Racine climate

Racine Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ripley, 24.5 km from Racine

Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 24°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.14 in over about 13 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 Racine, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
3.14 in
Snowfall
6.3 in
Record high
75°FJan 23, 1999
Record low
-24°FJan 17, 1977
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 29 min to 10 h 13 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
5.6 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 144°F24°F70°F 1985-7°F 196843%8%
Jan 244°F23°F60°F 19663°F 197743%8%
Jan 344°F23°F71°F 2000-7°F 197943%8%
Jan 444°F23°F69°F 20043°F 197842%8%
Jan 544°F23°F69°F 1997-10°F 198142%8%
Jan 644°F23°F64°F 1998-8°F 199542%8%
Jan 744°F23°F59°F 19986°F 197742%8%
Jan 844°F22°F65°F 1965-22°F 196842%8%
Jan 944°F22°F69°F 1998-10°F 197642%8%
Jan 1043°F22°F57°F 1975-15°F 198242%8%
Jan 1143°F22°F58°F 1975-9°F 197742%8%
Jan 1243°F22°F60°F 2005-6°F 197842%8%
Jan 1343°F22°F68°F 1972-23°F 197742%8%
Jan 1443°F22°F74°F 2005-12°F 196442%8%
Jan 1543°F22°F70°F 1995-7°F 197942%8%
Jan 1643°F21°F63°F 1974-12°F 199442%8%
Jan 1743°F21°F63°F 1974-24°F 197741%8%
Jan 1843°F21°F69°F 1974-15°F 197741%8%
Jan 1943°F21°F69°F 1974-12°F 199441%8%
Jan 2043°F21°F64°F 1974-18°F 198541%8%
Jan 2143°F21°F65°F 1974-17°F 198541%8%
Jan 2244°F21°F67°F 1967-18°F 199441%8%
Jan 2344°F21°F75°F 1999-12°F 197741%8%
Jan 2444°F21°F70°F 1967-15°F 196641%8%
Jan 2544°F21°F71°F 1967-3°F 200041%8%
Jan 2644°F21°F71°F 1967-3°F 200041%7%
Jan 2744°F21°F69°F 1967-7°F 200341%7%
Jan 2844°F21°F67°F 1999-9°F 200041%7%
Jan 2944°F21°F70°F 1975-16°F 197741%7%
Jan 3044°F21°F69°F 2002-4°F 196640%7%
Jan 3145°F21°F62°F 1974-10°F 197740%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Racine, 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 7:47 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 5:48 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00467552 (Ripley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00331288, 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.