Lansing climate

Lansing Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ithaca Cornell Univ, 4.6 km from Lansing

Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.24 in over about 16 wet days.

January day by day

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

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

January at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
2.24 in
Snowfall
16.6 in
Record high
70°FJan 21, 1906
Record low
-25°FJan 15, 1957
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 08 min to 9 h 58 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
7.8 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 132°F18°F61°F 1966-16°F 197051%35%
Jan 232°F17°F59°F 1952-14°F 191851%35%
Jan 332°F17°F60°F 2000-9°F 197051%35%
Jan 432°F17°F59°F 2004-19°F 198151%36%
Jan 532°F16°F64°F 1950-18°F 190451%36%
Jan 632°F16°F60°F 2007-16°F 199651%36%
Jan 732°F16°F62°F 2007-16°F 199651%36%
Jan 831°F16°F63°F 1937-10°F 197351%37%
Jan 931°F16°F66°F 2008-17°F 196851%37%
Jan 1031°F15°F57°F 1924-17°F 200451%37%
Jan 1131°F15°F56°F 1950-21°F 196851%37%
Jan 1231°F15°F66°F 1975-23°F 196851%37%
Jan 1331°F15°F67°F 1932-21°F 196851%38%
Jan 1431°F15°F64°F 1932-18°F 195751%38%
Jan 1531°F14°F66°F 1932-25°F 195751%38%
Jan 1631°F14°F62°F 1995-25°F 195750%38%
Jan 1731°F14°F56°F 1995-22°F 196550%38%
Jan 1831°F14°F59°F 1929-23°F 196550%39%
Jan 1931°F14°F63°F 1933-20°F 190450%39%
Jan 2031°F14°F58°F 1996-21°F 199450%39%
Jan 2131°F14°F70°F 1906-24°F 199450%39%
Jan 2231°F13°F66°F 1906-23°F 198250%39%
Jan 2331°F13°F68°F 1906-20°F 202250%39%
Jan 2431°F13°F62°F 1909-15°F 194849%39%
Jan 2531°F13°F58°F 1953-15°F 201149%39%
Jan 2631°F13°F68°F 1950-16°F 194849%39%
Jan 2731°F13°F64°F 1916-12°F 192549%39%
Jan 2831°F13°F60°F 1916-22°F 192549%38%
Jan 2931°F13°F57°F 2002-16°F 196349%38%
Jan 3031°F13°F58°F 2002-15°F 192348%38%
Jan 3131°F13°F59°F 2013-16°F 192048%38%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lansing, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:19 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304174 (Ithaca Cornell Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00304174, 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.