New England Weather in January
Average highs run from 28°F on January 1 to 28°F on January 31, and lows from 6°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.22 in over about 3 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
- 27°F
- Average low
- 6°F
- Precipitation
- 0.22 in
- Snowfall
- 6.3 in
- Record high
- 63°FJan 23, 1981
- Record low
- -35°FJan 26, 1950
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 39 min to 9 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 14°F
- Wind
- 13.2 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 | 28°F | 6°F | 54°F 1998 | -31°F 2018 | 11% | 16% |
| Jan 2 | 27°F | 6°F | 52°F 1963 | -18°F 1950 | 11% | 16% |
| Jan 3 | 27°F | 6°F | 53°F 1962 | -28°F 1950 | 11% | 16% |
| Jan 4 | 27°F | 6°F | 56°F 2008 | -28°F 1950 | 11% | 16% |
| Jan 5 | 27°F | 6°F | 62°F 2012 | -25°F 1988 | 11% | 16% |
| Jan 6 | 27°F | 6°F | 50°F 1954 | -24°F 1976 | 11% | 15% |
| Jan 7 | 27°F | 6°F | 54°F 2002 | -27°F 1994 | 11% | 15% |
| Jan 8 | 27°F | 6°F | 60°F 2002 | -28°F 1977 | 11% | 15% |
| Jan 9 | 27°F | 6°F | 54°F 2012 | -25°F 1982 | 11% | 15% |
| Jan 10 | 27°F | 6°F | 57°F 1995 | -29°F 1982 | 11% | 15% |
| Jan 11 | 27°F | 6°F | 57°F 1987 | -30°F 1971 | 11% | 15% |
| Jan 12 | 27°F | 6°F | 58°F 1987 | -24°F 2024 | 11% | 15% |
| Jan 13 | 27°F | 6°F | 55°F 2021 | -33°F 2024 | 11% | 15% |
| Jan 14 | 27°F | 6°F | 50°F 2006 | -31°F 1972 | 10% | 15% |
| Jan 15 | 27°F | 6°F | 47°F 1961 | -29°F 1950 | 10% | 14% |
| Jan 16 | 27°F | 6°F | 52°F 1974 | -27°F 1954 | 10% | 14% |
| Jan 17 | 27°F | 6°F | 51°F 1974 | -34°F 1970 | 10% | 14% |
| Jan 18 | 27°F | 6°F | 49°F 1981 | -34°F 1970 | 10% | 14% |
| Jan 19 | 27°F | 6°F | 52°F 1974 | -28°F 1963 | 10% | 14% |
| Jan 20 | 27°F | 6°F | 52°F 1964 | -33°F 1954 | 10% | 14% |
| Jan 21 | 27°F | 6°F | 52°F 1968 | -32°F 1949 | 10% | 14% |
| Jan 22 | 27°F | 6°F | 60°F 1981 | -25°F 2026 | 10% | 14% |
| Jan 23 | 28°F | 6°F | 63°F 1981 | -25°F 1952 | 10% | 14% |
| Jan 24 | 28°F | 6°F | 58°F 1968 | -30°F 1949 | 10% | 14% |
| Jan 25 | 28°F | 6°F | 59°F 2007 | -34°F 1949 | 10% | 13% |
| Jan 26 | 28°F | 6°F | 52°F 2015 | -35°F 1950 | 10% | 13% |
| Jan 27 | 28°F | 6°F | 62°F 2015 | -25°F 1951 | 10% | 13% |
| Jan 28 | 28°F | 7°F | 56°F 2024 | -28°F 1966 | 10% | 13% |
| Jan 29 | 28°F | 7°F | 51°F 2012 | -35°F 1966 | 10% | 13% |
| Jan 30 | 28°F | 7°F | 60°F 2024 | -30°F 1996 | 10% | 13% |
| Jan 31 | 28°F | 7°F | 62°F 2024 | -24°F 1996 | 10% | 14% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 4:15 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00326315 (New England), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024012, 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 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.