Bronx weather in January: Bronx, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January

Bronx in January has a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 27°F, a daily mean of 34°F, holding near 40°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 3.74 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 4°C and low of −3°C, 95 mm of precipitation in January.

  • NOAA stationBronx
  • Station IDUSC00300961
  • Location40.84°N 73.85°W
  • Elevation39 ft (12 m)
  1. Jan 40° 27°
  2. Feb 43° 29°
  3. Mar 50° 35°
  4. Apr 61° 44°
  5. May 72° 55°
  6. Jun 81° 64°
  7. Jul 86° 71°
  8. Aug 84° 69°
  9. Sep 77° 62°
  10. Oct 66° 51°
  11. Nov 54° 41°
  12. Dec 45° 33°

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

How warm is Bronx in January?

The normal high is 40°F and the normal low 27°F, for a daily mean of 33.5°F. January is 5.4°F cooler than December and 2.1°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Bronx and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 41°F on January 1 to 40°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 29°F and 38°F.

Bronx 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 38%).

Normal high and low on five days of January, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
January 141°F29°F38%23%
January 840°F28°F37%21%
January 1539°F27°F36%20%
January 2239°F27°F34%19%
January 3140°F27°F34%18%
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 21)
Bronx: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of January
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
January 141°F29°F38%23%9 h 20 min
January 241°F29°F37%22%9 h 20 min
January 341°F29°F37%22%9 h 20 min
January 441°F29°F37%22%9 h 20 min
January 541°F28°F37%22%9 h 20 min
January 640°F28°F37%21%9 h 20 min
January 740°F28°F37%21%9 h 20 min
January 840°F28°F37%21%9 h 20 min
January 940°F28°F37%21%9 h 20 min
January 1040°F28°F37%21%9 h 30 min
January 1140°F27°F37%21%9 h 30 min
January 1240°F27°F37%20%9 h 30 min
January 1340°F27°F36%20%9 h 30 min
January 1439°F27°F36%20%9 h 30 min
January 1539°F27°F36%20%9 h 30 min
January 1639°F27°F36%20%9 h 30 min
January 1739°F27°F36%20%9 h 40 min
January 1839°F27°F35%19%9 h 40 min
January 1939°F27°F35%19%9 h 40 min
January 2039°F27°F35%19%9 h 40 min
January 2139°F27°F34%19%9 h 40 min
January 2239°F27°F34%19%9 h 40 min
January 2339°F27°F34%19%9 h 50 min
January 2439°F27°F34%18%9 h 50 min
January 2539°F27°F34%18%9 h 50 min
January 2639°F27°F34%18%9 h 50 min
January 2739°F27°F34%18%9 h 50 min
January 2840°F27°F34%18%10 h
January 2940°F27°F34%18%10 h
January 3040°F27°F34%18%10 h
January 3140°F27°F34%18%10 h
Normal high
40°FJanuary average
Normal low
27°FJanuary average
Precipitation
3.74 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
110.01 inch or more
Nights at 32°F or colder
20
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
Sunshine
67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00300961; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Bronx in January?

On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around January 1 (38%). In all, 3.74 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal January in Bronx, 20 nights fall to freezing and 8 days stay below freezing all day.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00300961.

How does January in Bronx 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; Bronx's is 40°F.

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

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