Cumberland weather in January: Cumberland, Maryland: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Cumberland in January has a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 23°F, a daily mean of 31°F, holding near 39°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal January, 2.79 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 4°C and low of −5°C, 71 mm of precipitation and 21 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationCumberland 2
- Station IDUSC00182282
- Location39.64°N 78.76°W
- Elevation730 ft (223 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population18,643
- Jan 39° 23°
- Feb 43° 24°
- Mar 53° 31°
- Apr 66° 41°
- May 75° 51°
- Jun 83° 60°
- Jul 87° 64°
- Aug 85° 63°
- Sep 79° 55°
- Oct 67° 43°
- Nov 54° 34°
- Dec 43° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cumberland in January?
The normal high is 39°F and the normal low 23°F, for a daily mean of 30.8°F. January is 4.2°F cooler than December and 2.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Cumberland and the 10th wettest, and the snowiest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 26°F and 35°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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 40°F | 24°F | 39% | 19% |
| January 8 | 39°F | 23°F | 40% | 19% |
| January 15 | 39°F | 22°F | 40% | 19% |
| January 22 | 39°F | 22°F | 39% | 19% |
| January 31 | 40°F | 22°F | 39% | 19% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 23)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 40°F | 24°F | 39% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 40°F | 24°F | 39% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 40°F | 24°F | 39% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 39°F | 24°F | 39% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 39°F | 24°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 39°F | 24°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 39°F | 23°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 39°F | 23°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 39°F | 23°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 39°F | 23°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 39°F | 23°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 39°F | 23°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 39°F | 23°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 39°F | 22°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 39°F | 22°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 39°F | 22°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 39°F | 22°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 39°F | 22°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 39°F | 22°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 39°F | 22°F | 40% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 39°F | 22°F | 39% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 39°F | 22°F | 39% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 39°F | 22°F | 39% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 39°F | 22°F | 39% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 39°F | 22°F | 39% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 39°F | 22°F | 39% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 40°F | 22°F | 39% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 40°F | 22°F | 39% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 40°F | 22°F | 39% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 40°F | 22°F | 39% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 40°F | 22°F | 39% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 39°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 23°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.79 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 8.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 63%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00182282; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Cumberland in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around January 10 (40%). In all, 2.79 in falls on 13 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Cumberland, 25 nights fall to freezing, 7 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 8.2 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 11 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00182282.
What are the records for January in Cumberland?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1974) is 75°F, on January 7, 2008; the coldest is −14°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 8.28 in (1996); the snowiest, 45.0 inches (1996).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 30.8°F: 2021 34.0°F (+3.2), 2022 25.8°F (−5.0), 2023 39.5°F (+8.7), 2024 32.2°F (+1.4), 2025 26.3°F (−4.5), 2026 27.6°F (−3.2). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34.0°F | +3.2°F | 1.38 in |
| 2022 | 25.8°F | −5.0°F | 2.74 in |
| 2023 | 39.5°F | +8.7°F | 1.86 in |
| 2024 | 32.2°F | +1.4°F | 4.68 in |
| 2025 | 26.3°F | −4.5°F | 1.01 in |
| 2026 | 27.6°F | −3.2°F | 1.71 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00182282; recent months: ACIS, station USC00182282. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Cumberland compare across Maryland?
Across the 26 places PlainClimate covers in Maryland, January normal highs run from 34°F in Frostburg to 49°F in Snow Hill; Cumberland's is 39°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Cumberland in December43°F by day, 27°F at night
- Cumberland in February43°F by day, 24°F at night
- Cumberland through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Maryland in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Snow Hill: Maryland's warmest Januarynormal high 49°F