Ishpeming Weather in January
Average highs run from 24°F on January 1 to 22°F on January 31, and lows from 8°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.59 in over about 18 wet days.
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
- 22°F
- Average low
- 6°F
- Precipitation
- 1.59 in
- Snowfall
- 42.1 in
- Record high
- 42°FJan 31, 2016
- Record low
- -20°FJan 25, 2026
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 39 min to 9 h 39 min
- Cloud cover
- 79%
- Humidity
- 96%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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 | 24°F | 8°F | 37°F 2025 | -2°F 2018 | 57% | 64% |
| Jan 2 | 23°F | 8°F | 36°F 2023 | -5°F 2019 | 57% | 64% |
| Jan 3 | 23°F | 7°F | 37°F 2016 | -8°F 2022 | 57% | 65% |
| Jan 4 | 23°F | 7°F | 34°F 2023 | 1°F 2022 | 57% | 65% |
| Jan 5 | 23°F | 7°F | 38°F 2019 | 0°F 2017 | 57% | 65% |
| Jan 6 | 23°F | 7°F | 36°F 2019 | -2°F 2017 | 57% | 65% |
| Jan 7 | 23°F | 7°F | 38°F 2021 | -3°F 2017 | 57% | 66% |
| Jan 8 | 23°F | 7°F | 35°F 2026 | -2°F 2017 | 57% | 66% |
| Jan 9 | 23°F | 7°F | 39°F 2016 | 3°F 2025 | 57% | 66% |
| Jan 10 | 22°F | 6°F | 36°F 2026 | -10°F 2022 | 57% | 66% |
| Jan 11 | 22°F | 6°F | 36°F 2026 | -11°F 2022 | 57% | 66% |
| Jan 12 | 22°F | 6°F | 37°F 2018 | 3°F 2022 | 57% | 66% |
| Jan 13 | 22°F | 6°F | 36°F 2026 | -7°F 2018 | 57% | 66% |
| Jan 14 | 22°F | 6°F | 38°F 2026 | -13°F 2018 | 57% | 66% |
| Jan 15 | 22°F | 6°F | 36°F 2021 | -11°F 2018 | 57% | 66% |
| Jan 16 | 22°F | 6°F | 36°F 2021 | -8°F 2022 | 57% | 66% |
| Jan 17 | 22°F | 6°F | 36°F 2023 | -4°F 2024 | 57% | 66% |
| Jan 18 | 22°F | 6°F | 37°F 2023 | -4°F 2024 | 57% | 66% |
| Jan 19 | 22°F | 6°F | 40°F 2017 | -8°F 2025 | 57% | 66% |
| Jan 20 | 22°F | 6°F | 35°F 2017 | -9°F 2025 | 56% | 66% |
| Jan 21 | 22°F | 6°F | 39°F 2017 | -17°F 2022 | 56% | 65% |
| Jan 22 | 22°F | 6°F | 41°F 2017 | -16°F 2022 | 56% | 65% |
| Jan 23 | 22°F | 6°F | 41°F 2017 | -8°F 2026 | 56% | 65% |
| Jan 24 | 22°F | 5°F | 41°F 2017 | -17°F 2026 | 56% | 65% |
| Jan 25 | 22°F | 5°F | 39°F 2017 | -20°F 2026 | 56% | 65% |
| Jan 26 | 22°F | 5°F | 40°F 2024 | -20°F 2019 | 55% | 64% |
| Jan 27 | 22°F | 5°F | 40°F 2018 | -18°F 2019 | 55% | 64% |
| Jan 28 | 22°F | 5°F | 41°F 2024 | -17°F 2019 | 55% | 64% |
| Jan 29 | 22°F | 5°F | 32°F 2025 | -13°F 2022 | 55% | 63% |
| Jan 30 | 22°F | 5°F | 30°F 2020 | -14°F 2022 | 54% | 63% |
| Jan 31 | 22°F | 5°F | 42°F 2016 | -17°F 2019 | 54% | 63% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:35 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 8:15 AM, sunset 5:54 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00204130 (Ishpeming Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00204425, 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.