Montauk Weather in January
Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 39°F on January 31, and lows from 30°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.63 in over about 12 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
- 40°F
- Average low
- 28°F
- Precipitation
- 3.63 in
- Snowfall
- 7.2 in
- Record high
- 64°FJan 12, 2020
- Record low
- 5°FJan 10, 2004
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 17 min to 10 h 05 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 30°F
- Wind
- 15.7 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 42°F | 30°F | 58°F 2019 | 9°F 2018 | 39% | 8% |
| Jan 2 | 41°F | 30°F | 54°F 2000 | 10°F 1999 | 39% | 9% |
| Jan 3 | 41°F | 29°F | 58°F 2000 | 11°F 2014 | 39% | 9% |
| Jan 4 | 41°F | 29°F | 59°F 2023 | 5°F 2014 | 39% | 9% |
| Jan 5 | 41°F | 29°F | 57°F 2007 | 14°F 2016 | 39% | 9% |
| Jan 6 | 41°F | 29°F | 61°F 2007 | 11°F 2018 | 39% | 9% |
| Jan 7 | 41°F | 29°F | 57°F 2012 | 7°F 2018 | 40% | 9% |
| Jan 8 | 40°F | 28°F | 56°F 2007 | 7°F 2015 | 40% | 9% |
| Jan 9 | 40°F | 28°F | 55°F 2008 | 8°F 2004 | 40% | 9% |
| Jan 10 | 40°F | 28°F | 57°F 2016 | 5°F 2004 | 40% | 9% |
| Jan 11 | 40°F | 28°F | 57°F 2020 | 8°F 2004 | 40% | 9% |
| Jan 12 | 40°F | 28°F | 64°F 2020 | 14°F 2022 | 40% | 9% |
| Jan 13 | 40°F | 28°F | 59°F 2017 | 15°F 2001 | 40% | 9% |
| Jan 14 | 39°F | 28°F | 56°F 2005 | 5°F 2004 | 40% | 10% |
| Jan 15 | 39°F | 28°F | 54°F 2007 | 12°F 2000 | 40% | 10% |
| Jan 16 | 39°F | 27°F | 55°F 2007 | 14°F 2006 | 40% | 10% |
| Jan 17 | 39°F | 27°F | 51°F 2012 | 7°F 2000 | 39% | 10% |
| Jan 18 | 39°F | 27°F | 55°F 2006 | 8°F 2000 | 39% | 10% |
| Jan 19 | 39°F | 27°F | 52°F 2023 | 7°F 2005 | 39% | 10% |
| Jan 20 | 39°F | 27°F | 53°F 2013 | 12°F 2019 | 39% | 10% |
| Jan 21 | 39°F | 27°F | 55°F 2006 | 5°F 2019 | 39% | 10% |
| Jan 22 | 39°F | 27°F | 49°F 2023 | 7°F 2005 | 39% | 10% |
| Jan 23 | 39°F | 27°F | 54°F 2018 | 11°F 2005 | 39% | 10% |
| Jan 24 | 39°F | 27°F | 56°F 1999 | 7°F 2011 | 38% | 10% |
| Jan 25 | 39°F | 27°F | 53°F 2023 | 7°F 2004 | 38% | 10% |
| Jan 26 | 39°F | 27°F | 54°F 2023 | 8°F 2007 | 38% | 10% |
| Jan 27 | 39°F | 27°F | 55°F 2012 | 9°F 2003 | 38% | 10% |
| Jan 28 | 39°F | 27°F | 57°F 2016 | 8°F 2003 | 37% | 10% |
| Jan 29 | 39°F | 27°F | 60°F 2002 | 13°F 2021 | 37% | 10% |
| Jan 30 | 39°F | 27°F | 55°F 2013 | 10°F 2019 | 37% | 10% |
| Jan 31 | 39°F | 27°F | 56°F 2013 | 6°F 2022 | 37% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00054780 (Montauk AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054780, 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.