Chester Weather in January
Average highs run from 29°F on January 1 to 30°F on January 31, and lows from 2°F to 4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.54 in over about 5 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
- 29°F
- Average low
- 3°F
- Precipitation
- 0.54 in
- Snowfall
- 8.3 in
- Record high
- 69°FJan 27, 2015
- Record low
- -44°FJan 20, 1954
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 24 min to 9 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 74%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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 | 2°F | 53°F 2024 | -33°F 2018 | 18% | 14% |
| Jan 2 | 29°F | 2°F | 52°F 1958 | -30°F 2018 | 18% | 14% |
| Jan 3 | 29°F | 2°F | 53°F 2001 | -23°F 2005 | 18% | 14% |
| Jan 4 | 29°F | 2°F | 55°F 2019 | -26°F 2004 | 18% | 14% |
| Jan 5 | 29°F | 2°F | 57°F 2012 | -29°F 2004 | 18% | 14% |
| Jan 6 | 29°F | 2°F | 55°F 2003 | -23°F 1996 | 18% | 14% |
| Jan 7 | 28°F | 2°F | 62°F 2003 | -29°F 2010 | 18% | 14% |
| Jan 8 | 28°F | 2°F | 61°F 2002 | -26°F 2010 | 18% | 14% |
| Jan 9 | 28°F | 2°F | 52°F 1953 | -21°F 1957 | 18% | 14% |
| Jan 10 | 28°F | 2°F | 52°F 2012 | -40°F 1997 | 18% | 14% |
| Jan 11 | 28°F | 2°F | 62°F 1953 | -43°F 1997 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 12 | 28°F | 2°F | 63°F 2002 | -40°F 1997 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 13 | 28°F | 2°F | 55°F 1996 | -37°F 2024 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 14 | 28°F | 2°F | 58°F 2026 | -35°F 2024 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 15 | 28°F | 2°F | 62°F 2026 | -34°F 2005 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 16 | 28°F | 2°F | 55°F 1958 | -30°F 1954 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 17 | 28°F | 3°F | 53°F 2009 | -17°F 2012 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 18 | 29°F | 3°F | 59°F 2009 | -30°F 1954 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 19 | 29°F | 3°F | 57°F 2014 | -21°F 1954 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 20 | 29°F | 3°F | 55°F 2005 | -44°F 1954 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 21 | 29°F | 3°F | 54°F 2009 | -35°F 1954 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 22 | 29°F | 3°F | 52°F 2005 | -35°F 1957 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 23 | 29°F | 3°F | 65°F 2005 | -35°F 1952 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 24 | 29°F | 3°F | 56°F 2006 | -34°F 1957 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 25 | 29°F | 3°F | 62°F 2006 | -44°F 1957 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 26 | 29°F | 3°F | 60°F 2015 | -27°F 1954 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 27 | 29°F | 3°F | 69°F 2015 | -28°F 1954 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 28 | 29°F | 4°F | 55°F 2015 | -28°F 1951 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 29 | 29°F | 4°F | 60°F 2016 | -33°F 1996 | 17% | 15% |
| Jan 30 | 30°F | 4°F | 59°F 1955 | -38°F 1956 | 17% | 15% |
| Jan 31 | 30°F | 4°F | 64°F 2024 | -35°F 1956 | 17% | 15% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:16 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 5:21 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00241692 (Chester), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00247500, 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.