Sussex climate

Sussex Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stony Creek 2 N, 12.9 km from Sussex

Average highs run from 50°F on January 1 to 50°F on January 31, and lows from 28°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.38 in over about 8 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 Sussex, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
3.38 in
Snowfall
1.9 in
Record high
81°FJan 30, 2002
Record low
-12°FJan 7, 2018
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 41 min to 10 h 21 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
4.9 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 150°F28°F77°F 20227°F 201824%2%
Jan 250°F28°F71°F 20226°F 201824%2%
Jan 349°F28°F74°F 20006°F 201825%2%
Jan 449°F28°F76°F 200012°F 201825%2%
Jan 549°F28°F71°F 1998-2°F 201825%2%
Jan 649°F27°F73°F 2005-7°F 201825%2%
Jan 749°F27°F72°F 2008-12°F 201825%2%
Jan 849°F27°F72°F 19980°F 201725%2%
Jan 949°F27°F72°F 2008-3°F 201725%2%
Jan 1049°F27°F73°F 20268°F 201725%2%
Jan 1149°F27°F74°F 20208°F 200425%2%
Jan 1249°F27°F73°F 201819°F 200325%3%
Jan 1349°F27°F76°F 200518°F 201025%3%
Jan 1449°F27°F72°F 200718°F 201825%3%
Jan 1549°F27°F72°F 200715°F 200025%3%
Jan 1649°F27°F65°F 200710°F 200925%3%
Jan 1749°F26°F65°F 20066°F 200925%3%
Jan 1849°F26°F70°F 20067°F 200325%3%
Jan 1949°F26°F70°F 202310°F 200325%3%
Jan 2049°F26°F66°F 201412°F 201626%3%
Jan 2149°F26°F65°F 199911°F 200826%3%
Jan 2249°F26°F69°F 19996°F 201426%3%
Jan 2349°F26°F77°F 19996°F 202526%3%
Jan 2449°F26°F70°F 20249°F 200526%3%
Jan 2549°F26°F71°F 202413°F 201326%3%
Jan 2650°F26°F74°F 202411°F 201326%3%
Jan 2750°F27°F69°F 20123°F 200026%3%
Jan 2850°F27°F73°F 1999-4°F 200026%3%
Jan 2950°F27°F76°F 20026°F 201426%3%
Jan 3050°F27°F81°F 2002-7°F 201426%3%
Jan 3150°F27°F72°F 20138°F 201426%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sussex, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:33 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00448129 (Stony Creek 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093773, 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.