Bethesda Weather in January
Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 36°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 20°F.
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
- 36°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Snowfall
- 7.9 in
- Record high
- 74°FJan 25, 1950
- Record low
- -10°FJan 7, 2014
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 24 min to 10 h 08 min
- Cloud cover
- 76%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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 | 37°F | 22°F | 70°F 1952 | -3°F 2018 | 19% | |
| Jan 2 | 37°F | 22°F | 67°F 2000 | 5°F 2018 | 19% | |
| Jan 3 | 37°F | 22°F | 65°F 2000 | 4°F 2010 | 20% | |
| Jan 4 | 37°F | 22°F | 66°F 1950 | 4°F 2018 | 20% | |
| Jan 5 | 36°F | 22°F | 61°F 2007 | -2°F 2018 | 20% | |
| Jan 6 | 36°F | 22°F | 61°F 2007 | -9°F 2014 | 21% | |
| Jan 7 | 36°F | 21°F | 66°F 2008 | -10°F 2014 | 21% | |
| Jan 8 | 36°F | 21°F | 68°F 2008 | -3°F 2015 | 21% | |
| Jan 9 | 36°F | 21°F | 66°F 2026 | 4°F 2015 | 22% | |
| Jan 10 | 36°F | 21°F | 59°F 1950 | 0°F 2015 | 22% | |
| Jan 11 | 35°F | 21°F | 73°F 2020 | 3°F 1999 | 22% | |
| Jan 12 | 35°F | 21°F | 65°F 2017 | 11°F 2016 | 22% | |
| Jan 13 | 35°F | 21°F | 72°F 2005 | 3°F 2016 | 22% | |
| Jan 14 | 35°F | 20°F | 61°F 1952 | 0°F 2018 | 22% | |
| Jan 15 | 35°F | 20°F | 63°F 1950 | 0°F 2009 | 23% | |
| Jan 16 | 35°F | 20°F | 60°F 1949 | -8°F 2009 | 23% | |
| Jan 17 | 35°F | 20°F | 62°F 2017 | -5°F 2009 | 23% | |
| Jan 18 | 35°F | 20°F | 62°F 1949 | 1°F 2005 | 23% | |
| Jan 19 | 35°F | 20°F | 63°F 1949 | 5°F 2026 | 23% | |
| Jan 20 | 35°F | 20°F | 68°F 1951 | 3°F 2026 | 23% | |
| Jan 21 | 35°F | 20°F | 63°F 2017 | -1°F 2019 | 23% | |
| Jan 22 | 35°F | 20°F | 71°F 1999 | -7°F 2025 | 23% | |
| Jan 23 | 35°F | 20°F | 64°F 1999 | 1°F 2026 | 23% | |
| Jan 24 | 35°F | 20°F | 67°F 1950 | -3°F 2014 | 23% | |
| Jan 25 | 35°F | 20°F | 74°F 1950 | 1°F 2004 | 23% | |
| Jan 26 | 35°F | 20°F | 69°F 1950 | 6°F 2026 | 22% | |
| Jan 27 | 35°F | 20°F | 61°F 1999 | -2°F 2014 | 22% | |
| Jan 28 | 35°F | 20°F | 63°F 2002 | -9°F 2014 | 22% | |
| Jan 29 | 36°F | 20°F | 66°F 2013 | -5°F 2014 | 22% | |
| Jan 30 | 36°F | 20°F | 68°F 2013 | -5°F 2019 | 22% | |
| Jan 31 | 36°F | 20°F | 72°F 2002 | -8°F 2026 | 21% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00330430 (Barnesville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014894, 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.