Upper Montclair climate

Upper Montclair Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Essex Fells Service Bldg, 7.3 km from Upper Montclair

Average highs run from 40°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 24°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.64 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 Upper Montclair, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
3.64 in
Snowfall
8.0 in
Record high
71°FJan 6, 2007
Record low
-2°FJan 22, 2025
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 10 h 05 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
8.7 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 140°F24°F59°F 20053°F 20189%
Jan 240°F24°F60°F 20008°F 20019%
Jan 339°F23°F63°F 20002°F 20149%
Jan 439°F23°F68°F 2000-1°F 201410%
Jan 539°F23°F61°F 20075°F 201410%
Jan 639°F23°F71°F 20075°F 201810%
Jan 739°F23°F65°F 2008-1°F 201810%
Jan 839°F22°F64°F 20085°F 201510%
Jan 939°F22°F63°F 20083°F 200411%
Jan 1038°F22°F64°F 2016-1°F 200411%
Jan 1138°F22°F70°F 20204°F 200411%
Jan 1238°F22°F69°F 202014°F 200911%
Jan 1338°F22°F62°F 201812°F 201511%
Jan 1438°F21°F68°F 20056°F 200411%
Jan 1538°F21°F52°F 20200°F 200412%
Jan 1638°F21°F54°F 2007-1°F 200412%
Jan 1738°F21°F49°F 20120°F 200912%
Jan 1838°F21°F62°F 20063°F 200312%
Jan 1938°F21°F50°F 20135°F 200513%
Jan 2038°F21°F60°F 20067°F 200913%
Jan 2138°F21°F62°F 20062°F 201913%
Jan 2238°F20°F50°F 2017-2°F 202513%
Jan 2338°F20°F61°F 20180°F 201113%
Jan 2438°F20°F59°F 20191°F 201113%
Jan 2538°F20°F60°F 20104°F 200413%
Jan 2638°F20°F57°F 20236°F 201313%
Jan 2738°F20°F62°F 20025°F 200513%
Jan 2838°F20°F60°F 2002-1°F 200513%
Jan 2938°F20°F68°F 20020°F 200513%
Jan 3038°F20°F66°F 20133°F 201913%
Jan 3138°F20°F63°F 2013-1°F 202613%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Upper Montclair, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 5:13 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00282768 (Essex Fells Service Bldg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054743, 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.