Oberlin climate

Oberlin Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Oberlin, 1.5 km from Oberlin

Average highs run from 35°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31, and lows from 21°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.88 in over about 14 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 Oberlin, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
2.88 in
Snowfall
14.4 in
Record high
67°FJan 13, 2005
Record low
-14°FJan 17, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 16 min to 10 h 03 min
Cloud cover
81%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
15.0 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 135°F21°F56°F 2011-4°F 201845%21%
Jan 235°F21°F60°F 20003°F 200145%22%
Jan 335°F20°F63°F 20231°F 201845%22%
Jan 435°F20°F59°F 20232°F 199945%22%
Jan 535°F20°F61°F 1998-5°F 199945%22%
Jan 635°F20°F58°F 1998-11°F 201445%23%
Jan 734°F20°F66°F 2008-11°F 201445%23%
Jan 834°F19°F64°F 2008-4°F 201545%23%
Jan 934°F19°F63°F 20261°F 200145%23%
Jan 1034°F19°F60°F 2018-4°F 199945%23%
Jan 1134°F19°F66°F 2020-2°F 199945%23%
Jan 1234°F18°F64°F 200510°F 201045%23%
Jan 1334°F18°F67°F 2005-2°F 201545%24%
Jan 1434°F18°F48°F 2020-13°F 201545%24%
Jan 1534°F18°F56°F 2007-7°F 200945%24%
Jan 1633°F18°F47°F 2012-13°F 200945%24%
Jan 1733°F17°F59°F 2012-14°F 200945%24%
Jan 1833°F17°F46°F 1999-6°F 200545%24%
Jan 1933°F17°F58°F 20230°F 200945%24%
Jan 2033°F17°F54°F 2006-1°F 200445%24%
Jan 2133°F17°F61°F 2017-8°F 202545%24%
Jan 2233°F17°F63°F 2017-11°F 202544%24%
Jan 2333°F17°F60°F 1999-1°F 200544%24%
Jan 2433°F17°F51°F 2010-7°F 200444%24%
Jan 2533°F17°F51°F 2017-10°F 200444%24%
Jan 2633°F17°F53°F 2018-2°F 202244%24%
Jan 2733°F17°F60°F 1999-13°F 200344%24%
Jan 2834°F17°F60°F 2002-10°F 200043%24%
Jan 2934°F17°F61°F 2013-7°F 200043%24%
Jan 3034°F17°F64°F 2013-12°F 202643%24%
Jan 3134°F17°F59°F 2012-13°F 202643%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oberlin, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:44 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00336196 (Oberlin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004849, 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.