Ontonagon County Weather in January
Average highs run from 26°F on January 1 to 26°F on January 31, and lows from 12°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.87 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
- 25°F
- Average low
- 9°F
- Precipitation
- 2.87 in
- Snowfall
- 53.1 in
- Record high
- 55°FJan 26, 1981
- Record low
- -41°FJan 17, 1982
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 38 min to 9 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 81%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- 18°F
- Wind
- 14.1 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 | 26°F | 12°F | 44°F 1905 | -25°F 1968 | 55% | 60% |
| Jan 2 | 26°F | 12°F | 42°F 1926 | -29°F 1979 | 56% | 60% |
| Jan 3 | 26°F | 12°F | 39°F 1997 | -25°F 2014 | 56% | 60% |
| Jan 4 | 26°F | 11°F | 41°F 1984 | -23°F 1942 | 56% | 61% |
| Jan 5 | 26°F | 11°F | 46°F 2019 | -30°F 1981 | 56% | 61% |
| Jan 6 | 26°F | 11°F | 46°F 2012 | -36°F 1912 | 57% | 61% |
| Jan 7 | 26°F | 11°F | 45°F 1949 | -37°F 1912 | 57% | 62% |
| Jan 8 | 25°F | 10°F | 47°F 1990 | -31°F 1981 | 57% | 62% |
| Jan 9 | 25°F | 10°F | 49°F 1990 | -40°F 1977 | 57% | 62% |
| Jan 10 | 25°F | 10°F | 48°F 1939 | -35°F 1977 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 11 | 25°F | 10°F | 49°F 2012 | -35°F 1977 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 12 | 25°F | 9°F | 45°F 1961 | -33°F 1912 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 13 | 25°F | 9°F | 46°F 1987 | -25°F 1929 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 14 | 25°F | 9°F | 49°F 1987 | -30°F 1965 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 15 | 25°F | 9°F | 41°F 1933 | -37°F 1965 | 58% | 64% |
| Jan 16 | 25°F | 9°F | 45°F 1973 | -35°F 1979 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 17 | 25°F | 8°F | 45°F 1973 | -41°F 1982 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 18 | 25°F | 8°F | 45°F 1986 | -32°F 1982 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 19 | 25°F | 8°F | 47°F 1981 | -31°F 1994 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 20 | 25°F | 8°F | 50°F 2017 | -31°F 1994 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 21 | 25°F | 8°F | 46°F 1908 | -31°F 1996 | 57% | 63% |
| Jan 22 | 25°F | 8°F | 46°F 1942 | -27°F 2025 | 57% | 62% |
| Jan 23 | 25°F | 7°F | 47°F 1942 | -34°F 1935 | 57% | 62% |
| Jan 24 | 25°F | 7°F | 46°F 1942 | -35°F 1904 | 56% | 62% |
| Jan 25 | 25°F | 7°F | 51°F 1981 | -30°F 1904 | 56% | 61% |
| Jan 26 | 25°F | 7°F | 55°F 1981 | -33°F 1997 | 55% | 60% |
| Jan 27 | 25°F | 7°F | 48°F 1973 | -33°F 1997 | 55% | 60% |
| Jan 28 | 25°F | 7°F | 50°F 2006 | -35°F 1915 | 54% | 59% |
| Jan 29 | 25°F | 7°F | 45°F 1924 | -30°F 1951 | 54% | 58% |
| Jan 30 | 25°F | 7°F | 43°F 2001 | -34°F 1908 | 53% | 57% |
| Jan 31 | 26°F | 7°F | 45°F 1952 | -38°F 1985 | 53% | 57% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:42 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 8:23 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206220 (Ontonagon 6 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00204104, 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.