Elkhart Weather in January
Average highs run from 47°F on January 1 to 49°F on January 31, and lows from 21°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.43 in over about 3 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
- 48°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 0.43 in
- Snowfall
- 4.2 in
- Record high
- 83°FJan 30, 1986
- Record low
- -22°FJan 19, 1984
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 41 min to 10 h 21 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 59%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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 | 47°F | 21°F | 73°F 1927 | -16°F 1919 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 2 | 47°F | 21°F | 74°F 1997 | -15°F 1919 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 3 | 47°F | 21°F | 79°F 1997 | -13°F 1919 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 4 | 47°F | 21°F | 77°F 1927 | -16°F 1959 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 5 | 47°F | 21°F | 82°F 1927 | -8°F 1971 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 6 | 47°F | 21°F | 75°F 1903 | -13°F 1912 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 7 | 47°F | 21°F | 74°F 1948 | -19°F 1988 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 8 | 47°F | 21°F | 81°F 2006 | -15°F 1913 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 9 | 47°F | 21°F | 77°F 2002 | -9°F 1937 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 10 | 47°F | 21°F | 76°F 1928 | -9°F 1918 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 11 | 47°F | 21°F | 78°F 1990 | -19°F 1918 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 12 | 47°F | 21°F | 80°F 1953 | -19°F 1912 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 13 | 47°F | 21°F | 78°F 1928 | -19°F 1905 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 14 | 48°F | 21°F | 80°F 1928 | -11°F 2024 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 15 | 48°F | 21°F | 70°F 1990 | -12°F 1905 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 16 | 48°F | 21°F | 75°F 1995 | -13°F 1930 | 9% | 7% |
| Jan 17 | 48°F | 21°F | 77°F 1923 | -15°F 1930 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 18 | 48°F | 21°F | 73°F 1920 | -21°F 1984 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 19 | 48°F | 21°F | 81°F 1986 | -22°F 1984 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 20 | 48°F | 21°F | 82°F 1986 | -17°F 1984 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 21 | 48°F | 21°F | 76°F 2018 | -14°F 1984 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 22 | 48°F | 21°F | 76°F 1943 | -9°F 1930 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 23 | 48°F | 21°F | 74°F 1972 | -9°F 1963 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 24 | 48°F | 22°F | 75°F 1970 | -2°F 1930 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 25 | 49°F | 22°F | 78°F 1968 | -6°F 1940 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 26 | 49°F | 22°F | 82°F 1982 | -12°F 1902 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 27 | 49°F | 22°F | 75°F 1970 | -10°F 1925 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 28 | 49°F | 22°F | 78°F 1986 | -11°F 1948 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 29 | 49°F | 22°F | 74°F 1920 | -7°F 1949 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 30 | 49°F | 22°F | 83°F 1986 | -10°F 1902 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 31 | 49°F | 22°F | 78°F 2018 | -11°F 1918 | 9% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 6:12 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00142432 (Elkhart), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142432, 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.