Butler weather in January: Butler, Pennsylvania: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Butler in January has a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 17°F, a daily mean of 26°F, holding near 34°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 18 days in a normal January, 3.36 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 1°C and low of −8°C, 85 mm of precipitation and 29 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationButler (2 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00361139
- Location40.84°N 79.92°W
- Elevation1,000 ft (305 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population13,010
- Jan 34° 17°
- Feb 37° 18°
- Mar 46° 25°
- Apr 60° 35°
- May 70° 45°
- Jun 78° 54°
- Jul 82° 58°
- Aug 81° 57°
- Sep 74° 50°
- Oct 62° 39°
- Nov 50° 30°
- Dec 39° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Butler in January?
The normal high is 34°F and the normal low 17°F, for a daily mean of 25.8°F. January is 5.4°F cooler than December and 2.0°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Butler and the 8th wettest, and the snowiest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 21°F and 31°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 57%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 35°F | 20°F | 55% | 25% |
| January 8 | 34°F | 18°F | 57% | 25% |
| January 15 | 34°F | 17°F | 57% | 24% |
| January 22 | 34°F | 16°F | 57% | 23% |
| January 31 | 35°F | 16°F | 55% | 23% |
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 | 35°F | 20°F | 55% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 35°F | 20°F | 56% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 35°F | 19°F | 56% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 35°F | 19°F | 56% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 35°F | 19°F | 56% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 35°F | 19°F | 56% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 35°F | 18°F | 57% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 34°F | 18°F | 57% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 34°F | 18°F | 57% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 34°F | 18°F | 57% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 34°F | 18°F | 57% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 34°F | 18°F | 57% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 34°F | 17°F | 57% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 34°F | 17°F | 57% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 34°F | 17°F | 57% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 34°F | 17°F | 57% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 17 | 34°F | 17°F | 57% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 34°F | 17°F | 57% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 34°F | 17°F | 57% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 34°F | 17°F | 57% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 34°F | 16°F | 57% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 34°F | 16°F | 57% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 34°F | 16°F | 57% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 34°F | 16°F | 57% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 34°F | 16°F | 57% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 34°F | 16°F | 56% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 34°F | 16°F | 56% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 34°F | 16°F | 56% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 35°F | 16°F | 56% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 35°F | 16°F | 56% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 35°F | 16°F | 55% | 23% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 34°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 17°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.36 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 180.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 11.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 27
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 53%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00361139; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Butler in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 56% on average, highest around January 12 (57%). In all, 3.36 in falls on 18 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Butler, 27 nights fall to freezing, 13 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 11.3 inches.
Snow falls on 11 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 18 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00361139.
What are the records for January in Butler?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1967) is 69°F, on January 14, 2005; the coldest is −20°F, on January 14, 1977. The wettest January brought 6.91 in (2005); the snowiest, 31.0 inches (1978).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00361139. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Butler compare across Pennsylvania?
Across the 108 places PlainClimate covers in Pennsylvania, January normal highs run from 29°F in Laporte to 43°F in Marcus Hook; Butler's is 34°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.