Algonquin climate

Algonquin Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Royal Oak 2 Ssw, 16.5 km from Algonquin

Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 31°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.52 in over about 10 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 Algonquin, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
3.52 in
Snowfall
5.1 in
Record high
77°FJan 25, 1950
Record low
-6°FJan 18, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 10 h 14 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
10.5 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 146°F31°F67°F 196614°F 201835%5%
Jan 245°F30°F67°F 20229°F 196835%5%
Jan 345°F30°F68°F 20009°F 201835%5%
Jan 445°F30°F70°F 19508°F 201434%5%
Jan 545°F30°F67°F 195011°F 198134%6%
Jan 645°F30°F70°F 19509°F 201834%6%
Jan 745°F30°F70°F 20083°F 201834%6%
Jan 845°F30°F68°F 200810°F 197034%6%
Jan 945°F30°F66°F 20086°F 197034%6%
Jan 1045°F30°F67°F 19506°F 198234%6%
Jan 1145°F30°F69°F 20204°F 198234%6%
Jan 1244°F29°F67°F 20176°F 198134%6%
Jan 1344°F29°F66°F 20052°F 198134%7%
Jan 1444°F29°F70°F 200712°F 196434%7%
Jan 1544°F29°F70°F 19525°F 198834%7%
Jan 1644°F29°F69°F 19535°F 197234%7%
Jan 1744°F29°F60°F 1990-5°F 198234%7%
Jan 1844°F29°F67°F 2006-6°F 198234%7%
Jan 1944°F29°F67°F 1951-2°F 199434%7%
Jan 2044°F29°F68°F 19514°F 199433%7%
Jan 2144°F29°F63°F 1951-2°F 198533%8%
Jan 2244°F29°F63°F 2018-4°F 198433%8%
Jan 2344°F29°F68°F 19997°F 201433%8%
Jan 2444°F29°F72°F 19676°F 196333%8%
Jan 2544°F29°F77°F 19509°F 196133%8%
Jan 2645°F29°F76°F 20248°F 196133%8%
Jan 2745°F29°F71°F 19506°F 196133%8%
Jan 2845°F29°F69°F 19491°F 198733%8%
Jan 2945°F29°F72°F 20022°F 196133%8%
Jan 3045°F29°F77°F 20020°F 201433%8%
Jan 3145°F29°F66°F 20027°F 196533%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Algonquin, 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 (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:25 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00187806 (Royal Oak 2 Ssw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00187806, 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.