Wright-Patterson AFB climate

Wright-Patterson AFB Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dayton Mcd, 12.6 km from Wright-Patterson AFB

Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 37°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.17 in over about 12 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 Wright-Patterson AFB, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
3.17 in
Snowfall
6.9 in
Record high
66°FJan 12, 2020
Record low
-16°FJan 28, 2026
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 24 min to 10 h 10 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
12.3 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 137°F22°F61°F 2019-15°F 201838%11%
Jan 237°F22°F56°F 2022-12°F 201838%11%
Jan 337°F22°F60°F 2023-15°F 201838%11%
Jan 437°F22°F62°F 2023-4°F 201838%12%
Jan 537°F21°F62°F 20234°F 201839%12%
Jan 637°F21°F52°F 2026-7°F 201839%12%
Jan 737°F21°F52°F 2026-3°F 201839%12%
Jan 836°F21°F56°F 20190°F 201739%12%
Jan 936°F21°F63°F 20266°F 202539%12%
Jan 1036°F20°F64°F 20267°F 202539%12%
Jan 1136°F20°F63°F 20179°F 202239%12%
Jan 1236°F20°F66°F 20209°F 202239%12%
Jan 1336°F20°F62°F 2017-2°F 201839%12%
Jan 1436°F20°F49°F 2026-2°F 201839%12%
Jan 1536°F20°F46°F 2021-5°F 202539%12%
Jan 1636°F20°F58°F 2017-5°F 202539%12%
Jan 1736°F20°F61°F 2017-3°F 201839%12%
Jan 1836°F20°F58°F 20230°F 201838%12%
Jan 1936°F19°F52°F 20238°F 201838%12%
Jan 2036°F19°F62°F 20230°F 202538%12%
Jan 2136°F19°F62°F 2017-9°F 201938%12%
Jan 2236°F19°F64°F 2017-10°F 201938%12%
Jan 2336°F19°F58°F 20185°F 202238%12%
Jan 2436°F19°F50°F 20192°F 202538%12%
Jan 2536°F19°F56°F 20172°F 202538%12%
Jan 2636°F19°F57°F 2024-1°F 202238%12%
Jan 2736°F19°F59°F 2018-5°F 202637%12%
Jan 2836°F19°F48°F 2018-16°F 202637%11%
Jan 2937°F20°F55°F 2018-16°F 202637%11%
Jan 3037°F20°F45°F 2023-14°F 202637%11%
Jan 3137°F20°F45°F 2025-15°F 202637%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wright-Patterson AFB, 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 7:58 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 5:55 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00332067 (Dayton Mcd), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00335786, 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.