Carleton climate

Carleton Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carleton 2W, 3.7 km from Carleton

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.18 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 Carleton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
2.18 in
Snowfall
12.4 in
Record high
65°FJan 30, 2013
Record low
-20°FJan 18, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 11 min to 10 h 00 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
12.8 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°F20°F58°F 20118°F 201322%
Jan 234°F20°F57°F 20114°F 201322%
Jan 334°F19°F46°F 2020-9°F 201422%
Jan 434°F19°F44°F 201910°F 201422%
Jan 533°F19°F49°F 20197°F 201523%
Jan 633°F19°F53°F 2012-15°F 201423%
Jan 733°F18°F54°F 2019-15°F 201423%
Jan 833°F18°F53°F 2019-16°F 201423%
Jan 933°F18°F51°F 2020-16°F 201424%
Jan 1033°F18°F59°F 2020-4°F 201024%
Jan 1133°F17°F61°F 20179°F 201624%
Jan 1233°F17°F59°F 20135°F 200925%
Jan 1333°F17°F54°F 2013-2°F 201525%
Jan 1433°F17°F43°F 2020-6°F 200925%
Jan 1533°F17°F45°F 2016-14°F 200925%
Jan 1633°F16°F49°F 2012-9°F 200926%
Jan 1732°F16°F55°F 2012-18°F 200926%
Jan 1832°F16°F47°F 2011-20°F 200926%
Jan 1932°F16°F47°F 20135°F 201226%
Jan 2032°F16°F43°F 20171°F 201927%
Jan 2132°F16°F58°F 2017-10°F 201427%
Jan 2232°F16°F50°F 2017-13°F 201427%
Jan 2332°F15°F55°F 2012-3°F 201127%
Jan 2432°F15°F47°F 2010-4°F 201427%
Jan 2532°F15°F50°F 20102°F 200927%
Jan 2632°F15°F47°F 2016-2°F 200928%
Jan 2733°F15°F41°F 2012-7°F 201428%
Jan 2833°F15°F50°F 2013-11°F 201428%
Jan 2933°F15°F60°F 2013-4°F 201428%
Jan 3033°F15°F65°F 2013-14°F 201928%
Jan 3133°F15°F60°F 2016-14°F 201928%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carleton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 5:13 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 5:47 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00201250 (Carleton 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00201250, 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.