Door County climate

Door County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, 5 km from Door County

Average highs run from 27°F on January 1 to 25°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.71 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 Door County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
25°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
1.71 in
Snowfall
15.6 in
Record high
55°FJan 26, 1944
Record low
-29°FJan 17, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 52 min to 9 h 47 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
14.1 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 127°F13°F45°F 2005-17°F 196934%21%
Jan 227°F13°F43°F 1950-17°F 197934%21%
Jan 327°F13°F49°F 1998-16°F 197935%21%
Jan 426°F13°F49°F 1998-16°F 194735%21%
Jan 526°F12°F48°F 1946-22°F 191235%22%
Jan 626°F12°F47°F 1946-27°F 191235%22%
Jan 726°F12°F45°F 2012-28°F 191235%22%
Jan 826°F12°F42°F 2007-20°F 192935%22%
Jan 926°F11°F50°F 2003-23°F 197735%22%
Jan 1025°F11°F51°F 2002-23°F 198235%23%
Jan 1125°F11°F48°F 1975-18°F 197935%23%
Jan 1225°F11°F47°F 2012-21°F 191235%23%
Jan 1325°F10°F48°F 1961-24°F 191235%23%
Jan 1425°F10°F44°F 1932-23°F 192935%23%
Jan 1525°F10°F42°F 1933-26°F 196335%23%
Jan 1625°F10°F44°F 1973-21°F 199435%23%
Jan 1725°F10°F48°F 1961-29°F 198235%23%
Jan 1825°F10°F44°F 1996-25°F 199435%23%
Jan 1925°F10°F53°F 1908-26°F 199434%23%
Jan 2025°F9°F52°F 1908-25°F 199434%23%
Jan 2125°F9°F46°F 1906-22°F 198434%23%
Jan 2225°F9°F42°F 1916-16°F 193034%23%
Jan 2325°F9°F46°F 1942-26°F 196334%24%
Jan 2425°F9°F44°F 1947-25°F 193534%24%
Jan 2525°F9°F50°F 1944-25°F 193533%24%
Jan 2625°F9°F55°F 1944-22°F 201933%24%
Jan 2725°F9°F51°F 1944-16°F 193533%23%
Jan 2825°F9°F52°F 2006-22°F 191533%23%
Jan 2925°F9°F49°F 1914-21°F 196533%23%
Jan 3025°F9°F43°F 1988-25°F 195132%23%
Jan 3125°F9°F49°F 2025-25°F 191832%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Door County, 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 (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:19 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:57 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00478267 (Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478267, 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.