Riverdale climate

Riverdale Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bronx, 8.6 km from Riverdale

Average highs run from 41°F on January 1 to 40°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.74 in over about 11 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 Riverdale, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
3.74 in
Snowfall
9.4 in
Record high
73°FJan 6, 2007
Record low
-7°FJan 22, 1984
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 18 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 141°F29°F62°F 20056°F 201838%13%
Jan 241°F29°F60°F 19797°F 199937%14%
Jan 341°F29°F63°F 19977°F 200137%14%
Jan 441°F29°F66°F 20002°F 198137%14%
Jan 541°F28°F64°F 20078°F 199637%14%
Jan 640°F28°F73°F 20071°F 199637%15%
Jan 740°F28°F62°F 20122°F 201837%15%
Jan 840°F28°F68°F 19985°F 197037%15%
Jan 940°F28°F65°F 2008-1°F 198137%15%
Jan 1040°F28°F66°F 20161°F 200437%15%
Jan 1140°F27°F70°F 20201°F 198237%16%
Jan 1240°F27°F69°F 20171°F 198137%16%
Jan 1340°F27°F63°F 19721°F 198136%16%
Jan 1439°F27°F68°F 20055°F 198836%16%
Jan 1539°F27°F62°F 1995-1°F 198836%16%
Jan 1639°F27°F57°F 19950°F 200436%16%
Jan 1739°F27°F61°F 1973-3°F 198236%16%
Jan 1839°F27°F64°F 1990-3°F 198235%16%
Jan 1939°F27°F58°F 1972-4°F 199435%16%
Jan 2039°F27°F60°F 20060°F 199435%16%
Jan 2139°F27°F62°F 2006-6°F 198534%16%
Jan 2239°F27°F56°F 1986-7°F 198434%16%
Jan 2339°F27°F62°F 20180°F 197634%16%
Jan 2439°F27°F61°F 19895°F 201134%16%
Jan 2539°F27°F59°F 20244°F 198734%16%
Jan 2639°F27°F57°F 20173°F 199434%16%
Jan 2739°F27°F67°F 1974-4°F 199434%16%
Jan 2840°F27°F62°F 20024°F 198734%16%
Jan 2940°F27°F70°F 20021°F 197734%15%
Jan 3040°F27°F63°F 20065°F 201934%15%
Jan 3140°F27°F61°F 20130°F 202634%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Riverdale, 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 7:20 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:12 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00300961 (Bronx), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094741, 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.