Townsend climate

Townsend Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fitchburg Coop, 9.7 km from Townsend

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31, and lows from 17°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.52 in.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Townsend, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
3.52 in
Snowfall
19.2 in
Record high
70°FJan 12, 2020
Record low
-13°FJan 31, 2026
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 07 min to 9 h 57 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
7.4 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 133°F17°F61°F 2011-6°F 201816%
Jan 233°F17°F58°F 2000-7°F 199917%
Jan 333°F17°F60°F 2000-2°F 201417%
Jan 433°F17°F60°F 2000-2°F 201417%
Jan 533°F16°F60°F 20072°F 202617%
Jan 633°F16°F69°F 20073°F 199917%
Jan 733°F16°F58°F 20120°F 201517%
Jan 833°F16°F66°F 2008-5°F 201518%
Jan 933°F16°F59°F 2008-4°F 200418%
Jan 1033°F15°F54°F 2016-5°F 200418%
Jan 1133°F15°F66°F 2020-3°F 201518%
Jan 1233°F15°F70°F 20202°F 202218%
Jan 1333°F15°F62°F 20183°F 200418%
Jan 1433°F15°F60°F 2005-9°F 200419%
Jan 1533°F15°F48°F 2020-9°F 200419%
Jan 1633°F14°F50°F 2021-10°F 200419%
Jan 1733°F14°F48°F 2012-7°F 200919%
Jan 1834°F14°F58°F 2006-7°F 200319%
Jan 1934°F14°F45°F 1999-9°F 200319%
Jan 2034°F14°F56°F 2006-1°F 202519%
Jan 2134°F14°F58°F 2006-8°F 202519%
Jan 2234°F14°F44°F 2017-10°F 202519%
Jan 2334°F13°F50°F 2002-5°F 200019%
Jan 2434°F13°F57°F 1999-7°F 201119%
Jan 2534°F13°F55°F 2010-4°F 200419%
Jan 2634°F13°F52°F 2002-1°F 200419%
Jan 2734°F13°F56°F 2002-5°F 202619%
Jan 2834°F13°F56°F 2002-6°F 200319%
Jan 2934°F13°F60°F 2002-10°F 201519%
Jan 3034°F13°F60°F 2013-5°F 202619%
Jan 3134°F13°F61°F 2013-13°F 202619%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Townsend, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:24 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 4:59 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00192807 (Fitchburg Coop), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004780, 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.