Oswego climate

Oswego Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbus, 23.7 km from Oswego

Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 24°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.67 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 Oswego, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
1.67 in
Snowfall
2.3 in
Record high
77°FJan 11, 1911
Record low
-19°FJan 22, 1930
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
27°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 144°F24°F68°F 1897-5°F 192823%5%
Jan 243°F24°F68°F 1950-3°F 197923%5%
Jan 343°F24°F74°F 2006-7°F 191123%5%
Jan 443°F24°F72°F 2009-16°F 194723%5%
Jan 543°F24°F68°F 2006-14°F 194723%5%
Jan 643°F23°F69°F 1907-7°F 201423%5%
Jan 743°F23°F72°F 1907-10°F 191223%6%
Jan 843°F23°F72°F 1939-15°F 197923%6%
Jan 943°F23°F68°F 2026-6°F 194023%6%
Jan 1043°F23°F67°F 1911-10°F 197723%6%
Jan 1143°F23°F77°F 1911-13°F 191823%6%
Jan 1243°F23°F74°F 2017-18°F 191823%6%
Jan 1343°F23°F67°F 1907-12°F 191223%6%
Jan 1443°F23°F72°F 1952-9°F 190522%6%
Jan 1543°F23°F71°F 1952-9°F 190522%6%
Jan 1643°F23°F73°F 1894-10°F 202422%6%
Jan 1743°F23°F71°F 1894-13°F 193022%6%
Jan 1843°F23°F69°F 1972-18°F 193022%6%
Jan 1943°F23°F70°F 1906-16°F 194322%5%
Jan 2044°F23°F73°F 1895-11°F 198522%5%
Jan 2144°F23°F73°F 1957-10°F 198422%5%
Jan 2244°F23°F72°F 1964-19°F 193022%5%
Jan 2344°F23°F73°F 1909-9°F 193022%5%
Jan 2444°F23°F76°F 1950-14°F 189422%5%
Jan 2544°F23°F72°F 1950-9°F 190521%5%
Jan 2644°F23°F73°F 1944-6°F 190421%5%
Jan 2745°F24°F67°F 1970-6°F 196321%5%
Jan 2845°F24°F66°F 1914-5°F 197921%5%
Jan 2945°F24°F75°F 2015-7°F 197921%5%
Jan 3045°F24°F72°F 1917-7°F 194921%4%
Jan 3145°F24°F68°F 1911-7°F 197921%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oswego, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:44 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00141740 (Columbus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00141740, 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.