Harvard Weather in January
Average highs run from 35°F on January 1 to 36°F on January 31, and lows from 17°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.58 in over about 3 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
- 35°F
- Average low
- 16°F
- Precipitation
- 0.58 in
- Snowfall
- 4.5 in
- Record high
- 72°FJan 2, 1997
- Record low
- -16°FJan 13, 2024
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 10 h 06 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 11.4 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 | 35°F | 17°F | 63°F 1997 | -15°F 2018 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 2 | 35°F | 17°F | 72°F 1997 | -10°F 2022 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 3 | 35°F | 17°F | 61°F 2006 | -5°F 1999 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 4 | 35°F | 17°F | 63°F 2026 | -10°F 1999 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 5 | 35°F | 17°F | 67°F 2012 | -14°F 2004 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 6 | 35°F | 16°F | 60°F 2026 | -14°F 2004 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 7 | 35°F | 16°F | 64°F 2026 | -6°F 2010 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 8 | 35°F | 16°F | 69°F 2003 | -11°F 2010 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 9 | 35°F | 16°F | 53°F 2012 | -15°F 2010 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 10 | 35°F | 16°F | 60°F 2012 | -8°F 2016 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 11 | 35°F | 16°F | 64°F 2006 | -7°F 2011 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 12 | 35°F | 16°F | 63°F 2026 | -11°F 2011 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 13 | 35°F | 16°F | 62°F 2021 | -16°F 2024 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 14 | 35°F | 16°F | 61°F 2006 | -15°F 2024 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 15 | 35°F | 16°F | 71°F 2006 | -11°F 2024 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 16 | 35°F | 16°F | 59°F 2015 | -12°F 2024 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 17 | 35°F | 16°F | 56°F 2022 | -7°F 2003 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 18 | 35°F | 16°F | 66°F 2022 | -1°F 2008 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 19 | 35°F | 16°F | 67°F 2014 | -7°F 2008 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 20 | 35°F | 16°F | 66°F 1997 | -11°F 2024 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 21 | 35°F | 16°F | 58°F 1997 | -10°F 2025 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 22 | 36°F | 16°F | 57°F 2009 | -7°F 2003 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 23 | 36°F | 16°F | 62°F 2004 | -10°F 2003 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 24 | 36°F | 16°F | 63°F 2005 | -9°F 2026 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 25 | 36°F | 16°F | 62°F 2002 | -11°F 2026 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 26 | 36°F | 16°F | 71°F 2002 | -10°F 2026 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 27 | 36°F | 16°F | 66°F 2015 | -13°F 1997 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 28 | 36°F | 16°F | 69°F 2015 | -2°F 2004 | 11% | 9% |
| Jan 29 | 36°F | 16°F | 62°F 2022 | -3°F 2004 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 30 | 36°F | 16°F | 69°F 2012 | -5°F 2026 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 31 | 36°F | 16°F | 62°F 2024 | -6°F 2026 | 12% | 9% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00251684 (Clay Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094949, 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.