Damascus climate

Damascus Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Damascus 3 Ssw, 3.5 km from Damascus

Average highs run from 40°F on January 1 to 40°F on January 31, and lows from 26°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.41 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 Damascus, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
3.41 in
Snowfall
9.4 in
Record high
78°FJan 26, 1950
Record low
-13°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 28 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
25°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 140°F26°F67°F 1966-9°F 191833%12%
Jan 240°F26°F69°F 19167°F 191833%12%
Jan 340°F26°F70°F 2000-2°F 191833%12%
Jan 440°F26°F71°F 1997-12°F 191833%13%
Jan 540°F26°F68°F 19506°F 191233%13%
Jan 639°F26°F70°F 19502°F 198133%13%
Jan 739°F25°F70°F 19509°F 191233%14%
Jan 839°F25°F70°F 19984°F 196833%14%
Jan 939°F25°F62°F 19985°F 196833%14%
Jan 1039°F25°F69°F 19501°F 198233%15%
Jan 1139°F25°F73°F 19750°F 198233%15%
Jan 1239°F25°F72°F 19751°F 197733%15%
Jan 1339°F25°F69°F 1995-6°F 191233%16%
Jan 1439°F24°F71°F 1995-10°F 191233%16%
Jan 1539°F24°F73°F 19524°F 199434%16%
Jan 1639°F24°F72°F 1952-1°F 197234%17%
Jan 1739°F24°F67°F 1913-6°F 198234%17%
Jan 1839°F24°F70°F 1986-10°F 198234%17%
Jan 1939°F24°F71°F 1951-7°F 199434%18%
Jan 2039°F24°F71°F 1951-10°F 198534%18%
Jan 2139°F24°F67°F 1951-13°F 198534%18%
Jan 2239°F24°F70°F 19862°F 196134%18%
Jan 2339°F24°F72°F 19672°F 197834%18%
Jan 2439°F24°F73°F 19670°F 196334%19%
Jan 2539°F24°F75°F 19503°F 196134%19%
Jan 2639°F24°F78°F 19504°F 198234%19%
Jan 2739°F24°F77°F 19500°F 198234%19%
Jan 2839°F24°F70°F 1949-4°F 198734%19%
Jan 2939°F24°F75°F 19752°F 197734%19%
Jan 3040°F24°F74°F 19146°F 196634%19%
Jan 3140°F24°F71°F 19166°F 196634%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Damascus, 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 7:29 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00182336 (Damascus 3 Ssw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00187705, 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.