Bethel climate

Bethel Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rochester, 13.9 km from Bethel

Average highs run from 30°F on January 1 to 29°F on January 31, and lows from 12°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.49 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 Bethel, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
9°F
Precipitation
3.49 in
Snowfall
18.4 in
Record high
67°FJan 6, 2007
Record low
-30°FJan 11, 1968
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 59 min to 9 h 51 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
6.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 130°F12°F56°F 1966-26°F 201831%24%
Jan 230°F11°F53°F 1979-28°F 201831%24%
Jan 330°F11°F56°F 2000-23°F 201431%24%
Jan 430°F11°F48°F 2000-25°F 198131%24%
Jan 530°F11°F49°F 2007-18°F 198131%24%
Jan 630°F10°F67°F 2007-19°F 197631%24%
Jan 730°F10°F47°F 2007-23°F 201830%24%
Jan 829°F10°F52°F 2008-16°F 197330%24%
Jan 929°F10°F55°F 2008-23°F 200430%24%
Jan 1029°F9°F50°F 2016-21°F 196830%24%
Jan 1129°F9°F58°F 2020-30°F 196830%24%
Jan 1229°F9°F64°F 2020-26°F 196830%24%
Jan 1329°F9°F54°F 2017-21°F 197129%24%
Jan 1429°F9°F58°F 2005-21°F 200429%23%
Jan 1529°F9°F47°F 1989-22°F 196429%23%
Jan 1629°F8°F47°F 1973-26°F 200929%23%
Jan 1729°F8°F53°F 1973-27°F 197129%23%
Jan 1829°F8°F54°F 1986-27°F 197128%23%
Jan 1929°F8°F53°F 1973-28°F 197128%23%
Jan 2029°F8°F52°F 2006-28°F 197128%23%
Jan 2129°F8°F56°F 2006-20°F 197128%23%
Jan 2229°F8°F48°F 1967-24°F 198427%22%
Jan 2329°F8°F49°F 2002-22°F 197027%22%
Jan 2429°F8°F55°F 1967-28°F 201127%22%
Jan 2529°F7°F53°F 2010-19°F 200327%22%
Jan 2629°F7°F51°F 1978-18°F 200427%22%
Jan 2729°F7°F60°F 1974-19°F 198727%22%
Jan 2829°F7°F49°F 2006-24°F 200327%22%
Jan 2929°F7°F47°F 1989-23°F 196327%22%
Jan 3029°F7°F52°F 2013-14°F 197327%22%
Jan 3129°F7°F58°F 2013-18°F 197127%22%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bethel, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:24 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:00 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00436893 (Rochester), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094765, 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.