Provincetown climate

Provincetown Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Plymouth-Kingston, 42.9 km from Provincetown

Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 41°F on January 31, and lows from 24°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.79 in over about 12 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 Provincetown, 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
22°F
Precipitation
4.79 in
Snowfall
10.1 in
Record high
64°FJan 12, 2020
Record low
-7°FJan 16, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 11 min to 9 h 59 min
Cloud cover
80%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
19.0 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°F24°F61°F 20192°F 201839%12%
Jan 242°F24°F53°F 20003°F 199939%12%
Jan 342°F23°F56°F 20005°F 201439%12%
Jan 442°F23°F58°F 1998-5°F 201439%13%
Jan 542°F23°F56°F 20009°F 201839%13%
Jan 642°F23°F57°F 20076°F 201839%13%
Jan 742°F23°F55°F 20121°F 201839%13%
Jan 841°F22°F57°F 20081°F 201539%14%
Jan 941°F22°F55°F 19986°F 201739%14%
Jan 1041°F22°F57°F 20163°F 200439%14%
Jan 1141°F22°F55°F 20143°F 200439%14%
Jan 1241°F22°F64°F 20208°F 199939%14%
Jan 1341°F22°F57°F 201811°F 200939%15%
Jan 1441°F22°F57°F 20050°F 200439%15%
Jan 1541°F21°F51°F 1999-3°F 200439%15%
Jan 1641°F21°F53°F 2021-7°F 200439%15%
Jan 1741°F21°F51°F 20224°F 200939%15%
Jan 1841°F21°F55°F 20062°F 200039%15%
Jan 1941°F21°F49°F 19992°F 200539%15%
Jan 2041°F21°F54°F 20194°F 200038%16%
Jan 2141°F21°F53°F 20065°F 201938%16%
Jan 2241°F21°F49°F 20172°F 200038%16%
Jan 2341°F21°F52°F 20184°F 200338%16%
Jan 2441°F21°F54°F 19992°F 201138%16%
Jan 2541°F21°F52°F 20102°F 200438%16%
Jan 2641°F21°F52°F 20236°F 200338%16%
Jan 2741°F21°F53°F 20126°F 200738%16%
Jan 2841°F21°F52°F 20021°F 200338%16%
Jan 2941°F21°F59°F 20022°F 200538%16%
Jan 3041°F21°F51°F 20022°F 201438%16%
Jan 3141°F21°F54°F 20131°F 202238%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Provincetown, 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 7:09 AM, sunset 4:20 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 4:54 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00196486 (Plymouth-Kingston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094720, 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.