Williamstown climate

Williamstown Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for North Adams Harriman AP, 3.3 km from Williamstown

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 17°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.52 in over about 11 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 Williamstown, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
2.52 in
Snowfall
15.6 in
Record high
68°FJan 6, 2007
Record low
-20°FJan 24, 2011
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 07 min to 9 h 57 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
6.5 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 134°F17°F54°F 2019-16°F 201841%19%
Jan 233°F17°F57°F 2000-7°F 201841%19%
Jan 333°F17°F58°F 2000-15°F 201441%19%
Jan 433°F16°F62°F 2000-15°F 201441%19%
Jan 533°F16°F58°F 2007-3°F 198940%19%
Jan 633°F16°F68°F 2007-6°F 201840%20%
Jan 733°F16°F49°F 2008-15°F 201840%20%
Jan 833°F15°F61°F 2008-8°F 201540%20%
Jan 933°F15°F60°F 2008-8°F 200439%20%
Jan 1032°F15°F56°F 2016-10°F 200439%20%
Jan 1132°F15°F65°F 2020-11°F 200439%20%
Jan 1232°F15°F67°F 20201°F 200139%20%
Jan 1332°F14°F63°F 2005-13°F 201538%20%
Jan 1432°F14°F64°F 2005-16°F 201538%20%
Jan 1532°F14°F49°F 2014-12°F 200438%20%
Jan 1632°F14°F46°F 2022-10°F 200438%20%
Jan 1732°F14°F46°F 2012-12°F 200937%20%
Jan 1832°F14°F59°F 2006-13°F 200337%20%
Jan 1932°F14°F45°F 2022-8°F 200537%20%
Jan 2032°F13°F57°F 2006-3°F 202537%20%
Jan 2132°F13°F57°F 2006-14°F 202536%20%
Jan 2232°F13°F48°F 1997-19°F 202536%20%
Jan 2332°F13°F53°F 1989-10°F 201136%20%
Jan 2432°F13°F63°F 1999-20°F 201136%20%
Jan 2532°F13°F58°F 2010-8°F 200436%19%
Jan 2632°F13°F50°F 2002-8°F 200435%19%
Jan 2732°F13°F55°F 2002-7°F 200535%19%
Jan 2832°F13°F56°F 2002-13°F 200335%19%
Jan 2932°F13°F57°F 2002-12°F 200535%19%
Jan 3033°F13°F60°F 2013-10°F 200035%19%
Jan 3133°F13°F61°F 2013-10°F 199935%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Williamstown, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00054768 (North Adams Harriman AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054768, 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.