Elk Rapids Weather in January
Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 29°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.78 in.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 30°F
- Average low
- 17°F
- Precipitation
- 1.78 in
- Snowfall
- 32.0 in
- Record high
- 55°FJan 12, 2012
- Record low
- -36°FJan 4, 1981
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 51 min to 9 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 78%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 15.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 31°F | 20°F | 54°F 2005 | -17°F 1947 | 48% | |
| Jan 2 | 31°F | 20°F | 49°F 1998 | -7°F 1999 | 49% | |
| Jan 3 | 31°F | 19°F | 51°F 1998 | -16°F 1996 | 49% | |
| Jan 4 | 31°F | 19°F | 50°F 2016 | -36°F 1981 | 49% | |
| Jan 5 | 31°F | 19°F | 50°F 2007 | -2°F 1968 | 50% | |
| Jan 6 | 31°F | 19°F | 50°F 1946 | -15°F 2014 | 50% | |
| Jan 7 | 30°F | 18°F | 52°F 2008 | -23°F 1943 | 50% | |
| Jan 8 | 30°F | 18°F | 49°F 2008 | -17°F 1981 | 50% | |
| Jan 9 | 30°F | 18°F | 49°F 2003 | -25°F 1977 | 51% | |
| Jan 10 | 30°F | 17°F | 48°F 2002 | -15°F 1982 | 51% | |
| Jan 11 | 30°F | 17°F | 51°F 2012 | -23°F 1981 | 51% | |
| Jan 12 | 30°F | 17°F | 55°F 2012 | -20°F 1964 | 51% | |
| Jan 13 | 30°F | 17°F | 49°F 1932 | -22°F 2015 | 52% | |
| Jan 14 | 30°F | 17°F | 47°F 1932 | -28°F 1984 | 52% | |
| Jan 15 | 29°F | 16°F | 49°F 1953 | -27°F 1965 | 52% | |
| Jan 16 | 29°F | 16°F | 50°F 1949 | -19°F 1966 | 52% | |
| Jan 17 | 29°F | 16°F | 48°F 1986 | -23°F 1978 | 53% | |
| Jan 18 | 29°F | 16°F | 55°F 1996 | -23°F 1978 | 53% | |
| Jan 19 | 29°F | 16°F | 53°F 1996 | -21°F 1982 | 53% | |
| Jan 20 | 29°F | 15°F | 45°F 1999 | -25°F 2009 | 53% | |
| Jan 21 | 29°F | 15°F | 43°F 1934 | -28°F 1970 | 53% | |
| Jan 22 | 29°F | 15°F | 51°F 2002 | -21°F 1982 | 53% | |
| Jan 23 | 29°F | 15°F | 50°F 1969 | -29°F 1948 | 53% | |
| Jan 24 | 29°F | 15°F | 48°F 1969 | -17°F 1941 | 53% | |
| Jan 25 | 29°F | 15°F | 51°F 1950 | -12°F 1939 | 53% | |
| Jan 26 | 29°F | 15°F | 54°F 1944 | -28°F 1927 | 53% | |
| Jan 27 | 29°F | 15°F | 52°F 2002 | -22°F 1935 | 52% | |
| Jan 28 | 29°F | 15°F | 52°F 2002 | -20°F 1986 | 52% | |
| Jan 29 | 29°F | 15°F | 47°F 2013 | -8°F 1986 | 52% | |
| Jan 30 | 29°F | 15°F | 50°F 2013 | -33°F 1994 | 51% | |
| Jan 31 | 29°F | 15°F | 49°F 1988 | -22°F 1948 | 51% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:20 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206158 (Old Mission 3SSW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00202381, 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.