Ashtabula weather in January: Ashtabula, Ohio: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January

Ashtabula in January has a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of 19°F, a daily mean of 26°F, holding near 33°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal January, 1.90 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 1°C and low of −7°C, 48 mm of precipitation in January.

  • NOAA stationAshtabula County Airport
  • Station IDUSW00004857
  • Location41.78°N 80.70°W
  • Elevation924 ft (282 m)
  • From the center9 miles
  • Population17,775
  1. Jan 33° 19°
  2. Feb 36° 19°
  3. Mar 44° 26°
  4. Apr 58° 36°
  5. May 69° 46°
  6. Jun 77° 55°
  7. Jul 81° 60°
  8. Aug 79° 58°
  9. Sep 73° 52°
  10. Oct 61° 42°
  11. Nov 49° 34°
  12. Dec 38° 26°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Ashtabula in January?

The normal high is 33°F and the normal low 19°F, for a daily mean of 26.2°F. January is 5.9°F cooler than December and 1.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Ashtabula and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 34°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 5.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 21°F and 31°F.

Ashtabula in January, day by day: normal high and low

Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 48%).

Normal high and low on five days of January, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
January 134°F22°F48%21%
January 833°F20°F48%20%
January 1533°F19°F46%19%
January 2233°F18°F43%17%
January 3133°F18°F41%16%
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 28)
Ashtabula: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of January
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
January 134°F22°F48%21%9 h 10 min
January 234°F21°F48%21%9 h 10 min
January 334°F21°F48%21%9 h 10 min
January 434°F21°F48%21%9 h 10 min
January 534°F21°F48%21%9 h 10 min
January 634°F21°F48%20%9 h 20 min
January 734°F20°F48%20%9 h 20 min
January 833°F20°F48%20%9 h 20 min
January 933°F20°F47%20%9 h 20 min
January 1033°F20°F47%20%9 h 20 min
January 1133°F20°F47%20%9 h 20 min
January 1233°F19°F47%20%9 h 20 min
January 1333°F19°F46%19%9 h 20 min
January 1433°F19°F46%19%9 h 30 min
January 1533°F19°F46%19%9 h 30 min
January 1633°F19°F45%19%9 h 30 min
January 1733°F19°F45%18%9 h 30 min
January 1833°F19°F45%18%9 h 30 min
January 1933°F18°F44%18%9 h 30 min
January 2033°F18°F44%18%9 h 40 min
January 2133°F18°F43%17%9 h 40 min
January 2233°F18°F43%17%9 h 40 min
January 2333°F18°F43%17%9 h 40 min
January 2433°F18°F43%17%9 h 40 min
January 2533°F18°F42%17%9 h 50 min
January 2633°F18°F42%17%9 h 50 min
January 2733°F18°F42%17%9 h 50 min
January 2833°F18°F42%16%9 h 50 min
January 2933°F18°F41%16%9 h 50 min
January 3033°F18°F41%16%10 h
January 3133°F18°F41%16%10 h
Normal high
33°FJanuary average
Normal low
19°FJanuary average
Precipitation
1.90 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
140.01 inch or more
Nights at 32°F or colder
26
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
Sunshine
51%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00004857; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Ashtabula in January?

On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 45% on average, highest around January 1 (48%). In all, 1.90 in falls on 14 days of a normal January.

In a normal January in Ashtabula, 26 nights fall to freezing and 15 days stay below freezing all day.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00004857.

What are the records for January in Ashtabula?

The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 72°F, on January 13, 2005; the coldest is −19°F, on January 30, 2026. The wettest January brought 5.07 in (2007).

The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 26.2°F: 2021 30.1°F (+3.9), 2022 21.5°F (−4.7), 2023 35.2°F (+9.0), 2024 30.0°F (+3.8), 2025 22.4°F (−3.8), 2026 19.9°F (−6.3). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Ashtabula: January in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
JanuaryMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202130.1°F+3.9°F0.88 in
202221.5°F−4.7°F1.58 in
202335.2°F+9.0°F2.65 in
202430.0°F+3.8°F1.29 in
202522.4°F−3.8°F0.51 in
202619.9°F−6.3°F1.39 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USW00004857; recent months: ACIS, station USW00004857. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does January in Ashtabula compare across Ohio?

Across the 99 places PlainClimate covers in Ohio, January normal highs run from 32°F in Montpelier to 41°F in Portsmouth; Ashtabula's is 33°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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