Dunkirk Weather in January
Average highs run from 36°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31, and lows from 24°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.04 in over about 14 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
- 34°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 3.04 in
- Snowfall
- 26.7 in
- Record high
- 72°FJan 25, 1950
- Record low
- -16°FJan 27, 2003
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 08 min to 9 h 58 min
- Cloud cover
- 83%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 13.2 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 | 36°F | 24°F | 62°F 2019 | -7°F 1999 | 41% | 26% |
| Jan 2 | 36°F | 24°F | 62°F 2000 | -7°F 1999 | 42% | 26% |
| Jan 3 | 35°F | 23°F | 61°F 1950 | 2°F 2014 | 42% | 26% |
| Jan 4 | 35°F | 23°F | 65°F 1997 | 6°F 2018 | 42% | 27% |
| Jan 5 | 35°F | 23°F | 65°F 1997 | -3°F 2016 | 42% | 27% |
| Jan 6 | 35°F | 23°F | 61°F 1946 | -4°F 2014 | 42% | 28% |
| Jan 7 | 35°F | 23°F | 64°F 2008 | -7°F 2014 | 42% | 28% |
| Jan 8 | 35°F | 22°F | 67°F 2008 | 5°F 2014 | 42% | 28% |
| Jan 9 | 35°F | 22°F | 65°F 2008 | -6°F 2010 | 43% | 28% |
| Jan 10 | 35°F | 22°F | 60°F 1950 | -6°F 2010 | 43% | 28% |
| Jan 11 | 34°F | 22°F | 67°F 2020 | 5°F 2016 | 42% | 29% |
| Jan 12 | 34°F | 22°F | 62°F 2020 | 12°F 1997 | 42% | 29% |
| Jan 13 | 34°F | 21°F | 68°F 2005 | -10°F 2015 | 42% | 29% |
| Jan 14 | 34°F | 21°F | 62°F 1950 | -12°F 2015 | 42% | 29% |
| Jan 15 | 34°F | 21°F | 61°F 1953 | -9°F 2004 | 42% | 29% |
| Jan 16 | 34°F | 21°F | 57°F 1953 | -3°F 2015 | 42% | 29% |
| Jan 17 | 34°F | 21°F | 55°F 1952 | -6°F 2015 | 42% | 29% |
| Jan 18 | 34°F | 21°F | 51°F 1949 | 1°F 2005 | 42% | 29% |
| Jan 19 | 34°F | 20°F | 57°F 1949 | 2°F 1948 | 42% | 29% |
| Jan 20 | 34°F | 20°F | 60°F 1951 | 2°F 1946 | 41% | 29% |
| Jan 21 | 34°F | 20°F | 63°F 2017 | -10°F 2022 | 41% | 29% |
| Jan 22 | 34°F | 20°F | 65°F 2018 | -10°F 2022 | 41% | 29% |
| Jan 23 | 34°F | 20°F | 60°F 1999 | -14°F 2011 | 41% | 29% |
| Jan 24 | 34°F | 20°F | 62°F 1950 | -16°F 2011 | 41% | 29% |
| Jan 25 | 34°F | 20°F | 72°F 1950 | -12°F 2004 | 41% | 28% |
| Jan 26 | 34°F | 20°F | 70°F 1950 | -8°F 2003 | 41% | 28% |
| Jan 27 | 34°F | 20°F | 58°F 2002 | -16°F 2003 | 41% | 28% |
| Jan 28 | 34°F | 20°F | 54°F 2002 | -14°F 2005 | 40% | 28% |
| Jan 29 | 34°F | 20°F | 61°F 2013 | -12°F 2026 | 40% | 28% |
| Jan 30 | 34°F | 20°F | 65°F 2013 | -14°F 2026 | 40% | 27% |
| Jan 31 | 34°F | 20°F | 57°F 2012 | -12°F 1948 | 40% | 27% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 4:55 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:30 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00303033 (Fredonia), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014747, 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.