Lancaster Weather in January
Average highs run from 47°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31, and lows from 30°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.02 in over about 9 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
- 47°F
- Average low
- 29°F
- Precipitation
- 3.02 in
- Snowfall
- 4.4 in
- Record high
- 78°FJan 31, 2002
- Record low
- 0°FJan 6, 2018
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 37 min to 10 h 17 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 32°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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 | 47°F | 30°F | 72°F 2022 | 13°F 2018 | 28% | 4% |
| Jan 2 | 47°F | 30°F | 73°F 2022 | 22°F 2002 | 28% | 4% |
| Jan 3 | 47°F | 29°F | 68°F 2023 | 8°F 2018 | 28% | 4% |
| Jan 4 | 47°F | 29°F | 71°F 2004 | 10°F 2018 | 28% | 4% |
| Jan 5 | 47°F | 29°F | 72°F 2004 | 13°F 2018 | 28% | 4% |
| Jan 6 | 47°F | 29°F | 67°F 2004 | 0°F 2018 | 28% | 4% |
| Jan 7 | 47°F | 29°F | 70°F 2005 | 2°F 2018 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 8 | 47°F | 29°F | 71°F 2008 | 4°F 2018 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 9 | 47°F | 29°F | 68°F 2008 | 9°F 2017 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 10 | 47°F | 29°F | 72°F 2008 | 9°F 2017 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 11 | 46°F | 29°F | 67°F 2026 | 13°F 2004 | 29% | 5% |
| Jan 12 | 46°F | 29°F | 70°F 2008 | 12°F 2004 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 13 | 46°F | 28°F | 68°F 2017 | 21°F 2003 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 14 | 46°F | 28°F | 73°F 2005 | 18°F 2018 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 15 | 47°F | 28°F | 71°F 2007 | 18°F 2018 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 16 | 47°F | 28°F | 70°F 2007 | 14°F 2009 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 17 | 47°F | 28°F | 63°F 2007 | 11°F 2009 | 29% | 5% |
| Jan 18 | 47°F | 28°F | 65°F 2006 | 12°F 2009 | 29% | 5% |
| Jan 19 | 47°F | 28°F | 66°F 2023 | 13°F 2003 | 29% | 5% |
| Jan 20 | 47°F | 28°F | 67°F 2023 | 14°F 2016 | 29% | 5% |
| Jan 21 | 47°F | 28°F | 63°F 2006 | 15°F 2008 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 22 | 47°F | 28°F | 60°F 2006 | 14°F 2008 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 23 | 47°F | 28°F | 62°F 2018 | 7°F 2025 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 24 | 47°F | 28°F | 68°F 2018 | 11°F 2005 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 25 | 47°F | 28°F | 70°F 2024 | 11°F 2005 | 28% | 5% |
| Jan 26 | 47°F | 28°F | 73°F 2024 | 18°F 2004 | 28% | 6% |
| Jan 27 | 47°F | 28°F | 71°F 2024 | 14°F 2026 | 28% | 6% |
| Jan 28 | 47°F | 28°F | 67°F 2002 | 10°F 2003 | 28% | 6% |
| Jan 29 | 48°F | 28°F | 70°F 2002 | 13°F 2026 | 28% | 6% |
| Jan 30 | 48°F | 28°F | 73°F 2002 | 9°F 2022 | 28% | 6% |
| Jan 31 | 48°F | 28°F | 78°F 2002 | 14°F 2019 | 28% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:58 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00448894 (Warsaw 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00446161, 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.