Lewes weather in January: Lewes, Delaware: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Lewes in January has a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 30°F, a daily mean of 38°F, holding near 46°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 3.38 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of −1°C, 86 mm of precipitation and 5 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationLewes
- Station IDUSC00075320
- Location38.78°N 75.16°W
- Elevation10 ft (3 m)
- Population3,702
- Jan 46° 30°
- Feb 48° 32°
- Mar 55° 38°
- Apr 66° 46°
- May 75° 56°
- Jun 83° 66°
- Jul 88° 71°
- Aug 86° 69°
- Sep 80° 64°
- Oct 69° 52°
- Nov 59° 42°
- Dec 50° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lewes in January?
The normal high is 46°F and the normal low 30°F, for a daily mean of 38.2°F. January is 4.2°F cooler than December and 1.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Lewes and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 47°F on January 1 to 46°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 34°F and 42°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 47°F | 32°F | 36% | 22% |
| January 8 | 46°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% |
| January 15 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% |
| January 22 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 20% |
| January 31 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 20% |
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 | 47°F | 32°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 47°F | 32°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 47°F | 32°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 47°F | 31°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 47°F | 31°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 47°F | 31°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 47°F | 31°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 46°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 46°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 46°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 30°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.38 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 18
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00075320; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Lewes in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around January 1 (36%). In all, 3.38 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Lewes, 18 nights fall to freezing, 3 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 2.0 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00075320.
What are the records for January in Lewes?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1945) is 78°F, on January 25, 1950; the coldest is −11°F, on January 17, 1982. The wettest January brought 9.30 in (1948); the snowiest, 19.8 inches (1987).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 38.2°F: 2021 36.9°F (−1.3), 2022 33.5°F (−4.7), 2023 44.8°F (+6.6), 2024 38.9°F (+0.6), 2025 31.4°F (−6.8), 2026 33.1°F (−5.1). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36.9°F | −1.3°F | 2.61 in |
| 2022 | 33.5°F | −4.7°F | 4.16 in |
| 2023 | 44.8°F | +6.6°F | 2.32 in |
| 2024 | 38.9°F | +0.6°F | 7.04 in |
| 2025 | 31.4°F | −6.8°F | 1.95 in |
| 2026 | 33.1°F | −5.1°F | 3.59 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00075320; recent months: ACIS, station USC00075320. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Lewes compare across Delaware?
Across the 6 places PlainClimate covers in Delaware, January normal highs run from 41°F in Wilmington to 46°F in Lewes; Lewes's is 46°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.