West Point climate

West Point Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for W Pt 2 Nw, 3.8 km from West Point

Average highs run from 49°F on January 1 to 50°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.59 in over about 11 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 West Point, 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
28°F
Precipitation
3.59 in
Snowfall
4.3 in
Record high
82°FJan 30, 2002
Record low
-7°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 38 min to 10 h 19 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
6.3 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 149°F29°F75°F 20059°F 201834%5%
Jan 249°F29°F71°F 20007°F 201834%5%
Jan 349°F29°F76°F 20005°F 201834%5%
Jan 449°F29°F78°F 200512°F 197834%5%
Jan 549°F29°F73°F 19974°F 201834%5%
Jan 649°F29°F74°F 2007-4°F 201834%5%
Jan 749°F29°F74°F 2008-3°F 201834%5%
Jan 849°F29°F72°F 19987°F 196834%6%
Jan 949°F29°F75°F 20083°F 197034%6%
Jan 1049°F29°F67°F 1960-1°F 197034%6%
Jan 1149°F29°F75°F 19743°F 197034%6%
Jan 1249°F28°F71°F 19755°F 198834%6%
Jan 1349°F28°F77°F 20050°F 198134%6%
Jan 1449°F28°F75°F 20079°F 196234%6%
Jan 1549°F28°F72°F 20072°F 196434%6%
Jan 1649°F28°F69°F 19741°F 199434%7%
Jan 1749°F28°F70°F 1990-4°F 197734%7%
Jan 1849°F28°F70°F 1990-1°F 197734%7%
Jan 1949°F28°F69°F 1974-5°F 197734%7%
Jan 2049°F28°F67°F 19741°F 199434%7%
Jan 2149°F28°F72°F 1959-7°F 198534%7%
Jan 2249°F28°F71°F 1959-3°F 197034%7%
Jan 2349°F28°F77°F 19996°F 197734%7%
Jan 2449°F28°F72°F 19678°F 200534%7%
Jan 2549°F28°F75°F 19675°F 196334%7%
Jan 2649°F28°F75°F 20247°F 196134%7%
Jan 2750°F28°F75°F 1974-1°F 198734%7%
Jan 2850°F28°F75°F 19990°F 196134%7%
Jan 2950°F28°F78°F 20023°F 196634%8%
Jan 3050°F28°F82°F 20020°F 201434%8%
Jan 3150°F28°F71°F 20137°F 195534%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at West Point, 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 7:22 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:30 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00449025 (W Pt 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00449025, 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.