Herkimer climate

Herkimer Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Little Falls City Rsch, 10.3 km from Herkimer

Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 30°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 10°F.

January day by day

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

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

January at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
11°F
Snowfall
21.7 in
Record high
67°FJan 8, 2008
Record low
-22°FJan 1, 2018
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 05 min to 9 h 55 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
7.6 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 131°F13°F52°F 2019-22°F 201831%
Jan 231°F13°F50°F 2020-5°F 201331%
Jan 331°F13°F48°F 2020-11°F 200831%
Jan 430°F13°F48°F 2015-10°F 201432%
Jan 530°F12°F46°F 2023-8°F 201632%
Jan 630°F12°F48°F 2012-12°F 201832%
Jan 730°F12°F55°F 2008-20°F 201832%
Jan 830°F12°F67°F 2008-18°F 201533%
Jan 930°F11°F60°F 2008-9°F 201033%
Jan 1030°F11°F50°F 2016-13°F 201033%
Jan 1130°F11°F64°F 2020-7°F 202233%
Jan 1230°F11°F66°F 20201°F 201034%
Jan 1329°F11°F52°F 2013-10°F 201534%
Jan 1429°F11°F46°F 2013-20°F 201834%
Jan 1529°F10°F42°F 2020-15°F 201234%
Jan 1629°F10°F38°F 2021-10°F 201234%
Jan 1729°F10°F47°F 2012-14°F 201135%
Jan 1829°F10°F40°F 2012-9°F 201835%
Jan 1929°F10°F47°F 20131°F 201235%
Jan 2029°F10°F47°F 2013-8°F 201935%
Jan 2129°F10°F50°F 2017-11°F 201435%
Jan 2229°F10°F51°F 2017-20°F 201435%
Jan 2329°F10°F46°F 2012-17°F 201135%
Jan 2429°F10°F46°F 2012-21°F 201135%
Jan 2529°F10°F49°F 2010-5°F 200935%
Jan 2629°F10°F48°F 2016-10°F 202235%
Jan 2729°F10°F46°F 2018-9°F 202235%
Jan 2829°F10°F45°F 2018-5°F 201435%
Jan 2929°F10°F39°F 2013-15°F 201435%
Jan 3030°F10°F58°F 2013-17°F 202235%
Jan 3130°F10°F54°F 2013-14°F 201935%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Herkimer, 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 7:31 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:11 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304791 (Little Falls City Rsch), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00064775, 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.