Lancaster Weather in January
Average highs run from 57°F on January 1 to 59°F on January 31, and lows from 35°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.96 in over about 6 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
- 58°F
- Average low
- 36°F
- Precipitation
- 2.96 in
- Record high
- 84°FJan 1, 2006
- Record low
- 3°FJan 14, 1964
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 10 h 03 min to 10 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 36°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 57°F | 35°F | 84°F 2006 | 12°F 1969 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 2 | 57°F | 35°F | 79°F 2026 | 8°F 1979 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 3 | 57°F | 35°F | 83°F 2006 | 14°F 2018 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 4 | 57°F | 35°F | 79°F 1997 | 16°F 1999 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 5 | 57°F | 35°F | 77°F 2008 | 14°F 1972 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 6 | 57°F | 35°F | 78°F 2026 | 14°F 2014 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 7 | 57°F | 35°F | 82°F 2026 | 12°F 1968 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 8 | 57°F | 35°F | 79°F 1969 | 11°F 1976 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 9 | 57°F | 35°F | 76°F 2003 | 12°F 2010 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 10 | 57°F | 35°F | 80°F 2023 | 10°F 1977 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 11 | 57°F | 35°F | 80°F 1995 | 7°F 1982 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 12 | 57°F | 35°F | 80°F 2017 | 11°F 1973 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 13 | 57°F | 35°F | 79°F 1996 | 13°F 1963 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 14 | 57°F | 35°F | 78°F 2022 | 3°F 1964 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 15 | 57°F | 35°F | 79°F 2020 | 3°F 1964 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 16 | 57°F | 36°F | 76°F 2023 | 9°F 2018 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 17 | 57°F | 36°F | 81°F 2023 | 9°F 2018 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 18 | 58°F | 36°F | 75°F 1974 | 12°F 2018 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 19 | 58°F | 36°F | 75°F 1972 | 10°F 1984 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 20 | 58°F | 36°F | 81°F 1972 | 10°F 1985 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 21 | 58°F | 36°F | 79°F 1999 | 10°F 1984 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 22 | 58°F | 36°F | 82°F 1969 | 14°F 1978 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 23 | 58°F | 36°F | 79°F 1976 | 11°F 1966 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 24 | 58°F | 36°F | 80°F 1967 | 8°F 1963 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 25 | 59°F | 36°F | 79°F 2005 | 8°F 1963 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 26 | 59°F | 36°F | 73°F 1967 | 11°F 1963 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 27 | 59°F | 36°F | 79°F 1975 | 11°F 1963 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 28 | 59°F | 37°F | 82°F 1970 | 13°F 1963 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 29 | 59°F | 37°F | 79°F 1970 | 11°F 1966 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 30 | 59°F | 37°F | 80°F 1971 | 10°F 1966 | 18% | 0% |
| Jan 31 | 59°F | 37°F | 78°F 1974 | 13°F 1979 | 18% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00413133 (Ferris), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00413133, 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.