Roscommon County climate

Roscommon County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Houghton Lk Roscommon AP, 5.6 km from Roscommon County

Average highs run from 28°F on January 1 to 27°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.70 in over about 14 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 Roscommon County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
27°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
1.70 in
Snowfall
16.4 in
Record high
54°FJan 18, 1996
Record low
-26°FJan 4, 1981
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 56 min to 9 h 49 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
7.8 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 128°F15°F48°F 2011-18°F 196844%36%
Jan 228°F14°F46°F 1998-14°F 197944%37%
Jan 328°F14°F47°F 1998-16°F 201444%37%
Jan 428°F14°F47°F 2007-26°F 198144%37%
Jan 528°F14°F47°F 1998-15°F 197944%37%
Jan 628°F13°F47°F 2008-20°F 201844%38%
Jan 728°F13°F53°F 2008-20°F 199644%38%
Jan 827°F13°F52°F 2008-21°F 196844%38%
Jan 927°F13°F51°F 2026-19°F 197744%39%
Jan 1027°F12°F47°F 1975-17°F 197944%39%
Jan 1127°F12°F52°F 2018-25°F 197944%39%
Jan 1227°F12°F52°F 2013-11°F 197944%39%
Jan 1327°F12°F47°F 2005-18°F 201544%39%
Jan 1427°F11°F40°F 1995-15°F 201544%40%
Jan 1527°F11°F41°F 1990-25°F 198444%40%
Jan 1627°F11°F46°F 1990-18°F 196644%40%
Jan 1727°F11°F47°F 1990-17°F 198244%41%
Jan 1826°F11°F54°F 1996-18°F 199444%41%
Jan 1926°F11°F47°F 1973-22°F 199444%41%
Jan 2026°F10°F42°F 2018-15°F 199444%41%
Jan 2126°F10°F43°F 2017-19°F 197044%41%
Jan 2226°F10°F47°F 2017-17°F 199144%41%
Jan 2326°F10°F47°F 1999-21°F 201144%42%
Jan 2426°F10°F49°F 1967-20°F 202644%42%
Jan 2526°F10°F50°F 1967-16°F 199644%42%
Jan 2626°F10°F53°F 1973-23°F 201944%42%
Jan 2726°F10°F48°F 2002-22°F 200544%42%
Jan 2826°F10°F44°F 2006-18°F 196543%42%
Jan 2926°F10°F48°F 2013-15°F 196543%42%
Jan 3027°F10°F46°F 1974-24°F 199443%42%
Jan 3127°F10°F49°F 2012-23°F 199443%41%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Roscommon County, 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 8:14 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 5:47 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094814 (Houghton Lk Roscommon AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094814, 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.