North East Weather in January
Average highs run from 36°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 24°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.65 in over about 17 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 34°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 2.65 in
- Snowfall
- 61.7 in
- Record high
- 72°FJan 25, 1950
- Record low
- -18°FJan 19, 1994
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 10 min to 9 h 59 min
- Cloud cover
- 83%
- Humidity
- 90%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 36°F | 24°F | 65°F 1985 | 0°F 1968 | 55% | 49% |
| Jan 2 | 35°F | 24°F | 61°F 2000 | -3°F 1968 | 55% | 50% |
| Jan 3 | 35°F | 23°F | 61°F 2004 | -2°F 1979 | 55% | 50% |
| Jan 4 | 35°F | 23°F | 66°F 1997 | -2°F 1981 | 56% | 51% |
| Jan 5 | 35°F | 23°F | 66°F 1997 | 2°F 1968 | 56% | 51% |
| Jan 6 | 35°F | 22°F | 64°F 1946 | -9°F 2014 | 56% | 52% |
| Jan 7 | 35°F | 22°F | 65°F 2008 | -10°F 2014 | 56% | 52% |
| Jan 8 | 34°F | 22°F | 67°F 2008 | -6°F 1970 | 56% | 53% |
| Jan 9 | 34°F | 22°F | 64°F 1937 | -7°F 1970 | 55% | 53% |
| Jan 10 | 34°F | 21°F | 59°F 1939 | -7°F 1982 | 55% | 53% |
| Jan 11 | 34°F | 21°F | 71°F 2020 | -8°F 1982 | 55% | 53% |
| Jan 12 | 34°F | 21°F | 63°F 2020 | -5°F 1968 | 55% | 54% |
| Jan 13 | 34°F | 21°F | 70°F 2005 | -1°F 1977 | 54% | 54% |
| Jan 14 | 34°F | 21°F | 68°F 1995 | -2°F 1929 | 54% | 54% |
| Jan 15 | 33°F | 20°F | 65°F 1932 | -6°F 1970 | 54% | 54% |
| Jan 16 | 33°F | 20°F | 58°F 1953 | -8°F 1982 | 53% | 54% |
| Jan 17 | 33°F | 20°F | 58°F 1952 | -15°F 1982 | 53% | 54% |
| Jan 18 | 33°F | 20°F | 65°F 1929 | -10°F 1994 | 53% | 54% |
| Jan 19 | 33°F | 20°F | 61°F 1933 | -18°F 1994 | 52% | 53% |
| Jan 20 | 33°F | 20°F | 64°F 1951 | -15°F 1985 | 52% | 53% |
| Jan 21 | 33°F | 19°F | 65°F 2017 | -16°F 1985 | 51% | 53% |
| Jan 22 | 33°F | 19°F | 66°F 1933 | -7°F 1970 | 51% | 53% |
| Jan 23 | 33°F | 19°F | 64°F 1967 | -9°F 1970 | 51% | 53% |
| Jan 24 | 33°F | 19°F | 64°F 1950 | -15°F 1963 | 50% | 52% |
| Jan 25 | 33°F | 19°F | 72°F 1950 | -5°F 2004 | 50% | 52% |
| Jan 26 | 33°F | 19°F | 69°F 1950 | -1°F 1927 | 49% | 52% |
| Jan 27 | 33°F | 19°F | 57°F 1947 | -5°F 1936 | 49% | 51% |
| Jan 28 | 33°F | 19°F | 57°F 2002 | -10°F 1977 | 49% | 51% |
| Jan 29 | 33°F | 19°F | 62°F 2013 | -10°F 1977 | 48% | 51% |
| Jan 30 | 33°F | 19°F | 65°F 2013 | -9°F 2026 | 48% | 50% |
| Jan 31 | 33°F | 19°F | 60°F 1988 | -5°F 1971 | 47% | 50% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 4:58 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00309189 (Westfield 2 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014860, 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.