Princeton climate

Princeton Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Smithfield, 17.5 km from Princeton

Average highs run from 54°F on January 1 to 54°F on January 31, and lows from 32°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.45 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 Princeton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
3.45 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
77°FJan 2, 2022
Record low
4°FJan 7, 2018
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 49 min to 10 h 27 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
9.6 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 154°F32°F72°F 202216°F 201834%1%
Jan 254°F32°F77°F 202212°F 201834%1%
Jan 354°F32°F74°F 20239°F 201834%1%
Jan 454°F32°F77°F 202315°F 201834%1%
Jan 554°F32°F73°F 201511°F 201834%1%
Jan 654°F32°F63°F 20145°F 201834%1%
Jan 754°F32°F66°F 20124°F 201833%1%
Jan 853°F32°F71°F 20266°F 201833%1%
Jan 953°F32°F68°F 201910°F 201833%1%
Jan 1053°F32°F74°F 202612°F 201733%1%
Jan 1153°F31°F76°F 202617°F 201533%1%
Jan 1253°F31°F73°F 201418°F 201533%1%
Jan 1353°F31°F71°F 202321°F 201133%1%
Jan 1453°F31°F74°F 201318°F 201133%1%
Jan 1553°F31°F75°F 201318°F 201133%1%
Jan 1653°F31°F67°F 202017°F 202534%1%
Jan 1753°F31°F63°F 202017°F 202534%1%
Jan 1853°F31°F67°F 202317°F 201834%1%
Jan 1953°F31°F72°F 202317°F 201634%1%
Jan 2053°F31°F63°F 201917°F 201634%1%
Jan 2153°F31°F67°F 201716°F 202434%1%
Jan 2254°F31°F67°F 201818°F 201934%1%
Jan 2354°F31°F65°F 201811°F 202534%1%
Jan 2454°F31°F71°F 201811°F 202534%1%
Jan 2554°F31°F66°F 201914°F 201434%1%
Jan 2654°F31°F71°F 201720°F 201434%1%
Jan 2754°F31°F77°F 202417°F 202634%0%
Jan 2854°F31°F68°F 201217°F 202634%0%
Jan 2954°F31°F70°F 202415°F 201435%0%
Jan 3054°F31°F72°F 20136°F 201435%0%
Jan 3154°F31°F73°F 20136°F 201435%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Princeton, 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 7:22 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:40 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00317994 (Smithfield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313503, 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.