Belfast climate

Belfast Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Phillipsburg-Easton Brg, 11.5 km from Belfast

Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.67 in.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Belfast, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
3.67 in
Snowfall
9.9 in
Record high
72°FJan 26, 1950
Record low
-15°FJan 21, 1994
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 10 h 06 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
6.5 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 139°F23°F62°F 2005-3°F 19689%
Jan 239°F23°F59°F 1979-7°F 196810%
Jan 338°F23°F63°F 1997-3°F 201410%
Jan 438°F23°F66°F 1950-4°F 198110%
Jan 538°F23°F62°F 19931°F 201410%
Jan 638°F23°F70°F 2007-4°F 196810%
Jan 738°F23°F63°F 2008-1°F 201410%
Jan 838°F22°F67°F 1998-1°F 196811%
Jan 938°F22°F65°F 1998-5°F 198111%
Jan 1038°F22°F63°F 20160°F 198211%
Jan 1138°F22°F68°F 2020-7°F 198811%
Jan 1238°F22°F68°F 2020-6°F 196811%
Jan 1338°F22°F64°F 2005-3°F 198111%
Jan 1437°F22°F69°F 19951°F 197411%
Jan 1537°F21°F68°F 1995-6°F 194811%
Jan 1637°F21°F62°F 19950°F 199412%
Jan 1737°F21°F61°F 1990-8°F 198212%
Jan 1837°F21°F63°F 2006-10°F 195412%
Jan 1937°F21°F60°F 1949-11°F 199412%
Jan 2037°F21°F56°F 1951-6°F 199412%
Jan 2137°F21°F63°F 1959-15°F 199412%
Jan 2237°F21°F63°F 1959-12°F 196112%
Jan 2337°F21°F62°F 1999-9°F 196112%
Jan 2438°F21°F66°F 1967-6°F 194812%
Jan 2538°F21°F64°F 1967-4°F 196312%
Jan 2638°F21°F72°F 1950-3°F 194812%
Jan 2738°F21°F66°F 1974-5°F 199412%
Jan 2838°F20°F60°F 2002-6°F 198811%
Jan 2938°F20°F66°F 2002-9°F 196311%
Jan 3038°F20°F66°F 2013-1°F 202611%
Jan 3138°F21°F60°F 1974-9°F 194811%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Belfast, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00286979 (Phillipsburg-Easton Brg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014737, 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.