Jackson County climate

Jackson County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Maquoketa, 12.9 km from Jackson County

Average highs run from 28°F on January 1 to 27°F on January 31, and lows from 14°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.32 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 Jackson County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
27°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
1.32 in
Snowfall
8.4 in
Record high
60°FJan 27, 2002
Record low
-31°FJan 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 10 h 00 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
16°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 128°F14°F44°F 1966-21°F 201826%17%
Jan 228°F13°F52°F 2000-21°F 197926%17%
Jan 328°F13°F52°F 1998-18°F 197926%17%
Jan 427°F13°F53°F 1997-20°F 199926%18%
Jan 527°F13°F54°F 2012-23°F 199925%18%
Jan 627°F13°F50°F 2012-23°F 197025%18%
Jan 727°F12°F50°F 2008-19°F 196825%18%
Jan 827°F12°F56°F 2003-20°F 197025%18%
Jan 927°F12°F54°F 2020-16°F 197725%18%
Jan 1027°F12°F51°F 2012-20°F 198825%18%
Jan 1127°F12°F52°F 2012-21°F 197725%18%
Jan 1226°F11°F51°F 2006-22°F 197425%18%
Jan 1326°F11°F48°F 1961-14°F 196325%18%
Jan 1426°F11°F46°F 1952-20°F 197924%18%
Jan 1526°F11°F56°F 1953-26°F 200924%18%
Jan 1626°F11°F51°F 1990-30°F 200924%18%
Jan 1726°F11°F51°F 1996-21°F 197724%19%
Jan 1826°F11°F53°F 1996-24°F 199424%19%
Jan 1926°F11°F50°F 1981-27°F 198524%19%
Jan 2026°F11°F47°F 1981-27°F 198524%19%
Jan 2126°F11°F50°F 1957-28°F 197024%19%
Jan 2226°F11°F55°F 2002-19°F 199124%19%
Jan 2326°F11°F51°F 1981-24°F 196324%19%
Jan 2426°F11°F59°F 1967-18°F 200824%19%
Jan 2527°F11°F56°F 1981-18°F 201924%19%
Jan 2627°F11°F57°F 2002-20°F 201924%19%
Jan 2727°F11°F60°F 2002-18°F 201924%19%
Jan 2827°F11°F49°F 2025-21°F 201424%19%
Jan 2927°F11°F55°F 2013-24°F 196624%19%
Jan 3027°F11°F55°F 2025-28°F 201924%19%
Jan 3127°F11°F60°F 1989-31°F 201924%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jackson County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:16 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00135131 (Maquoketa), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094908, 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.