Vilas County Weather in January
Average highs run from 21°F on January 1 to 20°F on January 31, and lows from 4°F to -1°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.39 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
- 20°F
- Average low
- 1°F
- Precipitation
- 1.39 in
- Snowfall
- 15.2 in
- Record high
- 56°FJan 24, 1944
- Record low
- -48°FJan 28, 1915
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 43 min to 9 h 40 min
- Cloud cover
- 72%
- Humidity
- 97%
- Dew point
- 9°F
- Wind
- 8.7 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 | 21°F | 4°F | 47°F 1905 | -34°F 1968 | 27% | 27% |
| Jan 2 | 21°F | 3°F | 41°F 1944 | -33°F 1974 | 27% | 27% |
| Jan 3 | 21°F | 3°F | 40°F 1944 | -30°F 1911 | 27% | 27% |
| Jan 4 | 21°F | 3°F | 40°F 1966 | -30°F 1924 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 5 | 21°F | 3°F | 41°F 2019 | -30°F 1959 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 6 | 21°F | 2°F | 47°F 1933 | -41°F 1912 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 7 | 20°F | 2°F | 43°F 2012 | -38°F 1912 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 8 | 20°F | 2°F | 42°F 1949 | -35°F 1968 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 9 | 20°F | 2°F | 45°F 2003 | -38°F 1977 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 10 | 20°F | 1°F | 45°F 1961 | -38°F 1977 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 11 | 20°F | 1°F | 46°F 1928 | -32°F 1912 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 12 | 20°F | 1°F | 44°F 1961 | -41°F 1912 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 13 | 20°F | 1°F | 44°F 1987 | -32°F 1912 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 14 | 20°F | 1°F | 44°F 1987 | -33°F 1916 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 15 | 20°F | 0°F | 44°F 1933 | -39°F 1972 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 16 | 19°F | 0°F | 40°F 1961 | -31°F 1912 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 17 | 19°F | 0°F | 46°F 1973 | -38°F 1982 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 18 | 19°F | 0°F | 47°F 1951 | -38°F 1930 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 19 | 19°F | 0°F | 48°F 1947 | -30°F 1937 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 20 | 19°F | 0°F | 46°F 1968 | -31°F 1950 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 21 | 19°F | -1°F | 47°F 1908 | -34°F 1963 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 22 | 19°F | -1°F | 45°F 1942 | -30°F 1927 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 23 | 19°F | -1°F | 54°F 1942 | -36°F 1935 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 24 | 19°F | -1°F | 56°F 1944 | -40°F 1922 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 25 | 19°F | -1°F | 47°F 1944 | -40°F 1904 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 26 | 20°F | -1°F | 52°F 1973 | -45°F 1927 | 27% | 28% |
| Jan 27 | 20°F | -1°F | 50°F 1973 | -46°F 1904 | 26% | 27% |
| Jan 28 | 20°F | -1°F | 46°F 2006 | -48°F 1915 | 26% | 27% |
| Jan 29 | 20°F | -1°F | 46°F 1924 | -34°F 1904 | 26% | 27% |
| Jan 30 | 20°F | -1°F | 39°F 1990 | -41°F 1950 | 26% | 27% |
| Jan 31 | 20°F | -1°F | 45°F 1952 | -34°F 1996 | 26% | 27% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 4:23 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00477480 (St Germain), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00475516, 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.