Gothenburg Weather in January
Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 39°F on January 31, and lows from 16°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.38 in over about 4 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
- 39°F
- Average low
- 16°F
- Precipitation
- 0.38 in
- Snowfall
- 5.0 in
- Record high
- 75°FJan 2, 1997
- Record low
- -22°FJan 6, 2004
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 18 min to 10 h 05 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 71%
- Dew point
- 18°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 | 39°F | 16°F | 63°F 2026 | -18°F 1974 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 2 | 39°F | 16°F | 75°F 1997 | -12°F 2018 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 3 | 39°F | 16°F | 62°F 2006 | -18°F 1969 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 4 | 39°F | 16°F | 65°F 2003 | -19°F 1969 | 13% | 13% |
| Jan 5 | 39°F | 16°F | 70°F 2026 | -12°F 1974 | 13% | 13% |
| Jan 6 | 39°F | 16°F | 70°F 2012 | -22°F 2004 | 13% | 13% |
| Jan 7 | 39°F | 16°F | 64°F 1965 | -19°F 2004 | 13% | 13% |
| Jan 8 | 39°F | 16°F | 67°F 2003 | -14°F 1979 | 13% | 13% |
| Jan 9 | 39°F | 16°F | 70°F 2002 | -13°F 1988 | 13% | 13% |
| Jan 10 | 39°F | 16°F | 57°F 1986 | -18°F 1982 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 11 | 39°F | 16°F | 75°F 1990 | -18°F 1982 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 12 | 39°F | 16°F | 64°F 1996 | -20°F 1974 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 13 | 39°F | 16°F | 72°F 1996 | -12°F 1964 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 14 | 39°F | 16°F | 63°F 2021 | -16°F 2024 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 15 | 39°F | 16°F | 66°F 2006 | -10°F 2024 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 16 | 39°F | 16°F | 70°F 2006 | -12°F 2024 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 17 | 39°F | 16°F | 66°F 2000 | -14°F 1978 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 18 | 39°F | 16°F | 61°F 1982 | -19°F 1984 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 19 | 39°F | 16°F | 66°F 2006 | -19°F 1984 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 20 | 39°F | 16°F | 68°F 1964 | -13°F 1984 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 21 | 39°F | 16°F | 65°F 2005 | -19°F 1966 | 15% | 14% |
| Jan 22 | 39°F | 16°F | 63°F 2009 | -19°F 1966 | 15% | 14% |
| Jan 23 | 39°F | 16°F | 65°F 1989 | -18°F 1963 | 15% | 14% |
| Jan 24 | 39°F | 16°F | 70°F 1981 | -14°F 1963 | 15% | 14% |
| Jan 25 | 39°F | 16°F | 71°F 2005 | -10°F 1969 | 15% | 14% |
| Jan 26 | 39°F | 16°F | 67°F 2002 | -11°F 1963 | 15% | 14% |
| Jan 27 | 39°F | 17°F | 68°F 2002 | -19°F 1963 | 15% | 14% |
| Jan 28 | 39°F | 17°F | 74°F 2015 | -9°F 1972 | 16% | 15% |
| Jan 29 | 39°F | 17°F | 66°F 2015 | -11°F 1966 | 16% | 15% |
| Jan 30 | 39°F | 17°F | 65°F 1997 | -10°F 1996 | 16% | 15% |
| Jan 31 | 39°F | 17°F | 68°F 2012 | -16°F 1980 | 16% | 15% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 5:23 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 5:57 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253365 (Gothenburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00251450, 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.