Lima climate

Lima Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marcus Hook, 10.2 km from Lima

Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 43°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.15 in over about 9 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 Lima, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
3.15 in
Snowfall
7.9 in
Record high
73°FJan 14, 1972
Record low
-16°FJan 22, 1984
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 25 min to 10 h 09 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
6.9 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°F29°F63°F 1985-3°F 191829%10%
Jan 244°F29°F65°F 20051°F 189929%10%
Jan 344°F29°F63°F 2000-2°F 191829%10%
Jan 443°F28°F65°F 1950-5°F 191829%10%
Jan 543°F28°F66°F 2000-5°F 190429%11%
Jan 643°F28°F67°F 19502°F 190429%11%
Jan 743°F28°F72°F 20071°F 201428%11%
Jan 843°F28°F65°F 20080°F 201428%11%
Jan 943°F27°F69°F 1930-4°F 198128%12%
Jan 1043°F27°F64°F 20080°F 197028%12%
Jan 1143°F27°F63°F 2016-3°F 198228%12%
Jan 1243°F27°F66°F 1975-4°F 198128%13%
Jan 1343°F27°F68°F 1932-7°F 191228%13%
Jan 1443°F27°F73°F 1972-8°F 191228%13%
Jan 1543°F27°F69°F 19320°F 196528%13%
Jan 1643°F27°F67°F 1932-4°F 189328%14%
Jan 1743°F26°F63°F 1990-10°F 198228%14%
Jan 1843°F26°F65°F 1990-10°F 198228%14%
Jan 1943°F26°F65°F 1951-4°F 197728%15%
Jan 2043°F26°F66°F 1986-4°F 198428%15%
Jan 2143°F26°F63°F 1906-10°F 198528%15%
Jan 2243°F26°F68°F 1906-16°F 198427%16%
Jan 2343°F26°F65°F 1906-9°F 198427%16%
Jan 2443°F26°F65°F 1950-5°F 193627%16%
Jan 2543°F26°F73°F 1967-4°F 196327%16%
Jan 2643°F26°F73°F 19500°F 190527%16%
Jan 2743°F26°F71°F 1967-1°F 192727%16%
Jan 2843°F26°F67°F 1974-5°F 192527%16%
Jan 2943°F26°F66°F 2002-4°F 197727%16%
Jan 3043°F26°F73°F 2002-2°F 197727%16%
Jan 3143°F26°F67°F 2013-2°F 201427%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lima, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:20 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00365390 (Marcus Hook), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00369464, 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.