Crete climate

Crete Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Park Forest, 6.9 km from Crete

Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.49 in over about 11 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 Crete, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
2.49 in
Snowfall
10.2 in
Record high
65°FJan 8, 2008
Record low
-27°FJan 20, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 15 min to 10 h 03 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
13.0 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°F18°F57°F 2005-15°F 196834%15%
Jan 232°F17°F55°F 2005-14°F 197934%15%
Jan 332°F17°F61°F 2000-14°F 201834%16%
Jan 432°F17°F59°F 1997-11°F 195935%16%
Jan 532°F17°F64°F 1997-20°F 199935%16%
Jan 632°F16°F55°F 1998-18°F 198835%17%
Jan 732°F16°F60°F 2008-17°F 201435%17%
Jan 831°F16°F65°F 2008-13°F 201435%17%
Jan 931°F16°F65°F 2008-12°F 196235%17%
Jan 1031°F16°F58°F 1975-18°F 198235%17%
Jan 1131°F15°F55°F 2018-13°F 197734%18%
Jan 1231°F15°F59°F 1960-14°F 197434%18%
Jan 1331°F15°F61°F 2005-8°F 195734%18%
Jan 1431°F15°F47°F 2006-14°F 195734%18%
Jan 1531°F15°F56°F 1953-18°F 197934%18%
Jan 1631°F15°F51°F 1990-22°F 197734%18%
Jan 1731°F15°F56°F 1990-22°F 197734%18%
Jan 1831°F15°F58°F 1996-20°F 199434%19%
Jan 1931°F14°F59°F 1996-20°F 199434%19%
Jan 2031°F14°F55°F 2006-27°F 198534%19%
Jan 2131°F14°F54°F 1957-25°F 198534%19%
Jan 2231°F14°F60°F 2017-14°F 197034%19%
Jan 2331°F14°F56°F 1967-17°F 196333%19%
Jan 2431°F14°F65°F 1967-16°F 196333%19%
Jan 2531°F14°F52°F 1973-8°F 196333%19%
Jan 2631°F14°F52°F 1974-13°F 198233%19%
Jan 2731°F14°F54°F 2002-16°F 195533%19%
Jan 2831°F14°F54°F 1970-16°F 196333%19%
Jan 2931°F15°F57°F 2013-16°F 196633%19%
Jan 3031°F15°F59°F 2013-21°F 201932%19%
Jan 3131°F15°F55°F 1988-23°F 201932%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Crete, 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 7:17 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:06 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116616 (Park Forest), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116616, 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.