Auburn weather in January: Auburn, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Auburn in January has a normal high of 31°F and a normal low of 15°F, a daily mean of 23°F, falling from 33°F on the 1st to 31°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 19 days in a normal January, 2.93 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 0°C and low of −9°C, 74 mm of precipitation and 74 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationAuburn
- Station IDUSC00300321
- Location42.93°N 76.54°W
- Elevation770 ft (235 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population25,963
- Jan 31° 15°
- Feb 33° 16°
- Mar 42° 23°
- Apr 55° 34°
- May 69° 45°
- Jun 77° 55°
- Jul 81° 60°
- Aug 80° 59°
- Sep 72° 52°
- Oct 59° 41°
- Nov 48° 32°
- Dec 37° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Auburn in January?
The normal high is 31°F and the normal low 15°F, for a daily mean of 23.3°F. January is 6.6°F cooler than December and 1.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Auburn and the 11th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 33°F on January 1 to 31°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 18°F and 28°F.
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 63%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 33°F | 18°F | 63% | 31% |
| January 8 | 32°F | 17°F | 62% | 30% |
| January 15 | 31°F | 15°F | 61% | 29% |
| January 22 | 31°F | 14°F | 58% | 26% |
| January 31 | 31°F | 14°F | 56% | 25% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 24)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 33°F | 18°F | 63% | 31% | 9 h |
| January 2 | 33°F | 18°F | 63% | 31% | 9 h |
| January 3 | 33°F | 18°F | 63% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 32°F | 18°F | 63% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 32°F | 17°F | 63% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 32°F | 17°F | 62% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 32°F | 17°F | 62% | 30% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 32°F | 17°F | 62% | 30% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 32°F | 16°F | 62% | 30% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 32°F | 16°F | 62% | 30% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 31°F | 16°F | 62% | 30% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 31°F | 16°F | 61% | 29% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 31°F | 15°F | 61% | 29% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 31°F | 15°F | 61% | 29% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 31°F | 15°F | 61% | 29% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 31°F | 15°F | 60% | 28% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 31°F | 15°F | 60% | 28% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 31°F | 15°F | 60% | 28% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 31°F | 15°F | 59% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 31°F | 14°F | 59% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 31°F | 14°F | 59% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 31°F | 14°F | 58% | 26% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 31°F | 14°F | 58% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 31°F | 14°F | 58% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 31°F | 14°F | 58% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 26 | 31°F | 14°F | 57% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 31°F | 14°F | 57% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 31°F | 14°F | 57% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 31°F | 14°F | 56% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 31°F | 14°F | 56% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 31 | 31°F | 14°F | 56% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 31°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 15°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.93 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 190.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 29.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 28
- Daylight
- 9 h to 9 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 53%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00300321; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Auburn in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 60% on average, highest around January 1 (63%). In all, 2.93 in falls on 19 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Auburn, 28 nights fall to freezing, 16 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 29.1 inches.
Snow falls on 14 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 22 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00300321.
What are the records for January in Auburn?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 70°F, on January 21, 1906; the coldest is −20°F, on January 30, 1923. The wettest January brought 6.51 in (1978); the snowiest, 65.3 inches (1966).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 23.3°F: 2021 26.3°F (+3.0), 2022 18.5°F (−4.8), 2023 32.2°F (+8.9), 2024 28.7°F (+5.4), 2025 22.0°F (−1.3), 2026 21.9°F (−1.4). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26.3°F | +3.0°F | 2.89 in |
| 2022 | 18.5°F | −4.8°F | 2.49 in |
| 2023 | 32.2°F | +8.9°F | 4.81 in |
| 2024 | 28.7°F | +5.4°F | 4.83 in |
| 2025 | 22.0°F | −1.3°F | 1.58 in |
| 2026 | 21.9°F | −1.4°F | 3.15 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00300321; recent months: ACIS, station USC00300321. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Auburn compare across New York?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in New York, January normal highs run from 23°F in Cooperstown to 42°F in Wantagh; Auburn's is 31°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.