Wheeling climate

Wheeling Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Palwaukee AP, 2.8 km from Wheeling

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.33 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 Wheeling, 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
18°F
Precipitation
1.33 in
Snowfall
11.3 in
Record high
65°FJan 7, 2008
Record low
-21°FJan 30, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 11 min to 9 h 59 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
12.5 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 133°F20°F48°F 2004-8°F 201823%19%
Jan 233°F20°F61°F 2000-6°F 201823%19%
Jan 333°F20°F58°F 1998-7°F 201423%19%
Jan 433°F20°F64°F 1997-9°F 199923%19%
Jan 533°F20°F56°F 1998-16°F 199923%20%
Jan 632°F19°F61°F 2008-15°F 201423%20%
Jan 732°F19°F65°F 2008-11°F 201422%20%
Jan 832°F19°F60°F 2026-8°F 201422%20%
Jan 932°F19°F60°F 2026-8°F 201422%20%
Jan 1032°F19°F56°F 2018-3°F 199922%20%
Jan 1132°F19°F59°F 2018-4°F 199922%21%
Jan 1232°F18°F61°F 2005-7°F 199722%21%
Jan 1332°F18°F52°F 2026-3°F 199722%21%
Jan 1432°F18°F43°F 2016-9°F 202422%21%
Jan 1532°F18°F45°F 2023-12°F 200922%21%
Jan 1632°F18°F53°F 2023-16°F 200921%21%
Jan 1732°F18°F51°F 2023-8°F 199721%21%
Jan 1831°F18°F45°F 2022-5°F 199721%21%
Jan 1931°F18°F54°F 2006-3°F 200821%22%
Jan 2031°F18°F46°F 2006-6°F 200821%22%
Jan 2131°F18°F59°F 2017-8°F 202521%22%
Jan 2231°F18°F55°F 2018-3°F 201321%22%
Jan 2332°F18°F48°F 2002-12°F 202621%22%
Jan 2432°F18°F46°F 2010-11°F 202621%22%
Jan 2532°F18°F50°F 2002-5°F 200821%22%
Jan 2632°F18°F53°F 2002-9°F 201921%22%
Jan 2732°F18°F60°F 2002-7°F 201421%22%
Jan 2832°F18°F49°F 2006-11°F 201421%22%
Jan 2932°F18°F63°F 2013-9°F 201921%22%
Jan 3032°F18°F53°F 2012-21°F 201921%22%
Jan 3132°F18°F58°F 2012-20°F 201921%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wheeling, 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 7:20 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004838 (Chicago Palwaukee AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004838, 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.