Beaver Dam weather in January: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Beaver Dam in January has a normal high of 25°F and a normal low of 9°F, a daily mean of 17°F, holding near 25°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 1.49 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −4°C and low of −13°C, 38 mm of precipitation and 33 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationBeaver Dam Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Station IDUSC00470645
- Location43.44°N 88.85°W
- Elevation861 ft (262 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population16,443
- Jan 25° 9°
- Feb 29° 11°
- Mar 41° 23°
- Apr 54° 34°
- May 67° 46°
- Jun 77° 56°
- Jul 80° 60°
- Aug 78° 58°
- Sep 72° 50°
- Oct 58° 38°
- Nov 43° 26°
- Dec 30° 15°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Beaver Dam in January?
The normal high is 25°F and the normal low 9°F, for a daily mean of 16.8°F. January is 6.1°F cooler than December and 3.2°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Beaver Dam and the 11th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 26°F on January 1 to 25°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 5.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 12°F and 22°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 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 26°F | 11°F | 31% | 14% |
| January 8 | 25°F | 10°F | 31% | 14% |
| January 15 | 24°F | 9°F | 31% | 14% |
| January 22 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% |
| January 31 | 25°F | 8°F | 30% | 14% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 25)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 26°F | 11°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h |
| January 2 | 26°F | 11°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h |
| January 3 | 26°F | 11°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h |
| January 4 | 26°F | 11°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h |
| January 5 | 26°F | 10°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h |
| January 6 | 25°F | 10°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 25°F | 10°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 25°F | 10°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 25°F | 10°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 25°F | 9°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 25°F | 9°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 25°F | 9°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 25°F | 9°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 24°F | 9°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 24°F | 9°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 26 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 24°F | 8°F | 31% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 25°F | 8°F | 30% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 25°F | 8°F | 30% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 31 | 25°F | 8°F | 30% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 25°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 9°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 1.49 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 13.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 30
- Daylight
- 9 h to 9 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 63%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00470645; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Beaver Dam in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around January 10 (31%). In all, 1.49 in falls on 10 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Beaver Dam, 30 nights fall to freezing, 22 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 13.0 inches.
Snow falls on 5 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 24 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00470645.
What are the records for January in Beaver Dam?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 59°F, on January 11, 2002; the coldest is −36°F, on January 15, 1963. The wettest January brought 3.28 in (1999); the snowiest, 26.0 inches (1999).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 16.8°F: 2021 21.9°F (+5.1), 2022 11.8°F (−5.0), 2023 26.6°F (+9.8), 2024 22.1°F (+5.3), 2025 17.4°F (+0.6), 2026 14.1°F (−2.7). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21.9°F | +5.1°F | 1.40 in |
| 2022 | 11.8°F | −5.0°F | 0.34 in |
| 2023 | 26.6°F | +9.8°F | 1.45 in |
| 2024 | 22.1°F | +5.3°F | 1.85 in |
| 2025 | 17.4°F | +0.6°F | 0.03 in |
| 2026 | 14.1°F | −2.7°F | 0.87 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00470645; recent months: ACIS, station USC00470645. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Beaver Dam compare across Wisconsin?
Across the 165 places PlainClimate covers in Wisconsin, January normal highs run from 19°F in Cumberland to 31°F in Kenosha; Beaver Dam's is 25°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Beaver Dam in December30°F by day, 15°F at night
- Beaver Dam in February29°F by day, 11°F at night
- Beaver Dam through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Wisconsin in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Kenosha: Wisconsin's warmest Januarynormal high 31°F