West Branch Weather in January
Average highs run from 29°F on January 1 to 27°F on January 31, and lows from 14°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.05 in over about 13 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
- 27°F
- Average low
- 10°F
- Precipitation
- 2.05 in
- Snowfall
- 14.7 in
- Record high
- 62°FJan 26, 1944
- Record low
- -30°FJan 30, 1951
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 56 min to 9 h 49 min
- Cloud cover
- 75%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- 17°F
- Wind
- 10.1 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 | 29°F | 14°F | 55°F 2005 | -20°F 1947 | 42% | 33% |
| Jan 2 | 29°F | 14°F | 45°F 2011 | -15°F 1920 | 42% | 33% |
| Jan 3 | 29°F | 13°F | 48°F 1998 | -19°F 1985 | 42% | 33% |
| Jan 4 | 29°F | 13°F | 50°F 1950 | -17°F 1981 | 43% | 33% |
| Jan 5 | 28°F | 13°F | 48°F 2007 | -20°F 1924 | 43% | 33% |
| Jan 6 | 28°F | 12°F | 49°F 1946 | -19°F 1942 | 43% | 33% |
| Jan 7 | 28°F | 12°F | 51°F 2012 | -15°F 1942 | 43% | 34% |
| Jan 8 | 28°F | 12°F | 51°F 2008 | -20°F 1942 | 43% | 34% |
| Jan 9 | 28°F | 12°F | 51°F 2026 | -23°F 1977 | 43% | 34% |
| Jan 10 | 28°F | 11°F | 51°F 2026 | -23°F 1942 | 43% | 34% |
| Jan 11 | 28°F | 11°F | 47°F 2018 | -22°F 1979 | 43% | 34% |
| Jan 12 | 27°F | 11°F | 53°F 2018 | -20°F 1979 | 43% | 34% |
| Jan 13 | 27°F | 11°F | 55°F 2013 | -14°F 1977 | 42% | 34% |
| Jan 14 | 27°F | 11°F | 47°F 1932 | -18°F 1914 | 42% | 34% |
| Jan 15 | 27°F | 10°F | 45°F 1953 | -19°F 1927 | 42% | 34% |
| Jan 16 | 27°F | 10°F | 49°F 1947 | -18°F 1979 | 42% | 34% |
| Jan 17 | 27°F | 10°F | 49°F 1947 | -22°F 1923 | 42% | 35% |
| Jan 18 | 27°F | 10°F | 47°F 1986 | -19°F 1997 | 42% | 35% |
| Jan 19 | 27°F | 10°F | 57°F 1996 | -25°F 1994 | 41% | 35% |
| Jan 20 | 27°F | 9°F | 48°F 1921 | -22°F 1994 | 41% | 35% |
| Jan 21 | 27°F | 9°F | 47°F 1964 | -21°F 1984 | 41% | 35% |
| Jan 22 | 27°F | 9°F | 50°F 1916 | -18°F 1984 | 41% | 35% |
| Jan 23 | 27°F | 9°F | 50°F 1916 | -25°F 1948 | 41% | 35% |
| Jan 24 | 27°F | 9°F | 49°F 1989 | -22°F 1935 | 40% | 35% |
| Jan 25 | 27°F | 9°F | 49°F 1916 | -22°F 1920 | 40% | 35% |
| Jan 26 | 27°F | 9°F | 62°F 1944 | -22°F 1927 | 40% | 35% |
| Jan 27 | 27°F | 9°F | 55°F 1916 | -21°F 1927 | 40% | 35% |
| Jan 28 | 27°F | 9°F | 58°F 1916 | -20°F 1986 | 39% | 35% |
| Jan 29 | 27°F | 8°F | 49°F 1989 | -20°F 1952 | 39% | 35% |
| Jan 30 | 27°F | 8°F | 43°F 2013 | -30°F 1951 | 39% | 35% |
| Jan 31 | 27°F | 8°F | 46°F 1988 | -24°F 1994 | 38% | 35% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:13 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 5:45 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00208800 (W Branch 3SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00208800, 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.