Oberlin climate

Oberlin Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Oberlin, 1.1 km from Oberlin

Average highs run from 41°F on January 1 to 42°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.42 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 Oberlin, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
0.42 in
Snowfall
5.7 in
Record high
78°FJan 12, 1953
Record low
-32°FJan 11, 1918
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 25 min to 10 h 10 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
19°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 141°F15°F71°F 1939-16°F 192411%8%
Jan 241°F15°F71°F 1964-20°F 194210%8%
Jan 341°F15°F72°F 1997-18°F 191910%7%
Jan 441°F15°F70°F 1956-22°F 195910%7%
Jan 541°F15°F74°F 1927-23°F 194210%7%
Jan 641°F15°F73°F 2012-16°F 197110%7%
Jan 741°F15°F71°F 1965-17°F 199610%7%
Jan 841°F15°F66°F 1958-18°F 194010%7%
Jan 941°F15°F72°F 2002-14°F 193710%7%
Jan 1041°F15°F72°F 2002-16°F 193010%7%
Jan 1142°F16°F76°F 1990-32°F 191810%7%
Jan 1242°F16°F78°F 1953-16°F 196310%7%
Jan 1342°F16°F73°F 1987-14°F 191610%7%
Jan 1442°F16°F75°F 1996-14°F 197910%7%
Jan 1542°F16°F69°F 1943-10°F 192710%7%
Jan 1642°F16°F74°F 1951-22°F 193010%7%
Jan 1742°F16°F70°F 1950-20°F 193010%7%
Jan 1842°F16°F69°F 1920-19°F 194011%7%
Jan 1942°F16°F71°F 1986-28°F 194311%7%
Jan 2042°F16°F72°F 1971-15°F 198411%7%
Jan 2142°F16°F74°F 1950-17°F 193011%7%
Jan 2242°F16°F77°F 1943-21°F 196611%7%
Jan 2342°F16°F71°F 1981-16°F 191511%7%
Jan 2442°F16°F73°F 1981-7°F 196311%7%
Jan 2542°F16°F71°F 2005-12°F 194011%8%
Jan 2642°F16°F73°F 1951-27°F 195011%8%
Jan 2742°F16°F76°F 2002-15°F 196311%8%
Jan 2842°F16°F78°F 2015-19°F 194811%8%
Jan 2942°F17°F69°F 1931-10°F 195111%8%
Jan 3042°F17°F65°F 1931-16°F 191812%8%
Jan 3142°F17°F70°F 1962-17°F 191812%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oberlin, 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 8:03 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 6:01 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00145906 (Oberlin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00145906, 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.