Frederick Weather in January
Average highs run from 43°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 28°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.58 in over about 8 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 43°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 2.58 in
- Snowfall
- 9.4 in
- Record high
- 76°FJan 14, 1932
- Record low
- -21°FJan 14, 1912
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 27 min to 10 h 11 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 8.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 43°F | 28°F | 68°F 1905 | -6°F 1918 | 28% | 12% |
| Jan 2 | 43°F | 28°F | 66°F 2000 | -7°F 1899 | 27% | 12% |
| Jan 3 | 43°F | 28°F | 66°F 1997 | -1°F 1918 | 27% | 12% |
| Jan 4 | 43°F | 28°F | 69°F 1950 | -1°F 1918 | 27% | 13% |
| Jan 5 | 43°F | 27°F | 72°F 1950 | -12°F 1904 | 27% | 13% |
| Jan 6 | 43°F | 27°F | 73°F 1997 | -8°F 1904 | 27% | 13% |
| Jan 7 | 43°F | 27°F | 67°F 1950 | 0°F 1942 | 26% | 14% |
| Jan 8 | 43°F | 27°F | 68°F 1998 | -1°F 1942 | 26% | 14% |
| Jan 9 | 43°F | 27°F | 75°F 1930 | -6°F 1942 | 26% | 14% |
| Jan 10 | 43°F | 27°F | 68°F 1907 | 1°F 1912 | 25% | 15% |
| Jan 11 | 43°F | 27°F | 71°F 1975 | -2°F 1962 | 25% | 15% |
| Jan 12 | 43°F | 27°F | 68°F 1975 | 5°F 1945 | 25% | 15% |
| Jan 13 | 43°F | 27°F | 75°F 1932 | 2°F 1895 | 25% | 16% |
| Jan 14 | 43°F | 26°F | 76°F 1932 | -21°F 1912 | 24% | 16% |
| Jan 15 | 43°F | 26°F | 71°F 1995 | -8°F 1957 | 24% | 16% |
| Jan 16 | 43°F | 26°F | 65°F 1932 | -1°F 1910 | 24% | 17% |
| Jan 17 | 43°F | 26°F | 68°F 1990 | -8°F 1982 | 24% | 17% |
| Jan 18 | 43°F | 26°F | 67°F 1990 | -1°F 1945 | 23% | 17% |
| Jan 19 | 43°F | 26°F | 67°F 1951 | -8°F 1994 | 23% | 18% |
| Jan 20 | 43°F | 26°F | 67°F 1951 | -6°F 1930 | 23% | 18% |
| Jan 21 | 43°F | 26°F | 64°F 1951 | -9°F 1985 | 23% | 18% |
| Jan 22 | 43°F | 26°F | 66°F 1906 | -10°F 1984 | 23% | 18% |
| Jan 23 | 43°F | 26°F | 69°F 1906 | -5°F 1936 | 23% | 18% |
| Jan 24 | 43°F | 26°F | 66°F 1953 | 1°F 1936 | 23% | 19% |
| Jan 25 | 44°F | 26°F | 70°F 1950 | -3°F 1935 | 23% | 19% |
| Jan 26 | 44°F | 26°F | 73°F 1950 | -3°F 1948 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 27 | 44°F | 26°F | 74°F 1950 | 0°F 1987 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 28 | 44°F | 26°F | 69°F 1974 | -18°F 1935 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 29 | 44°F | 26°F | 71°F 2002 | 0°F 1940 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 30 | 45°F | 26°F | 71°F 1947 | -1°F 1904 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 31 | 45°F | 26°F | 70°F 1947 | -9°F 1905 | 22% | 19% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 5:29 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00183348 (Frederick Police Brks), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00183348, 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.