Uptown climate

Uptown Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Botanic Garden, 22.2 km from Uptown

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.10 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 Uptown, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
2.10 in
Snowfall
11.3 in
Record high
65°FJan 7, 2008
Record low
-22°FJan 30, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 11 min to 10 h 00 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
15.7 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 134°F18°F50°F 2000-7°F 201835%19%
Jan 234°F18°F61°F 2000-10°F 201835%19%
Jan 333°F18°F57°F 1998-2°F 201435%19%
Jan 433°F18°F56°F 1998-8°F 199935%19%
Jan 533°F18°F56°F 1998-15°F 199935%20%
Jan 633°F17°F60°F 2008-15°F 201435%20%
Jan 733°F17°F65°F 2008-11°F 201435%20%
Jan 833°F17°F61°F 2026-7°F 201535%20%
Jan 933°F17°F60°F 2026-3°F 199935%20%
Jan 1032°F17°F56°F 2018-1°F 199935%20%
Jan 1132°F17°F60°F 2018-1°F 199935%21%
Jan 1232°F16°F62°F 20055°F 201635%21%
Jan 1332°F16°F52°F 20051°F 200935%21%
Jan 1432°F16°F45°F 2016-9°F 202435%21%
Jan 1532°F16°F44°F 2000-13°F 200935%21%
Jan 1632°F16°F52°F 2023-18°F 200935%21%
Jan 1732°F16°F50°F 20231°F 201634%21%
Jan 1832°F16°F45°F 2022-2°F 201634%21%
Jan 1932°F16°F55°F 2006-3°F 200834%22%
Jan 2032°F16°F49°F 2006-4°F 200834%22%
Jan 2132°F16°F60°F 2017-6°F 202534%22%
Jan 2232°F15°F56°F 2002-2°F 200034%22%
Jan 2332°F15°F56°F 2002-9°F 202634%22%
Jan 2432°F15°F47°F 2010-7°F 202634%22%
Jan 2532°F15°F51°F 2002-5°F 201933%22%
Jan 2632°F15°F55°F 2002-5°F 201933%22%
Jan 2732°F16°F61°F 2002-7°F 201433%22%
Jan 2832°F16°F53°F 2002-11°F 201433%22%
Jan 2932°F16°F61°F 2013-9°F 201933%22%
Jan 3032°F16°F53°F 2012-22°F 201933%22%
Jan 3132°F16°F58°F 2012-20°F 201932%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Uptown, 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 7:19 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:04 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111497 (Chicago Botanic Garden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014819, 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.