Bay County climate

Bay County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Essexville, 14.1 km from Bay County

Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 30°F on January 31, and lows from 19°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.67 in over about 10 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 Bay County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
1.67 in
Snowfall
13.9 in
Record high
62°FJan 25, 1950
Record low
-22°FJan 19, 1994
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 59 min to 9 h 53 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
13.0 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 131°F19°F52°F 2011-14°F 194736%33%
Jan 231°F19°F54°F 2000-5°F 197936%33%
Jan 331°F18°F56°F 2004-8°F 190436%33%
Jan 431°F18°F58°F 1997-15°F 198136%33%
Jan 531°F18°F58°F 1997-9°F 197935%33%
Jan 630°F18°F55°F 1946-9°F 201435%34%
Jan 730°F17°F59°F 2008-11°F 201435%34%
Jan 830°F17°F57°F 1937-7°F 194235%34%
Jan 930°F17°F58°F 2026-11°F 197735%34%
Jan 1030°F17°F55°F 1975-8°F 194234%34%
Jan 1130°F16°F57°F 2018-10°F 199934%34%
Jan 1230°F16°F57°F 1932-15°F 191834%34%
Jan 1330°F16°F56°F 1932-15°F 191233%35%
Jan 1430°F16°F52°F 1932-10°F 200933%35%
Jan 1529°F15°F53°F 1953-12°F 192733%35%
Jan 1629°F15°F53°F 1949-12°F 198232%35%
Jan 1729°F15°F53°F 1913-15°F 198232%35%
Jan 1829°F15°F60°F 1996-17°F 199431%35%
Jan 1929°F15°F59°F 1907-22°F 199431%35%
Jan 2029°F15°F60°F 1906-13°F 199431%35%
Jan 2129°F15°F59°F 1906-13°F 198430%34%
Jan 2229°F14°F57°F 1933-8°F 197030%34%
Jan 2329°F14°F59°F 1909-13°F 194830%34%
Jan 2429°F14°F58°F 1909-13°F 196330%34%
Jan 2529°F14°F62°F 1950-15°F 190429%34%
Jan 2629°F14°F62°F 1944-12°F 192729%34%
Jan 2729°F14°F62°F 1916-12°F 198629%34%
Jan 2829°F14°F47°F 1906-12°F 192528%34%
Jan 2929°F14°F56°F 2013-8°F 191528%33%
Jan 3029°F14°F55°F 2013-17°F 195128%33%
Jan 3130°F14°F55°F 1989-15°F 199428%33%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bay County, 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 8:10 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 5:46 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00202631 (Essexville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014845, 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.