Sault Ste. Marie Weather in January
Average highs run from 26°F on January 1 to 24°F on January 31, and lows from 11°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.21 in over about 19 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
- 24°F
- Average low
- 8°F
- Precipitation
- 2.21 in
- Snowfall
- 30.3 in
- Record high
- 54°FJan 7, 1932
- Record low
- -36°FJan 10, 1982
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 40 min to 9 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 78%
- Humidity
- 97%
- Dew point
- 14°F
- Wind
- 9.4 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 | 11°F | 43°F 2011 | -23°F 1999 | 60% | 60% |
| Jan 2 | 26°F | 11°F | 43°F 1998 | -22°F 1981 | 60% | 60% |
| Jan 3 | 26°F | 11°F | 43°F 2007 | -28°F 1981 | 60% | 61% |
| Jan 4 | 25°F | 11°F | 43°F 2007 | -32°F 1981 | 60% | 61% |
| Jan 5 | 25°F | 10°F | 44°F 1997 | -21°F 1994 | 60% | 61% |
| Jan 6 | 25°F | 10°F | 43°F 1933 | -17°F 2018 | 60% | 61% |
| Jan 7 | 25°F | 10°F | 54°F 1932 | -20°F 1968 | 60% | 61% |
| Jan 8 | 25°F | 10°F | 41°F 2003 | -28°F 1968 | 60% | 62% |
| Jan 9 | 25°F | 9°F | 40°F 2002 | -30°F 1977 | 60% | 62% |
| Jan 10 | 24°F | 9°F | 41°F 1933 | -36°F 1982 | 60% | 62% |
| Jan 11 | 24°F | 9°F | 44°F 1980 | -29°F 1981 | 60% | 62% |
| Jan 12 | 24°F | 9°F | 47°F 2013 | -19°F 1981 | 59% | 62% |
| Jan 13 | 24°F | 8°F | 46°F 1932 | -22°F 1957 | 59% | 62% |
| Jan 14 | 24°F | 8°F | 43°F 1932 | -27°F 1965 | 59% | 62% |
| Jan 15 | 24°F | 8°F | 41°F 1953 | -29°F 1994 | 59% | 62% |
| Jan 16 | 24°F | 8°F | 43°F 1949 | -26°F 1994 | 59% | 62% |
| Jan 17 | 24°F | 8°F | 40°F 1942 | -24°F 1982 | 59% | 63% |
| Jan 18 | 23°F | 8°F | 45°F 1973 | -26°F 1997 | 59% | 63% |
| Jan 19 | 23°F | 8°F | 42°F 1996 | -27°F 1984 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 20 | 23°F | 7°F | 42°F 2018 | -23°F 1984 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 21 | 23°F | 7°F | 42°F 1957 | -33°F 1984 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 22 | 23°F | 7°F | 40°F 1934 | -22°F 1975 | 58% | 63% |
| Jan 23 | 23°F | 7°F | 42°F 1999 | -25°F 1935 | 57% | 63% |
| Jan 24 | 23°F | 7°F | 39°F 2010 | -18°F 1935 | 57% | 62% |
| Jan 25 | 23°F | 7°F | 42°F 2002 | -25°F 1939 | 57% | 62% |
| Jan 26 | 23°F | 7°F | 43°F 1944 | -22°F 1939 | 57% | 62% |
| Jan 27 | 23°F | 7°F | 45°F 2018 | -24°F 1986 | 56% | 62% |
| Jan 28 | 23°F | 7°F | 40°F 1989 | -28°F 1986 | 56% | 62% |
| Jan 29 | 23°F | 7°F | 40°F 2008 | -23°F 1965 | 55% | 61% |
| Jan 30 | 23°F | 7°F | 40°F 1974 | -25°F 1994 | 55% | 61% |
| Jan 31 | 24°F | 7°F | 40°F 1974 | -21°F 1996 | 55% | 61% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:21 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014847 (Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014847, 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.