Jamestown weather in January: Jamestown, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Jamestown in January has a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 16°F, a daily mean of 24°F, falling from 34°F on the 1st to 32°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 20 days in a normal January, 3.81 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 0°C and low of −9°C, 97 mm of precipitation and 76 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationJamestown (4 mi ENE)
- Station IDUSC00304207
- Location42.11°N 79.16°W
- Elevation1,250 ft (381 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population27,699
- Jan 32° 16°
- Feb 35° 16°
- Mar 44° 23°
- Apr 57° 34°
- May 69° 44°
- Jun 77° 54°
- Jul 80° 57°
- Aug 79° 56°
- Sep 73° 50°
- Oct 61° 39°
- Nov 48° 31°
- Dec 37° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Jamestown in January?
The normal high is 32°F and the normal low 16°F, for a daily mean of 24.2°F. January is 6.0°F cooler than December and 1.0°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Jamestown and the 8th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 34°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31. 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 19°F and 29°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 62%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 34°F | 19°F | 61% | 34% |
| January 8 | 33°F | 17°F | 62% | 34% |
| January 15 | 32°F | 16°F | 62% | 33% |
| January 22 | 32°F | 15°F | 62% | 31% |
| January 31 | 32°F | 14°F | 59% | 29% |
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 | 34°F | 19°F | 61% | 34% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 34°F | 19°F | 61% | 34% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 33°F | 19°F | 62% | 34% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 33°F | 18°F | 62% | 34% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 33°F | 18°F | 62% | 34% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 33°F | 18°F | 62% | 34% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 33°F | 18°F | 62% | 34% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 33°F | 17°F | 62% | 34% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 33°F | 17°F | 62% | 34% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 33°F | 17°F | 62% | 34% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 33°F | 17°F | 62% | 33% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 32°F | 17°F | 62% | 33% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 32°F | 16°F | 62% | 33% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 32°F | 16°F | 62% | 33% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 32°F | 16°F | 62% | 33% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 32°F | 16°F | 62% | 33% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 17 | 32°F | 16°F | 62% | 32% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 32°F | 15°F | 62% | 32% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 32°F | 15°F | 62% | 32% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 32°F | 15°F | 62% | 32% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 32°F | 15°F | 62% | 31% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 32°F | 15°F | 62% | 31% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 32°F | 15°F | 62% | 31% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 32°F | 15°F | 61% | 31% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 32°F | 15°F | 61% | 31% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 26 | 32°F | 15°F | 61% | 30% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 32°F | 15°F | 60% | 30% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 32°F | 14°F | 60% | 30% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 32°F | 14°F | 60% | 30% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 32°F | 14°F | 59% | 29% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 31 | 32°F | 14°F | 59% | 29% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 32°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 16°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.81 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 200.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 29.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29
- Daylight
- 9 h 10 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 52%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00304207; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Jamestown in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 62% on average, highest around January 8 (62%). In all, 3.81 in falls on 20 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Jamestown, 29 nights fall to freezing, 17 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 29.8 inches.
Snow falls on 14 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 24 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00304207.
What are the records for January in Jamestown?
The warmest January temperature on Jamestown's official record (since 1895) is 72°F, on January 21, 1906; the coldest is −31°F, on January 5, 1904. The wettest January brought 7.08 in (1937); the snowiest, 61.1 inches (2009).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 24.2°F: 2021 27.9°F (+3.7), 2022 19.1°F (−5.1), 2023 33.7°F (+9.5), 2024 28.7°F (+4.5), 2025 20.7°F (−3.5), 2026 19.6°F (−4.6). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27.9°F | +3.7°F | 2.26 in |
| 2022 | 19.1°F | −5.1°F | 1.65 in |
| 2023 | 33.7°F | +9.5°F | 4.76 in |
| 2024 | 28.7°F | +4.5°F | 3.76 in |
| 2025 | 20.7°F | −3.5°F | 2.39 in |
| 2026 | 19.6°F | −4.6°F | 3.55 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record JSTN6thr; recent months: ACIS, station USC00304207. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Jamestown compare across New York?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in New York, January normal highs run from 23°F in Cooperstown to 42°F in Wantagh; Jamestown's is 32°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.