Long Branch weather in January: Long Branch, New Jersey: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Long Branch in January has a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 25°F, a daily mean of 33°F, falling from 43°F on the 1st to 41°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 4.20 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 5°C and low of −4°C, 107 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationLong Branch-Oakhurst
- Station IDUSC00284987
- Location40.30°N 74.00°W
- Elevation30 ft (9 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population33,214
- Jan 42° 25°
- Feb 43° 26°
- Mar 49° 32°
- Apr 59° 41°
- May 68° 51°
- Jun 78° 61°
- Jul 84° 67°
- Aug 82° 65°
- Sep 76° 59°
- Oct 66° 47°
- Nov 56° 37°
- Dec 47° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Long Branch in January?
The normal high is 42°F and the normal low 25°F, for a daily mean of 33.3°F. January is 5.1°F cooler than December and 1.2°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Long Branch and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 43°F on January 1 to 41°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 29°F and 38°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 | 43°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% |
| January 8 | 42°F | 26°F | 35% | 24% |
| January 15 | 42°F | 25°F | 36% | 24% |
| January 22 | 41°F | 24°F | 36% | 24% |
| January 31 | 41°F | 24°F | 34% | 23% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 25)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 43°F | 27°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 43°F | 27°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 43°F | 26°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 43°F | 26°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 43°F | 26°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 42°F | 26°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 42°F | 26°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 42°F | 25°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 42°F | 25°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 42°F | 25°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 42°F | 25°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 42°F | 25°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 42°F | 25°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 42°F | 25°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 42°F | 25°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 41°F | 24°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 41°F | 24°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 41°F | 24°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 41°F | 24°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 41°F | 24°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 41°F | 24°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 41°F | 24°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 41°F | 24°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 41°F | 24°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 41°F | 24°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 41°F | 24°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 41°F | 24°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 41°F | 24°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 41°F | 24°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 41°F | 24°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 42°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 25°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.20 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 24
- 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 USC00284987; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Long Branch in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around January 18 (36%). In all, 4.20 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Long Branch, 24 nights fall to freezing and 6 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00284987.
What are the records for January in Long Branch?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1907) is 76°F, on January 26, 1950; the coldest is −8°F, on January 22, 1984. The wettest January brought 9.00 in (1979); the snowiest, 26.5 inches (1965).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 33.3°F: 2021 34.1°F (+0.8), 2022 29.2°F (−4.1), 2023 41.8°F (+8.5), 2024 34.7°F (+1.4), 2025 29.3°F (−4.0), 2026 28.6°F (−4.7). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34.1°F | +0.8°F | 2.55 in |
| 2022 | 29.2°F | −4.1°F | 4.48 in |
| 2023 | 41.8°F | +8.5°F | 3.62 in |
| 2024 | 34.7°F | +1.4°F | 7.38 in |
| 2025 | 29.3°F | −4.0°F | 0.60 in |
| 2026 | 28.6°F | −4.7°F | 3.58 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00284987; recent months: ACIS, station USC00284987. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Long Branch 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; Long Branch's is 42°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Long Branch in December47°F by day, 30°F at night
- Long Branch in February43°F by day, 26°F at night
- Long Branch through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- New Jersey in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Belleplain: New Jersey's warmest Januarynormal high 46°F