Galena climate

Galena Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chestertown, 20.3 km from Galena

Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 41°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.34 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 Galena, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
3.34 in
Snowfall
5.2 in
Record high
77°FJan 7, 1907
Record low
-7°FJan 28, 1935
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 28 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
9.6 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 142°F29°F68°F 19667°F 191031%5%
Jan 242°F29°F68°F 20006°F 196831%5%
Jan 342°F28°F70°F 20047°F 201831%5%
Jan 441°F28°F70°F 20045°F 201431%5%
Jan 541°F28°F68°F 19507°F 192031%6%
Jan 641°F28°F71°F 20077°F 191231%6%
Jan 741°F28°F77°F 19070°F 201831%6%
Jan 841°F28°F70°F 19984°F 191231%6%
Jan 941°F28°F72°F 19301°F 197031%6%
Jan 1041°F28°F69°F 19502°F 197031%6%
Jan 1141°F27°F70°F 20200°F 194231%6%
Jan 1241°F27°F69°F 20205°F 194231%6%
Jan 1341°F27°F72°F 1932-2°F 191230%6%
Jan 1440°F27°F75°F 1932-2°F 191230%7%
Jan 1540°F27°F74°F 19325°F 196430%7%
Jan 1640°F27°F77°F 19322°F 189330%7%
Jan 1740°F27°F66°F 1913-2°F 197730%7%
Jan 1840°F27°F69°F 1986-1°F 195730%7%
Jan 1940°F27°F68°F 1951-3°F 199430%7%
Jan 2040°F27°F64°F 19072°F 199429%7%
Jan 2140°F27°F66°F 1959-5°F 198529%7%
Jan 2241°F27°F71°F 1927-4°F 198429%7%
Jan 2341°F26°F74°F 19991°F 193629%8%
Jan 2441°F26°F74°F 19675°F 196329%8%
Jan 2541°F26°F74°F 19500°F 193529%8%
Jan 2641°F26°F76°F 19501°F 194029%8%
Jan 2741°F26°F74°F 19502°F 194028%8%
Jan 2841°F26°F72°F 1914-7°F 193528%8%
Jan 2941°F26°F72°F 19140°F 196128%8%
Jan 3041°F26°F72°F 1914-6°F 192828%8%
Jan 3141°F26°F70°F 19472°F 194828%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Galena, 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 7:23 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:23 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00181750 (Chestertown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00072730, 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.