Washington Weather in January
Average highs run from 40°F on January 1 to 41°F on January 31, and lows from 21°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.52 in over about 8 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
- 40°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 2.52 in
- Snowfall
- 2.6 in
- Record high
- 73°FJan 29, 2013
- Record low
- -21°FJan 7, 2014
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 32 min to 10 h 15 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 6.3 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 | 40°F | 21°F | 68°F 2022 | -5°F 2018 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 2 | 40°F | 21°F | 66°F 2023 | -8°F 2018 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 3 | 40°F | 20°F | 60°F 2023 | -8°F 2018 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 4 | 40°F | 20°F | 70°F 2023 | 0°F 2014 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 5 | 40°F | 20°F | 52°F 2019 | 2°F 2010 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 6 | 40°F | 20°F | 65°F 2012 | -9°F 2014 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 7 | 40°F | 20°F | 69°F 2012 | -21°F 2014 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 8 | 40°F | 20°F | 69°F 2019 | -4°F 2014 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 9 | 39°F | 20°F | 67°F 2026 | 1°F 2010 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 10 | 39°F | 20°F | 58°F 2013 | -8°F 2010 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 11 | 39°F | 20°F | 66°F 2017 | -10°F 2010 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 12 | 39°F | 20°F | 72°F 2017 | 8°F 2011 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 13 | 39°F | 20°F | 63°F 2013 | 0°F 2011 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 14 | 39°F | 20°F | 65°F 2026 | -8°F 2024 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 15 | 39°F | 20°F | 65°F 2016 | -7°F 2024 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 16 | 39°F | 20°F | 57°F 2020 | -4°F 2024 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 17 | 39°F | 20°F | 67°F 2012 | -2°F 2018 | 26% | 5% |
| Jan 18 | 40°F | 20°F | 61°F 2015 | 1°F 2018 | 25% | 5% |
| Jan 19 | 40°F | 20°F | 58°F 2015 | 3°F 2016 | 25% | 5% |
| Jan 20 | 40°F | 20°F | 65°F 2013 | 1°F 2024 | 25% | 5% |
| Jan 21 | 40°F | 20°F | 61°F 2018 | -4°F 2011 | 25% | 5% |
| Jan 22 | 40°F | 20°F | 70°F 2017 | -1°F 2025 | 25% | 5% |
| Jan 23 | 40°F | 20°F | 58°F 2018 | 1°F 2014 | 25% | 6% |
| Jan 24 | 40°F | 20°F | 52°F 2010 | 1°F 2014 | 25% | 6% |
| Jan 25 | 40°F | 20°F | 55°F 2015 | 3°F 2026 | 25% | 6% |
| Jan 26 | 40°F | 20°F | 66°F 2018 | -17°F 2026 | 25% | 6% |
| Jan 27 | 41°F | 21°F | 60°F 2018 | -17°F 2026 | 25% | 6% |
| Jan 28 | 41°F | 21°F | 60°F 2013 | 3°F 2014 | 25% | 6% |
| Jan 29 | 41°F | 21°F | 73°F 2013 | 1°F 2014 | 25% | 6% |
| Jan 30 | 41°F | 21°F | 68°F 2013 | -4°F 2019 | 26% | 6% |
| Jan 31 | 41°F | 21°F | 67°F 2012 | -4°F 2019 | 26% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:25 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00238746 (Washington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00238746, 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.