Escanaba weather in January: Escanaba, Michigan: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Escanaba in January has a normal high of 26°F and a normal low of 8°F, a daily mean of 17°F, falling from 28°F on the 1st to 25°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 1.18 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −4°C and low of −13°C, 30 mm of precipitation and 35 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationEscanaba
- Station IDUSW00014824
- Location45.72°N 87.09°W
- Elevation590 ft (180 m)
- Population12,296
- Jan 26° 8°
- Feb 28° 8°
- Mar 37° 18°
- Apr 47° 29°
- May 60° 41°
- Jun 71° 51°
- Jul 77° 56°
- Aug 76° 55°
- Sep 68° 49°
- Oct 55° 37°
- Nov 42° 27°
- Dec 31° 16°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Escanaba in January?
The normal high is 26°F and the normal low 8°F, for a daily mean of 16.9°F. January is 6.9°F cooler than December and 1.1°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Escanaba and the 11th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 28°F on January 1 to 25°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.8°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 28°F | 12°F | 30% | 12% |
| January 8 | 26°F | 10°F | 30% | 13% |
| January 15 | 25°F | 8°F | 30% | 12% |
| January 22 | 25°F | 7°F | 29% | 11% |
| January 31 | 25°F | 6°F | 27% | 10% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 28°F | 12°F | 30% | 12% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 27°F | 11°F | 30% | 12% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 27°F | 11°F | 30% | 12% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 27°F | 11°F | 30% | 12% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 27°F | 10°F | 30% | 12% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 27°F | 10°F | 30% | 12% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 27°F | 10°F | 30% | 13% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 26°F | 10°F | 30% | 13% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 26°F | 9°F | 30% | 12% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 26°F | 9°F | 30% | 12% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 26°F | 9°F | 30% | 12% | 9 h |
| January 12 | 26°F | 9°F | 30% | 12% | 9 h |
| January 13 | 26°F | 8°F | 30% | 12% | 9 h |
| January 14 | 26°F | 8°F | 30% | 12% | 9 h |
| January 15 | 25°F | 8°F | 30% | 12% | 9 h |
| January 16 | 25°F | 8°F | 30% | 12% | 9 h |
| January 17 | 25°F | 8°F | 30% | 12% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 25°F | 7°F | 30% | 12% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 25°F | 7°F | 29% | 12% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 25°F | 7°F | 29% | 12% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 25°F | 7°F | 29% | 11% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 25°F | 7°F | 29% | 11% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 25°F | 7°F | 28% | 11% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 25°F | 6°F | 28% | 11% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 25°F | 6°F | 28% | 11% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 25°F | 6°F | 28% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 25°F | 6°F | 27% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 25°F | 6°F | 27% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 25°F | 6°F | 27% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 25°F | 6°F | 27% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 25°F | 6°F | 27% | 10% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 26°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 8°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 1.18 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 13.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31
- Daylight
- 8 h 40 min to 9 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 56%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014824; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Escanaba in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around January 9 (30%). In all, 1.18 in falls on 9 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Escanaba, 31 nights fall to freezing, 23 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 13.7 inches.
Snow falls on 6 days in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014824.
What are the records for January in Escanaba?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1874) is 55°F, on January 10, 2002; the coldest is −29°F, on January 16, 1888. The wettest January brought 4.80 in (1886); the snowiest, 31.6 inches (1929).
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014824. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Escanaba 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; Escanaba's is 26°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.