Sheffield climate

Sheffield Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Copake, 16.3 km from Sheffield

Average highs run from 35°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31, and lows from 17°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.08 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 Sheffield, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
3.08 in
Snowfall
15.5 in
Record high
65°FJan 6, 1933
Record low
-22°FJan 15, 1957
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 10 h 00 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
6.0 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 135°F17°F57°F 1933-11°F 196438%23%
Jan 235°F17°F54°F 2000-15°F 196838%23%
Jan 335°F16°F55°F 1930-7°F 201438%23%
Jan 435°F16°F60°F 1950-9°F 201438%24%
Jan 534°F16°F57°F 1950-8°F 193838%24%
Jan 634°F16°F65°F 1933-6°F 201838%24%
Jan 734°F15°F65°F 1933-10°F 201838%25%
Jan 834°F15°F63°F 1933-18°F 196838%25%
Jan 934°F15°F60°F 1930-20°F 196838%25%
Jan 1034°F15°F58°F 1937-13°F 196838%25%
Jan 1134°F15°F62°F 2020-13°F 196838%25%
Jan 1234°F14°F64°F 2020-16°F 196838%25%
Jan 1334°F14°F59°F 2018-12°F 196837%25%
Jan 1434°F14°F64°F 1932-15°F 200437%25%
Jan 1534°F14°F61°F 1932-22°F 195737%25%
Jan 1634°F14°F58°F 1937-12°F 200437%25%
Jan 1734°F14°F47°F 1932-11°F 200937%25%
Jan 1834°F14°F57°F 2006-20°F 195736%25%
Jan 1934°F13°F55°F 1949-16°F 193836%25%
Jan 2034°F13°F56°F 1951-11°F 194636%25%
Jan 2134°F13°F56°F 1959-11°F 200536%25%
Jan 2234°F13°F56°F 1959-16°F 196135%25%
Jan 2334°F13°F57°F 1957-17°F 196135%25%
Jan 2434°F13°F54°F 1967-14°F 201135%25%
Jan 2534°F13°F54°F 2010-18°F 194535%24%
Jan 2634°F13°F61°F 1950-15°F 194534%24%
Jan 2734°F13°F50°F 1944-12°F 193534%24%
Jan 2834°F13°F53°F 2002-16°F 193534%24%
Jan 2934°F13°F54°F 2002-12°F 193433%24%
Jan 3034°F13°F57°F 1947-16°F 194833%23%
Jan 3134°F13°F58°F 2013-14°F 194833%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sheffield, 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 7:22 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:07 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00301761 (Copake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014763, 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.