La Plata climate

La Plata Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mechanicsville 5 Ne, 22.1 km from La Plata

Average highs run from 45°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 26°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.29 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 La Plata, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
3.29 in
Snowfall
5.0 in
Record high
80°FJan 26, 2024
Record low
-5°FJan 17, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 33 min to 10 h 15 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
7.6 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 145°F26°F69°F 200512°F 196331%5%
Jan 244°F26°F68°F 20008°F 196831%5%
Jan 344°F26°F69°F 202310°F 197931%5%
Jan 444°F26°F73°F 199713°F 198132%5%
Jan 544°F26°F71°F 199711°F 196832%5%
Jan 644°F25°F73°F 200711°F 195932%5%
Jan 744°F25°F69°F 20086°F 201432%6%
Jan 844°F25°F73°F 20087°F 194232%6%
Jan 944°F25°F68°F 20084°F 197032%6%
Jan 1044°F25°F70°F 19502°F 198232%6%
Jan 1144°F25°F75°F 19752°F 198232%6%
Jan 1244°F25°F72°F 20177°F 196832%6%
Jan 1344°F25°F71°F 20059°F 197732%6%
Jan 1444°F25°F70°F 199512°F 196432%6%
Jan 1544°F25°F74°F 19526°F 199432%7%
Jan 1644°F25°F73°F 19533°F 197232%7%
Jan 1744°F25°F72°F 1943-5°F 198232%7%
Jan 1844°F25°F69°F 19902°F 199432%7%
Jan 1944°F24°F71°F 1951-4°F 199432%7%
Jan 2044°F24°F70°F 1951-2°F 198532%7%
Jan 2144°F24°F70°F 1959-4°F 198532%7%
Jan 2244°F24°F66°F 19863°F 198432%7%
Jan 2344°F24°F72°F 197412°F 201432%7%
Jan 2444°F24°F73°F 19503°F 196332%7%
Jan 2544°F24°F75°F 19508°F 196132%8%
Jan 2645°F24°F80°F 20245°F 194831%8%
Jan 2745°F24°F75°F 19749°F 198731%8%
Jan 2845°F24°F73°F 19496°F 196131%8%
Jan 2945°F24°F76°F 19755°F 196131%8%
Jan 3045°F24°F77°F 200211°F 196631%8%
Jan 3145°F25°F70°F 19476°F 194831%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Plata, 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 7:25 AM, sunset 4:58 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:29 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00185865 (Mechanicsville 5 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013743, 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.