Washburn climate

Washburn Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madeline Island, 15.3 km from Washburn

Average highs run from 24°F on January 1 to 22°F on January 31, and lows from 10°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.49 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 Washburn, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
22°F
Average low
7°F
Precipitation
1.49 in
Snowfall
18.8 in
Record high
52°FJan 10, 2012
Record low
-28°FJan 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 39 min to 9 h 37 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
95%
Dew point
10°F
Wind
9.6 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 124°F10°F34°F 2023-23°F 199935%31%
Jan 223°F10°F36°F 2004-21°F 201435%31%
Jan 323°F10°F40°F 2007-19°F 201435%32%
Jan 423°F9°F42°F 2019-12°F 201536%32%
Jan 523°F9°F46°F 2012-17°F 201436%32%
Jan 623°F9°F43°F 2012-25°F 201436%32%
Jan 723°F9°F49°F 2003-22°F 201436%32%
Jan 822°F8°F51°F 2003-16°F 201436%32%
Jan 922°F8°F47°F 2012-25°F 201436%32%
Jan 1022°F8°F52°F 2012-19°F 202236%33%
Jan 1122°F8°F43°F 2013-14°F 199936%33%
Jan 1222°F7°F43°F 2013-14°F 199936%33%
Jan 1322°F7°F40°F 2026-20°F 200936%33%
Jan 1422°F7°F37°F 2021-18°F 200536%33%
Jan 1522°F7°F41°F 2023-21°F 200936%33%
Jan 1622°F6°F42°F 1999-19°F 200936%33%
Jan 1722°F6°F41°F 1999-21°F 200536%33%
Jan 1822°F6°F44°F 2017-22°F 200536%33%
Jan 1922°F6°F48°F 2017-17°F 200836%33%
Jan 2022°F6°F41°F 2018-19°F 202536%33%
Jan 2122°F5°F36°F 2017-23°F 202535%33%
Jan 2222°F5°F37°F 2017-19°F 201335%32%
Jan 2322°F5°F39°F 2015-25°F 202635%32%
Jan 2422°F5°F37°F 2010-24°F 202635%32%
Jan 2522°F5°F45°F 2002-25°F 202635%32%
Jan 2622°F5°F47°F 2018-21°F 201934%32%
Jan 2722°F5°F49°F 2006-18°F 201434%32%
Jan 2822°F5°F44°F 2008-19°F 201434%31%
Jan 2922°F5°F39°F 2024-22°F 200434%31%
Jan 3022°F5°F47°F 2016-23°F 201933%31%
Jan 3122°F5°F44°F 2024-28°F 201933%31%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washburn, 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 7:48 AM, sunset 4:27 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:06 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00474953 (Madeline Island), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094929, 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.