Damascus climate

Damascus Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mtn City 2, 17.9 km from Damascus

Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 46°F on January 31, and lows from 24°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.74 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 Damascus, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
3.74 in
Snowfall
3.4 in
Record high
77°FJan 2, 2022
Record low
-21°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
7.2 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 146°F24°F73°F 20194°F 197730%4%
Jan 246°F24°F77°F 20220°F 201830%4%
Jan 346°F24°F69°F 2000-3°F 201830%4%
Jan 446°F24°F75°F 20235°F 200830%4%
Jan 546°F24°F71°F 2023-2°F 198130%4%
Jan 646°F24°F70°F 20071°F 201830%4%
Jan 746°F23°F67°F 1989-5°F 201430%4%
Jan 846°F23°F67°F 1998-4°F 197030%4%
Jan 945°F23°F69°F 1998-6°F 197030%4%
Jan 1045°F23°F66°F 2026-8°F 198230%4%
Jan 1145°F23°F64°F 2006-10°F 198230%5%
Jan 1245°F23°F72°F 20200°F 198130%5%
Jan 1345°F23°F70°F 19721°F 197330%5%
Jan 1445°F23°F69°F 20052°F 199730%5%
Jan 1545°F23°F65°F 19953°F 199430%5%
Jan 1645°F23°F63°F 1974-10°F 199430%5%
Jan 1745°F23°F65°F 2017-16°F 198230%5%
Jan 1845°F23°F64°F 1974-2°F 198230%5%
Jan 1945°F23°F67°F 1974-10°F 199430%5%
Jan 2045°F23°F67°F 2023-10°F 199430%5%
Jan 2145°F23°F64°F 1988-21°F 198530%5%
Jan 2245°F23°F68°F 1974-11°F 197030%5%
Jan 2345°F23°F69°F 19991°F 197730%5%
Jan 2445°F23°F75°F 1972-3°F 201430%5%
Jan 2546°F23°F73°F 19724°F 200530%5%
Jan 2646°F23°F72°F 19725°F 197830%5%
Jan 2746°F23°F65°F 1974-12°F 198730%5%
Jan 2846°F23°F68°F 1970-8°F 198630%6%
Jan 2946°F23°F68°F 2013-5°F 201430%6%
Jan 3046°F23°F66°F 2013-4°F 201430%6%
Jan 3146°F23°F69°F 2002-4°F 198130%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Damascus, 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 7:39 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:52 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00406292 (Mtn City 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00440021, 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.