Blair County climate

Blair County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Altoona 7 Sw, 9.1 km from Blair County

Average highs run from 36°F on January 1 to 37°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.85 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 Blair County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
2.85 in
Snowfall
10.6 in
Record high
74°FJan 25, 1950
Record low
-25°FJan 19, 1994
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 21 min to 10 h 06 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
7.4 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 136°F22°F62°F 19661°F 196841%19%
Jan 236°F22°F62°F 20000°F 196841%19%
Jan 336°F22°F64°F 2004-2°F 197941%20%
Jan 436°F21°F68°F 19970°F 198141%20%
Jan 536°F21°F63°F 19981°F 196841%20%
Jan 636°F21°F62°F 1998-4°F 201441%21%
Jan 736°F21°F67°F 2008-8°F 201441%21%
Jan 835°F21°F67°F 2008-2°F 197041%21%
Jan 935°F21°F60°F 1949-3°F 197041%21%
Jan 1035°F21°F60°F 1950-8°F 198241%22%
Jan 1135°F21°F66°F 2020-10°F 198241%22%
Jan 1235°F20°F66°F 2017-7°F 198141%22%
Jan 1335°F20°F65°F 1995-4°F 197741%23%
Jan 1435°F20°F63°F 19950°F 199441%23%
Jan 1535°F20°F65°F 1952-5°F 199441%23%
Jan 1635°F20°F59°F 1949-12°F 199441%24%
Jan 1735°F20°F64°F 1990-20°F 198241%24%
Jan 1835°F20°F61°F 1973-14°F 199441%25%
Jan 1936°F20°F61°F 1951-25°F 199441%25%
Jan 2036°F20°F67°F 1951-16°F 198541%25%
Jan 2136°F20°F57°F 1951-19°F 198541%25%
Jan 2236°F20°F59°F 1967-11°F 202541%26%
Jan 2336°F20°F62°F 1967-1°F 196341%26%
Jan 2436°F20°F66°F 1967-12°F 196341%26%
Jan 2536°F20°F74°F 1950-4°F 200441%26%
Jan 2636°F20°F68°F 19501°F 202241%26%
Jan 2736°F20°F61°F 2002-2°F 202241%26%
Jan 2836°F20°F62°F 2002-7°F 201441%26%
Jan 2936°F20°F65°F 1975-8°F 196341%26%
Jan 3037°F20°F63°F 2002-4°F 202641%26%
Jan 3137°F20°F60°F 1974-4°F 201941%26%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Blair County, 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 7:37 AM, sunset 4:58 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:30 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00360132 (Altoona 7 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014736, 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.