Clinton climate

Clinton Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Potomac, 16.6 km from Clinton

Average highs run from 28°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 7°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.38 in over about 8 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 Clinton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
8°F
Precipitation
1.38 in
Snowfall
15.5 in
Record high
59°FJan 9, 1953
Record low
-33°FJan 26, 1957
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 38 min to 9 h 37 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
98%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
4.3 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 128°F7°F51°F 1998-28°F 197928%21%
Jan 228°F7°F50°F 2007-25°F 197828%21%
Jan 328°F7°F49°F 2012-19°F 195228%21%
Jan 428°F8°F49°F 2026-19°F 194928%21%
Jan 528°F8°F47°F 1983-21°F 197928%21%
Jan 629°F8°F47°F 1990-23°F 197928%21%
Jan 729°F8°F51°F 2002-25°F 197928%20%
Jan 829°F8°F50°F 1953-21°F 197927%20%
Jan 929°F8°F59°F 1953-16°F 196227%20%
Jan 1029°F8°F51°F 1953-21°F 196227%20%
Jan 1129°F8°F52°F 1953-27°F 196327%20%
Jan 1229°F8°F54°F 1953-23°F 196327%20%
Jan 1329°F8°F55°F 2026-22°F 202427%19%
Jan 1430°F8°F54°F 1994-18°F 202426%19%
Jan 1530°F9°F51°F 2026-17°F 202426%19%
Jan 1630°F9°F52°F 1974-14°F 195726%19%
Jan 1730°F9°F47°F 1971-22°F 195026%19%
Jan 1830°F9°F56°F 1994-26°F 196326%19%
Jan 1930°F9°F53°F 1994-25°F 196325%19%
Jan 2030°F9°F46°F 2003-22°F 196025%19%
Jan 2130°F9°F46°F 2005-21°F 196225%19%
Jan 2231°F9°F45°F 2020-23°F 196225%19%
Jan 2331°F9°F47°F 2005-18°F 196224%18%
Jan 2431°F9°F50°F 1994-22°F 194924%18%
Jan 2531°F9°F53°F 1953-25°F 194924%18%
Jan 2631°F9°F48°F 2003-33°F 195724%18%
Jan 2731°F9°F51°F 1976-31°F 195724%18%
Jan 2831°F9°F52°F 1984-18°F 197223%18%
Jan 2932°F9°F52°F 1971-19°F 195023%18%
Jan 3032°F9°F56°F 1989-20°F 197923%18%
Jan 3132°F8°F56°F 1953-24°F 195023%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clinton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 8:20 AM, sunset 4:58 PM
January 31
sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 5:37 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00246685 (Potomac), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024153, 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.