Woonsocket climate

Woonsocket Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Forestburg 4 Nne, 15.5 km from Woonsocket

Average highs run from 26°F on January 1 to 28°F on January 31, and lows from 6°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.54 in over about 4 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 Woonsocket, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
26°F
Average low
5°F
Precipitation
0.54 in
Snowfall
6.0 in
Record high
68°FJan 5, 2012
Record low
-25°FJan 15, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
11.4 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 126°F6°F50°F 2004-23°F 201811%11%
Jan 226°F6°F55°F 2004-23°F 201011%11%
Jan 326°F6°F50°F 2003-6°F 201011%11%
Jan 426°F6°F58°F 2012-11°F 201012%11%
Jan 526°F6°F68°F 2012-13°F 201412%11%
Jan 626°F5°F50°F 2012-15°F 200512%11%
Jan 726°F5°F60°F 2003-11°F 201012%11%
Jan 826°F5°F60°F 2003-21°F 201012%11%
Jan 926°F5°F56°F 2012-22°F 201012%11%
Jan 1026°F5°F58°F 2012-12°F 201612%12%
Jan 1126°F5°F53°F 2022-11°F 202012%12%
Jan 1226°F5°F56°F 2026-9°F 201512%12%
Jan 1326°F5°F53°F 2026-16°F 202412%12%
Jan 1426°F5°F49°F 2000-19°F 200912%12%
Jan 1526°F5°F56°F 2006-25°F 200912%12%
Jan 1626°F4°F45°F 2004-16°F 200512%12%
Jan 1726°F4°F49°F 2022-17°F 201613%12%
Jan 1826°F4°F53°F 2022-14°F 201613%12%
Jan 1926°F4°F53°F 2014-16°F 201113%12%
Jan 2026°F4°F50°F 2021-18°F 202413%12%
Jan 2126°F4°F52°F 2002-14°F 202513%12%
Jan 2226°F4°F50°F 2002-11°F 200313%12%
Jan 2326°F4°F51°F 2004-17°F 202613%12%
Jan 2427°F4°F54°F 2005-22°F 200813%12%
Jan 2527°F4°F58°F 2002-14°F 202613%12%
Jan 2627°F5°F63°F 2006-13°F 202613%12%
Jan 2727°F5°F56°F 2006-19°F 200413%12%
Jan 2827°F5°F55°F 2025-10°F 200413%12%
Jan 2927°F5°F51°F 2022-21°F 201913%12%
Jan 3028°F5°F56°F 2012-22°F 201913%12%
Jan 3128°F5°F57°F 2009-9°F 202313%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Woonsocket, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 8:08 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 5:42 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00393029 (Forestburg 4 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094950, 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.