Okemos climate

Okemos Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for East Lansing 4 S, 7.1 km from Okemos

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.08 in over about 13 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 Okemos, 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
18°F
Precipitation
2.08 in
Snowfall
14.1 in
Record high
66°FJan 24, 1967
Record low
-29°FJan 4, 1981
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 07 min to 9 h 57 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
13.0 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°F54°F 2011-13°F 196443%30%
Jan 233°F20°F58°F 2004-15°F 200143%30%
Jan 333°F20°F58°F 1950-11°F 201443%30%
Jan 433°F19°F61°F 1997-29°F 198144%31%
Jan 533°F19°F54°F 1998-8°F 201844%31%
Jan 633°F19°F54°F 2008-12°F 201444%31%
Jan 733°F19°F62°F 2008-13°F 201444%32%
Jan 832°F19°F59°F 1965-12°F 198644%32%
Jan 932°F18°F60°F 2026-17°F 197744%32%
Jan 1032°F18°F55°F 1975-18°F 198444%32%
Jan 1132°F18°F59°F 2018-18°F 198443%32%
Jan 1232°F18°F58°F 2005-12°F 197443%32%
Jan 1332°F18°F59°F 1950-8°F 201543%32%
Jan 1432°F18°F55°F 1995-12°F 201543%32%
Jan 1532°F17°F56°F 1953-25°F 198443%32%
Jan 1632°F17°F55°F 1949-17°F 198442%32%
Jan 1731°F17°F59°F 1952-18°F 197642%32%
Jan 1831°F17°F60°F 1996-25°F 197642%32%
Jan 1931°F17°F53°F 1949-18°F 199441%32%
Jan 2031°F17°F49°F 2006-14°F 198541%32%
Jan 2131°F17°F56°F 2017-14°F 201941%31%
Jan 2231°F16°F54°F 1964-15°F 200041%31%
Jan 2331°F16°F58°F 1967-14°F 196340%31%
Jan 2431°F16°F66°F 1967-16°F 200440%31%
Jan 2531°F16°F65°F 1950-16°F 200440%31%
Jan 2631°F16°F57°F 1973-13°F 200039%31%
Jan 2731°F16°F56°F 2002-17°F 200039%31%
Jan 2831°F16°F55°F 2002-12°F 196639%30%
Jan 2931°F16°F57°F 2013-16°F 196638%30%
Jan 3031°F16°F56°F 2013-15°F 196738%30%
Jan 3131°F16°F61°F 1989-14°F 201938%29%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Okemos, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 8:08 AM, sunset 5:15 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 5:50 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00202395 (East Lansing 4 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014836, 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.