Altamont climate

Altamont Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mahanoy City 2 N, 8.7 km from Altamont

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.89 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 Altamont, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
3.89 in
Snowfall
12.3 in
Record high
67°FJan 8, 2008
Record low
-14°FJan 17, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 10 h 05 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
6.3 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 134°F20°F55°F 2022-1°F 201840%16%
Jan 233°F19°F53°F 20195°F 201840%16%
Jan 333°F19°F44°F 2020-3°F 201841%16%
Jan 433°F19°F48°F 2015-4°F 201441%17%
Jan 533°F19°F50°F 20204°F 201841%17%
Jan 633°F19°F52°F 2012-6°F 201841%17%
Jan 733°F19°F64°F 20081°F 201441%17%
Jan 833°F18°F67°F 2008-5°F 201841%18%
Jan 933°F18°F67°F 20084°F 201741%18%
Jan 1033°F18°F54°F 20163°F 201541%18%
Jan 1133°F18°F64°F 20204°F 201541%18%
Jan 1232°F18°F65°F 202011°F 202241%19%
Jan 1332°F18°F56°F 20178°F 201541%19%
Jan 1432°F18°F51°F 20135°F 201841%19%
Jan 1532°F18°F54°F 20143°F 201841%19%
Jan 1632°F17°F48°F 2010-2°F 202241%20%
Jan 1732°F17°F50°F 2012-14°F 200941%20%
Jan 1832°F17°F49°F 20124°F 201841%20%
Jan 1932°F17°F48°F 20139°F 201641%20%
Jan 2032°F17°F46°F 20181°F 200941%21%
Jan 2132°F17°F50°F 2018-2°F 202541%21%
Jan 2232°F17°F51°F 2018-9°F 202541%21%
Jan 2332°F17°F59°F 20182°F 201140%21%
Jan 2432°F17°F53°F 2019-8°F 201140%21%
Jan 2532°F17°F59°F 20103°F 201340%21%
Jan 2632°F17°F62°F 20242°F 201340%21%
Jan 2732°F17°F53°F 20120°F 202240%21%
Jan 2832°F17°F50°F 20182°F 201440%21%
Jan 2932°F17°F51°F 20132°F 201440%21%
Jan 3033°F17°F60°F 2013-3°F 201940%21%
Jan 3133°F17°F59°F 2016-5°F 201940%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Altamont, 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 7:29 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:21 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00365344 (Mahanoy City 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00360457, 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.