Morgantown climate

Morgantown Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rochester Ferry, 18.6 km from Morgantown

Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 25°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.40 in over about 9 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 Morgantown, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
3.40 in
Snowfall
1.3 in
Record high
78°FJan 24, 1943
Record low
-21°FJan 23, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 39 min to 10 h 20 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
8.7 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°F25°F76°F 19520°F 192833%2%
Jan 244°F25°F74°F 2006-3°F 192833%2%
Jan 344°F25°F72°F 1907-1°F 192833%2%
Jan 444°F24°F71°F 1907-5°F 191133%2%
Jan 544°F24°F68°F 1955-2°F 195932%3%
Jan 644°F24°F72°F 1946-3°F 192432%3%
Jan 744°F24°F70°F 1907-11°F 191232%3%
Jan 844°F24°F72°F 1907-5°F 194232%3%
Jan 943°F24°F73°F 2026-3°F 197032%3%
Jan 1043°F24°F70°F 1949-9°F 197032%3%
Jan 1143°F24°F72°F 2020-8°F 191831%3%
Jan 1243°F24°F71°F 2017-15°F 191831%3%
Jan 1343°F23°F73°F 1916-12°F 191831%3%
Jan 1443°F23°F73°F 19070°F 196431%3%
Jan 1543°F23°F72°F 1907-3°F 189331%3%
Jan 1643°F23°F73°F 1928-9°F 198230%3%
Jan 1743°F23°F72°F 1894-15°F 198230%3%
Jan 1843°F23°F74°F 1929-11°F 194830%3%
Jan 1943°F23°F73°F 1907-11°F 199430%3%
Jan 2043°F23°F75°F 1907-14°F 198529%3%
Jan 2143°F23°F71°F 1999-17°F 198429%3%
Jan 2243°F23°F71°F 1916-7°F 198429%3%
Jan 2344°F23°F71°F 1967-21°F 196329%3%
Jan 2444°F23°F78°F 1943-21°F 196329%3%
Jan 2544°F23°F76°F 1950-14°F 196329%3%
Jan 2644°F23°F72°F 1909-10°F 194829%4%
Jan 2744°F23°F70°F 1944-9°F 196329%4%
Jan 2844°F23°F69°F 1916-18°F 196329%4%
Jan 2944°F23°F74°F 1975-4°F 196629%4%
Jan 3044°F23°F72°F 2013-11°F 196629%4%
Jan 3145°F23°F72°F 2002-8°F 196529%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Morgantown, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 5:10 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00156882 (Rochester Ferry), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093808, 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.