Interlochen climate

Interlochen Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Traverse City Munson, 16.1 km from Interlochen

Average highs run from 30°F on January 1 to 27°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.71 in over about 21 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 Interlochen, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
2.71 in
Snowfall
32.3 in
Record high
59°FJan 26, 1944
Record low
-21°FJan 12, 1964
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 54 min to 9 h 48 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
16.3 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 130°F18°F55°F 1903-7°F 196861%49%
Jan 229°F18°F55°F 1897-8°F 198261%50%
Jan 329°F17°F54°F 1897-13°F 191862%50%
Jan 429°F17°F49°F 2007-8°F 198162%51%
Jan 529°F17°F49°F 1946-11°F 197262%51%
Jan 629°F17°F51°F 1946-10°F 191262%52%
Jan 729°F17°F50°F 2008-17°F 194363%52%
Jan 828°F16°F50°F 2026-18°F 196863%53%
Jan 928°F16°F55°F 2026-8°F 199463%53%
Jan 1028°F16°F51°F 1939-11°F 197963%53%
Jan 1128°F16°F55°F 2018-15°F 197963%54%
Jan 1228°F16°F55°F 2013-21°F 196463%54%
Jan 1328°F16°F49°F 1932-14°F 201564%55%
Jan 1428°F15°F48°F 1932-16°F 198264%55%
Jan 1528°F15°F52°F 1949-19°F 198264%55%
Jan 1628°F15°F53°F 1949-15°F 196564%56%
Jan 1727°F15°F49°F 1914-11°F 194564%56%
Jan 1827°F15°F56°F 1996-13°F 191864%56%
Jan 1927°F15°F50°F 1907-21°F 199464%57%
Jan 2027°F15°F55°F 1901-12°F 198464%57%
Jan 2127°F14°F50°F 1906-20°F 198464%57%
Jan 2227°F14°F49°F 1933-10°F 195464%57%
Jan 2327°F14°F48°F 1967-12°F 194864%57%
Jan 2427°F14°F54°F 1950-10°F 194864%57%
Jan 2527°F14°F55°F 1950-15°F 190464%57%
Jan 2627°F14°F59°F 1944-14°F 192764%57%
Jan 2727°F14°F55°F 1916-19°F 191863%57%
Jan 2827°F14°F55°F 1916-14°F 191563%57%
Jan 2927°F14°F51°F 2013-11°F 195163%57%
Jan 3027°F14°F50°F 2025-20°F 195163%57%
Jan 3127°F14°F52°F 2012-20°F 191862%57%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Interlochen, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 8:20 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
January 31
sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 5:51 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00208249 (Traverse City Munson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014850, 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.