°F 2017 | -10°F 2025 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 22 | 31°F | 14°F | 56°F 2017 | -11°F 2025 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 23 | 32°F | 14°F | 57°F 2018 | -6°F 2014 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 24 | 32°F | 14°F | 46°F 2004 | -9°F 2014 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 25 | 32°F | 14°F | 50°F 2015 | -7°F 2008 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 26 | 32°F | 14°F | 54°F 2005 | -9°F 2019 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 27 | 32°F | 14°F | 57°F 2018 | -9°F 2019 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 28 | 32°F | 15°F | 57°F 2006 | -5°F 2014 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 29 | 32°F | 15°F | 58°F 2013 | -5°F 2014 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 30 | 32°F | 15°F | 64°F 2013 | -20°F 2019 | 19% | 7% |
| Jan 31 | 32°F | 15°F | 61°F 2012 | -20°F 2019 | 19% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00114823 (La Harpe), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116970, 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.