Laurel weather in January: Laurel, Maryland: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Laurel in January has a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 26°F, a daily mean of 34°F, holding near 43°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 3.46 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −3°C, 88 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationLaurel (3 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00185111
- Location39.08°N 76.90°W
- Elevation400 ft (122 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population30,238
- Jan 43° 26°
- Feb 46° 28°
- Mar 55° 35°
- Apr 67° 45°
- May 76° 55°
- Jun 84° 65°
- Jul 89° 69°
- Aug 87° 68°
- Sep 80° 61°
- Oct 69° 50°
- Nov 57° 39°
- Dec 47° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Laurel in January?
The normal high is 43°F and the normal low 26°F, for a daily mean of 34.4°F. January is 4.8°F cooler than December and 2.6°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Laurel and the 11th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 30°F and 39°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 | 43°F | 28°F | 30% | 21% |
| January 8 | 43°F | 27°F | 30% | 20% |
| January 15 | 42°F | 26°F | 30% | 19% |
| January 22 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 19% |
| January 31 | 43°F | 26°F | 29% | 18% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 22)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 28°F | 30% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 43°F | 28°F | 30% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 43°F | 28°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 43°F | 28°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 43°F | 27°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 43°F | 27°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 43°F | 27°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 43°F | 27°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 43°F | 27°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 43°F | 26°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 42°F | 26°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 42°F | 26°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 42°F | 26°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 42°F | 26°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 42°F | 26°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 42°F | 26°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 42°F | 26°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 42°F | 26°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 42°F | 25°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 42°F | 25°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 42°F | 25°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 43°F | 26°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 43°F | 26°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 43°F | 26°F | 29% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 43°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 26°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.46 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 24
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00185111; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Laurel in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around January 1 (30%). In all, 3.46 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Laurel, 24 nights fall to freezing and 5 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00185111.
What are the records for January in Laurel?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1895) is 79°F, on January 14, 1932; the coldest is −19°F, on January 14, 1912. The wettest January brought 8.39 in (1979); the snowiest, 31.5 inches (1922).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00185111. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Laurel 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; Laurel's is 43°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.