Burlington climate

Burlington Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for John Redmond Lake, 6.7 km from Burlington

Average highs run from 41°F on January 1 to 43°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.94 in over about 3 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 Burlington, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
0.94 in
Snowfall
2.8 in
Record high
79°FJan 29, 2015
Record low
-15°FJan 10, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 34 min to 10 h 16 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
11.4 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 141°F20°F68°F 2006-10°F 197711%4%
Jan 241°F20°F63°F 1965-12°F 197911%4%
Jan 341°F20°F73°F 1997-13°F 197911%4%
Jan 441°F20°F67°F 1997-5°F 197911%4%
Jan 541°F20°F62°F 2019-11°F 201410%4%
Jan 641°F20°F67°F 2012-11°F 201410%4%
Jan 741°F20°F64°F 2026-12°F 196810%4%
Jan 841°F19°F74°F 1965-9°F 197910%4%
Jan 941°F19°F64°F 1963-9°F 197910%4%
Jan 1041°F19°F63°F 2002-15°F 198210%4%
Jan 1141°F19°F69°F 1990-14°F 197710%4%
Jan 1241°F19°F65°F 2007-13°F 197410%4%
Jan 1341°F19°F66°F 2014-12°F 197410%4%
Jan 1441°F19°F70°F 1996-14°F 198510%4%
Jan 1541°F19°F65°F 1996-9°F 197910%4%
Jan 1641°F19°F64°F 1990-8°F 202410%4%
Jan 1741°F19°F63°F 2012-11°F 197710%4%
Jan 1841°F19°F65°F 1996-11°F 197810%4%
Jan 1941°F19°F66°F 2015-11°F 198410%4%
Jan 2041°F19°F61°F 2014-11°F 196210%4%
Jan 2141°F19°F68°F 1986-15°F 198510%4%
Jan 2241°F19°F68°F 1964-4°F 200310%4%
Jan 2341°F19°F71°F 1967-9°F 198410%4%
Jan 2441°F19°F74°F 1967-7°F 196310%4%
Jan 2542°F19°F74°F 1981-2°F 196110%4%
Jan 2642°F19°F66°F 1981-8°F 199110%4%
Jan 2742°F19°F67°F 2002-5°F 198611%4%
Jan 2842°F19°F66°F 2015-13°F 196311%4%
Jan 2942°F19°F79°F 2015-11°F 196611%4%
Jan 3042°F19°F67°F 1971-9°F 196611%4%
Jan 3143°F19°F66°F 2012-10°F 197911%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burlington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:45 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00144104 (John Redmond Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00144104, 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.