East Lansing weather in January: East Lansing, Michigan: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
East Lansing in January has a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 18°F, a daily mean of 25°F, falling from 34°F on the 1st to 31°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal January, 2.08 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 0°C and low of −8°C, 53 mm of precipitation and 36 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationEast Lansing (4 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00202395
- Location42.67°N 84.48°W
- Elevation880 ft (268 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population48,964
- Jan 32° 18°
- Feb 34° 19°
- Mar 45° 27°
- Apr 58° 37°
- May 70° 48°
- Jun 79° 58°
- Jul 83° 61°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 76° 52°
- Oct 62° 42°
- Nov 48° 32°
- Dec 37° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is East Lansing in January?
The normal high is 32°F and the normal low 18°F, for a daily mean of 24.7°F. January is 5.6°F cooler than December and 1.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in East Lansing and the 9th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 34°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 20°F and 30°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 44%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 34°F | 20°F | 43% | 17% |
| January 8 | 32°F | 19°F | 44% | 18% |
| January 15 | 32°F | 17°F | 43% | 17% |
| January 22 | 31°F | 16°F | 41% | 16% |
| January 31 | 31°F | 16°F | 38% | 14% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 26)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 34°F | 20°F | 43% | 17% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 33°F | 20°F | 43% | 17% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 33°F | 20°F | 43% | 18% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 33°F | 19°F | 44% | 18% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 33°F | 19°F | 44% | 18% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 33°F | 19°F | 44% | 18% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 33°F | 19°F | 44% | 18% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 32°F | 19°F | 44% | 18% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 32°F | 18°F | 44% | 18% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 32°F | 18°F | 44% | 18% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 32°F | 18°F | 43% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 32°F | 18°F | 43% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 32°F | 18°F | 43% | 17% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 32°F | 18°F | 43% | 17% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 32°F | 17°F | 43% | 17% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 32°F | 17°F | 42% | 17% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 31°F | 17°F | 42% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 31°F | 17°F | 42% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 31°F | 17°F | 41% | 16% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 31°F | 17°F | 41% | 16% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 31°F | 17°F | 41% | 16% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 31°F | 16°F | 41% | 16% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 31°F | 16°F | 40% | 15% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 31°F | 16°F | 40% | 15% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 31°F | 16°F | 40% | 15% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 26 | 31°F | 16°F | 39% | 15% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 31°F | 16°F | 39% | 15% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 31°F | 16°F | 39% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 31°F | 16°F | 38% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 31°F | 16°F | 38% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 31 | 31°F | 16°F | 38% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 32°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 18°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.08 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 14.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29
- Daylight
- 9 h 10 min to 9 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 56%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00202395; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in East Lansing in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 42% on average, highest around January 6 (44%). In all, 2.08 in falls on 13 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in East Lansing, 29 nights fall to freezing, 18 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 14.1 inches.
Snow falls on 10 days in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00202395.
What are the records for January in East Lansing?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1957) is 62°F, on January 8, 2008; the coldest is −20°F, on January 19, 1994. The wettest January brought 4.68 in (1993); the snowiest, 31.3 inches (1999).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00202395. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in East Lansing compare across Michigan?
Across the 140 places PlainClimate covers in Michigan, January normal highs run from 20°F in Ironwood to 34°F in South Haven; East Lansing's is 32°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- East Lansing in December37°F by day, 24°F at night
- East Lansing in February34°F by day, 19°F at night
- East Lansing through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Michigan in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- South Haven: Michigan's warmest Januarynormal high 34°F