Shepherdstown climate

Shepherdstown Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sharpsburg 5 S, 7.9 km from Shepherdstown

Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 42°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.13 in.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Shepherdstown, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
3.13 in
Record high
80°FJan 14, 1932
Record low
-19°FJan 14, 1912
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 27 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 142°F22°F68°F 1985-6°F 1968
Jan 241°F22°F71°F 2000-13°F 1968
Jan 341°F22°F71°F 20040°F 2018
Jan 441°F22°F75°F 19970°F 1918
Jan 541°F22°F69°F 1997-12°F 1904
Jan 641°F22°F71°F 1998-12°F 1904
Jan 741°F21°F71°F 1907-6°F 1904
Jan 841°F21°F70°F 2008-1°F 1942
Jan 941°F21°F68°F 20060°F 1942
Jan 1041°F21°F70°F 1930-4°F 1982
Jan 1141°F21°F76°F 1975-6°F 1968
Jan 1241°F21°F71°F 2018-13°F 1968
Jan 1341°F21°F69°F 2005-6°F 1981
Jan 1441°F21°F80°F 1932-19°F 1912
Jan 1541°F21°F77°F 1932-15°F 1912
Jan 1641°F21°F73°F 1932-2°F 1972
Jan 1741°F21°F69°F 1990-13°F 1982
Jan 1841°F21°F69°F 1990-6°F 2003
Jan 1941°F21°F68°F 1951-17°F 1994
Jan 2041°F21°F70°F 1933-9°F 1985
Jan 2141°F21°F66°F 1959-18°F 1994
Jan 2241°F21°F67°F 1906-16°F 1984
Jan 2341°F21°F72°F 1927-6°F 1936
Jan 2441°F21°F74°F 1967-4°F 1936
Jan 2541°F21°F76°F 1950-4°F 1936
Jan 2642°F21°F79°F 1950-10°F 1948
Jan 2742°F21°F73°F 1974-6°F 1987
Jan 2842°F21°F70°F 1944-10°F 1935
Jan 2942°F21°F76°F 1975-12°F 1963
Jan 3042°F21°F70°F 1947-2°F 2014
Jan 3142°F21°F70°F 1916-5°F 1948

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:58 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:19 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 USC00188207 (Sharpsburg 5 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013734, 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.