Waterville Valley climate

Waterville Valley Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waterville Valley Nepp, 1.1 km from Waterville Valley

Average highs run from 29°F on January 1 to 28°F on January 31, and lows from 9°F to 4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.91 in.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Waterville Valley, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
6°F
Precipitation
3.91 in
Snowfall
18.4 in
Record high
64°FJan 23, 1957
Record low
-35°FJan 21, 1994
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 58 min to 9 h 51 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
6.5 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 129°F9°F56°F 1966-13°F 197731%
Jan 229°F9°F53°F 1966-15°F 195631%
Jan 329°F8°F50°F 1979-15°F 198131%
Jan 429°F8°F52°F 2000-20°F 198131%
Jan 528°F8°F45°F 1990-18°F 198131%
Jan 628°F7°F54°F 1993-19°F 195731%
Jan 728°F7°F56°F 2007-19°F 199631%
Jan 828°F7°F44°F 2007-15°F 199631%
Jan 928°F7°F47°F 1956-18°F 196831%
Jan 1028°F6°F50°F 1978-18°F 196831%
Jan 1128°F6°F48°F 1963-23°F 197631%
Jan 1228°F6°F53°F 1980-23°F 197631%
Jan 1328°F6°F45°F 1986-18°F 198131%
Jan 1427°F6°F54°F 2005-34°F 195731%
Jan 1527°F5°F54°F 2005-33°F 195731%
Jan 1627°F5°F55°F 1995-22°F 198831%
Jan 1727°F5°F55°F 1995-19°F 197231%
Jan 1827°F5°F50°F 1973-32°F 195731%
Jan 1927°F5°F54°F 1990-31°F 195731%
Jan 2027°F5°F55°F 1996-34°F 199431%
Jan 2127°F5°F42°F 1954-35°F 199431%
Jan 2227°F5°F54°F 2006-28°F 199431%
Jan 2327°F4°F64°F 1957-23°F 196131%
Jan 2427°F4°F52°F 1957-23°F 196130%
Jan 2527°F4°F54°F 1967-20°F 196330%
Jan 2627°F4°F44°F 1964-20°F 199130%
Jan 2728°F4°F49°F 1978-28°F 199430%
Jan 2828°F4°F57°F 1974-30°F 199430%
Jan 2928°F4°F49°F 2006-16°F 200330%
Jan 3028°F4°F47°F 2002-18°F 197730%
Jan 3128°F4°F45°F 1974-18°F 197730%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waterville Valley, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:19 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:55 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00278961 (Waterville Valley Nepp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00276945, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.