Orleans Weather in January
Average highs run from 25°F on January 1 to 25°F on January 31, and lows from 9°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.55 in over about 5 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 24°F
- Average low
- 7°F
- Precipitation
- 0.55 in
- Snowfall
- 9.5 in
- Record high
- 61°FJan 27, 2002
- Record low
- -31°FJan 3, 2010
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 02 min to 9 h 54 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 87%
- Dew point
- 12°F
- Wind
- 12.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 25°F | 9°F | 47°F 2000 | -25°F 2018 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 2 | 24°F | 8°F | 44°F 1998 | -29°F 2010 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 3 | 24°F | 8°F | 44°F 1998 | -31°F 2010 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 4 | 24°F | 8°F | 41°F 2022 | -22°F 2010 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 5 | 24°F | 8°F | 44°F 2003 | -22°F 2010 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 6 | 24°F | 8°F | 46°F 2012 | -24°F 2014 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 7 | 24°F | 8°F | 46°F 2012 | -24°F 2014 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 8 | 24°F | 7°F | 56°F 2003 | -11°F 1999 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 9 | 24°F | 7°F | 57°F 2003 | -22°F 1999 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 10 | 24°F | 7°F | 51°F 2002 | -24°F 1999 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 11 | 24°F | 7°F | 52°F 2012 | -19°F 2016 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 12 | 24°F | 7°F | 50°F 2022 | -17°F 1997 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 13 | 24°F | 7°F | 46°F 2026 | -16°F 2009 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 14 | 24°F | 7°F | 46°F 2026 | -17°F 2024 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 15 | 24°F | 7°F | 38°F 2000 | -26°F 2009 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 16 | 24°F | 7°F | 44°F 2012 | -27°F 2009 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 17 | 24°F | 7°F | 41°F 2025 | -21°F 2016 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 18 | 24°F | 7°F | 40°F 2025 | -20°F 2016 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 19 | 24°F | 7°F | 42°F 2015 | -16°F 2008 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 20 | 24°F | 7°F | 47°F 2018 | -17°F 2024 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 21 | 24°F | 7°F | 44°F 2018 | -18°F 2014 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 22 | 24°F | 7°F | 44°F 2002 | -17°F 2025 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 23 | 24°F | 7°F | 51°F 2002 | -20°F 2011 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 24 | 24°F | 7°F | 44°F 2004 | -19°F 2026 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 25 | 24°F | 7°F | 41°F 2002 | -17°F 2022 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 26 | 24°F | 7°F | 53°F 2002 | -16°F 2022 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 27 | 24°F | 7°F | 61°F 2002 | -14°F 2014 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 28 | 24°F | 7°F | 42°F 2002 | -17°F 1997 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 29 | 24°F | 7°F | 51°F 2025 | -15°F 2004 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 30 | 25°F | 7°F | 46°F 2025 | -31°F 2019 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 31 | 25°F | 7°F | 57°F 2025 | -31°F 2019 | 16% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 4:55 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00137859 (Spirit Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00214453, 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.