Brooklyn climate

Brooklyn Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Belle Plaine, 21.5 km from Brooklyn

Average highs run from 29°F on January 1 to 29°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.11 in over about 6 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 Brooklyn, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
1.11 in
Snowfall
7.8 in
Record high
64°FJan 9, 2003
Record low
-34°FJan 13, 1974
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 13 min to 10 h 01 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
11.9 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 129°F13°F59°F 1897-20°F 201821%13%
Jan 229°F12°F54°F 1897-21°F 201821%14%
Jan 329°F12°F54°F 2004-23°F 201821%14%
Jan 429°F12°F52°F 1998-17°F 195921%14%
Jan 528°F12°F60°F 1956-25°F 192421%14%
Jan 628°F11°F63°F 2012-23°F 197021%14%
Jan 728°F11°F55°F 2012-28°F 191221%14%
Jan 828°F11°F58°F 2003-23°F 197121%14%
Jan 928°F11°F64°F 2003-18°F 197721%15%
Jan 1028°F11°F59°F 1928-24°F 198221%15%
Jan 1128°F11°F54°F 2012-23°F 197721%15%
Jan 1228°F10°F56°F 1961-32°F 197421%15%
Jan 1328°F10°F56°F 1961-34°F 197421%15%
Jan 1428°F10°F56°F 1914-27°F 197921%15%
Jan 1528°F10°F57°F 1914-25°F 198221%15%
Jan 1628°F10°F56°F 2006-32°F 200921%15%
Jan 1728°F10°F57°F 1894-24°F 197721%16%
Jan 1828°F10°F55°F 1951-25°F 193021%16%
Jan 1928°F10°F59°F 1921-26°F 199421%16%
Jan 2028°F10°F53°F 1921-22°F 197021%16%
Jan 2128°F10°F55°F 1957-27°F 197021%16%
Jan 2228°F10°F59°F 2002-29°F 197021%16%
Jan 2328°F10°F60°F 1909-20°F 196321%16%
Jan 2428°F10°F57°F 1919-20°F 190421%16%
Jan 2528°F10°F59°F 1981-20°F 189421%16%
Jan 2628°F10°F59°F 1981-18°F 190422%16%
Jan 2728°F10°F63°F 2002-19°F 195522%16%
Jan 2828°F10°F60°F 2002-24°F 197222%16%
Jan 2929°F10°F57°F 1919-24°F 196622%16%
Jan 3029°F10°F53°F 1988-24°F 196622%16%
Jan 3129°F10°F61°F 2012-31°F 199622%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Brooklyn, 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 7:37 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:24 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00130600 (Belle Plaine), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00133473, 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.