Worcester climate

Worcester Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Worcester Rgnl AP, 5.9 km from Worcester

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 19°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.52 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 Worcester, 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
17°F
Precipitation
3.52 in
Snowfall
18.2 in
Record high
67°FJan 26, 1950
Record low
-19°FJan 15, 1957
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 9 h 58 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
19°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 134°F19°F58°F 2011-5°F 201841%22%
Jan 233°F19°F57°F 1979-5°F 195741%23%
Jan 333°F19°F58°F 2000-3°F 201441%23%
Jan 433°F19°F60°F 1950-8°F 198141%23%
Jan 533°F18°F58°F 1950-12°F 198141%23%
Jan 633°F18°F66°F 2007-5°F 199641%23%
Jan 733°F18°F56°F 2012-9°F 201841%24%
Jan 833°F18°F62°F 2008-11°F 196841%24%
Jan 933°F18°F58°F 2008-13°F 196841%24%
Jan 1032°F17°F56°F 2016-8°F 200441%24%
Jan 1132°F17°F63°F 2020-9°F 196841%24%
Jan 1232°F17°F66°F 2020-8°F 198140%24%
Jan 1332°F17°F59°F 2018-6°F 197140%24%
Jan 1432°F17°F60°F 1995-12°F 195740%24%
Jan 1532°F17°F60°F 1995-19°F 195740%24%
Jan 1632°F17°F59°F 1995-12°F 199440%24%
Jan 1732°F17°F55°F 1973-9°F 198239%25%
Jan 1832°F17°F59°F 1973-12°F 198239%25%
Jan 1932°F16°F56°F 1973-9°F 197139%25%
Jan 2032°F16°F56°F 1951-8°F 197139%25%
Jan 2132°F16°F56°F 2006-6°F 197039%25%
Jan 2232°F16°F59°F 1959-10°F 197638%25%
Jan 2332°F16°F59°F 1967-13°F 197638%25%
Jan 2432°F16°F59°F 1999-9°F 201138%25%
Jan 2532°F16°F54°F 2010-6°F 196138%25%
Jan 2632°F16°F67°F 1950-5°F 199437%25%
Jan 2732°F16°F60°F 1974-5°F 199437%25%
Jan 2832°F16°F53°F 2002-9°F 197137%25%
Jan 2932°F16°F60°F 2002-2°F 196337%25%
Jan 3032°F17°F56°F 2013-6°F 195237%25%
Jan 3132°F17°F59°F 2013-7°F 201937%25%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Worcester, 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 7:16 AM, sunset 4:26 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 5:00 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094746 (Worcester Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094746, 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.