Freehold weather in January: Freehold, New Jersey: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Freehold in January has a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 23°F, a daily mean of 32°F, holding near 42°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 3.87 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 5°C and low of −5°C, 98 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationFreehold-Marlboro
- Station IDUSC00283181
- Location40.31°N 74.25°W
- Elevation194 ft (59 m)
- Population12,530
- Jan 42° 23°
- Feb 44° 25°
- Mar 51° 31°
- Apr 63° 41°
- May 72° 51°
- Jun 81° 60°
- Jul 87° 66°
- Aug 85° 63°
- Sep 78° 56°
- Oct 67° 44°
- Nov 56° 36°
- Dec 47° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Freehold in January?
The normal high is 42°F and the normal low 23°F, for a daily mean of 32.3°F. January is 5.1°F cooler than December and 2.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Freehold and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 43°F on January 1 to 42°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 28°F and 36°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 24°F | 34% | 23% |
| January 8 | 42°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% |
| January 15 | 41°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% |
| January 22 | 41°F | 23°F | 34% | 21% |
| January 31 | 42°F | 23°F | 33% | 21% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 19)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 24°F | 34% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 43°F | 24°F | 34% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 42°F | 24°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 42°F | 24°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 42°F | 24°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 42°F | 23°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 42°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 42°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 42°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 42°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 42°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 41°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 41°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 41°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 41°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 41°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 41°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 41°F | 23°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 41°F | 22°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 41°F | 22°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 41°F | 22°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 41°F | 23°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 41°F | 23°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 42°F | 23°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 42°F | 23°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 42°F | 23°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 42°F | 23°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 42°F | 23°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 42°F | 23°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 42°F | 23°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 42°F | 23°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 42°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 23°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.87 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 26
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00283181; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Freehold in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around January 11 (35%). In all, 3.87 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Freehold, 26 nights fall to freezing and 6 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00283181.
What are the records for January in Freehold?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1881) is 73°F, on January 26, 1950; the coldest is −14°F, on January 28, 1935. The wettest January brought 8.30 in (1889); the snowiest, 22.2 inches (1877).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 32.3°F: 2021 34.5°F (+2.2), 2022 29.9°F (−2.3), 2023 42.5°F (+10.2), 2024 34.1°F (+1.8), 2025 28.6°F (−3.7), 2026 28.4°F (−3.9). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34.5°F | +2.2°F | 2.25 in |
| 2022 | 29.9°F | −2.3°F | 4.90 in |
| 2023 | 42.5°F | +10.2°F | 3.60 in |
| 2024 | 34.1°F | +1.8°F | 7.29 in |
| 2025 | 28.6°F | −3.7°F | 1.23 in |
| 2026 | 28.4°F | −3.9°F | – |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00283181; recent months: ACIS, station USC00283181. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Freehold compare across New Jersey?
Across the 33 places PlainClimate covers in New Jersey, January normal highs run from 36°F in Andover to 46°F in Belleplain; Freehold's is 42°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.