Ferndale climate

Ferndale Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Detroit City AP, 11.8 km from Ferndale

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.45 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 Ferndale, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
1.45 in
Snowfall
11.7 in
Record high
66°FJan 25, 1950
Record low
-21°FJan 19, 1994
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 08 min to 9 h 58 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
13.2 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°F22°F58°F 1966-9°F 196836%19%
Jan 233°F22°F55°F 1897-3°F 192036%19%
Jan 333°F22°F56°F 1950-7°F 197936%19%
Jan 433°F21°F56°F 1950-12°F 198136%19%
Jan 533°F21°F61°F 1997-8°F 189635%20%
Jan 633°F21°F56°F 1946-6°F 192435%20%
Jan 733°F21°F55°F 1946-9°F 194235%20%
Jan 833°F21°F59°F 1965-12°F 201435%20%
Jan 933°F20°F58°F 1965-8°F 201435%20%
Jan 1033°F20°F58°F 2026-9°F 194234%21%
Jan 1132°F20°F54°F 1975-11°F 198234%21%
Jan 1232°F20°F55°F 2013-18°F 191834%21%
Jan 1332°F20°F59°F 1950-13°F 191234%21%
Jan 1432°F20°F59°F 1950-8°F 192933%21%
Jan 1532°F20°F54°F 1953-14°F 192733%21%
Jan 1632°F19°F55°F 1953-13°F 197233%21%
Jan 1732°F19°F59°F 1952-15°F 198233%21%
Jan 1832°F19°F58°F 1952-11°F 199432%22%
Jan 1932°F19°F62°F 1907-21°F 199432%22%
Jan 2032°F19°F58°F 1906-11°F 199432%22%
Jan 2132°F19°F64°F 1906-15°F 198531%22%
Jan 2232°F19°F60°F 1906-15°F 198431%22%
Jan 2332°F19°F59°F 1909-14°F 190731%22%
Jan 2432°F19°F61°F 1909-15°F 196331%22%
Jan 2532°F19°F66°F 1950-13°F 189731%22%
Jan 2632°F19°F64°F 1950-10°F 192731%22%
Jan 2732°F19°F62°F 1916-12°F 193631%22%
Jan 2832°F19°F58°F 1916-11°F 192531%22%
Jan 2932°F19°F52°F 1914-9°F 196631%21%
Jan 3032°F19°F60°F 2013-11°F 191530%21%
Jan 3132°F19°F58°F 1989-13°F 201930%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ferndale, 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 8:02 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 5:45 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014822 (Detroit City AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00206658, 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.