Middletown weather in January: Middletown, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Middletown in January has a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 18°F, a daily mean of 26°F, holding near 34°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 2.59 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 1°C and low of −8°C, 66 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationMiddletown (2 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00305310
- Location41.46°N 74.45°W
- Elevation700 ft (213 m)
- Population30,188
- Jan 34° 18°
- Feb 37° 18°
- Mar 47° 26°
- Apr 60° 38°
- May 70° 48°
- Jun 78° 57°
- Jul 82° 62°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 73° 53°
- Oct 62° 43°
- Nov 50° 33°
- Dec 39° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Middletown in January?
The normal high is 34°F and the normal low 18°F, for a daily mean of 26.0°F. January is 5.4°F cooler than December and 1.7°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Middletown and the 11th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 21°F and 31°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 28%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 35°F | 20°F | 28% | 22% |
| January 8 | 34°F | 19°F | 28% | 21% |
| January 15 | 34°F | 18°F | 28% | 21% |
| January 22 | 34°F | 17°F | 26% | 19% |
| January 31 | 35°F | 16°F | 24% | 17% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 28)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 35°F | 20°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 35°F | 20°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 35°F | 20°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 35°F | 20°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 35°F | 19°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 34°F | 19°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 34°F | 19°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 34°F | 19°F | 28% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 34°F | 19°F | 28% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 34°F | 19°F | 28% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 34°F | 18°F | 28% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 34°F | 18°F | 28% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 34°F | 18°F | 28% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 34°F | 18°F | 28% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 34°F | 18°F | 28% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 34°F | 18°F | 27% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 17 | 34°F | 17°F | 27% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 34°F | 17°F | 27% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 34°F | 17°F | 27% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 34°F | 17°F | 27% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 34°F | 17°F | 26% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 34°F | 17°F | 26% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 34°F | 17°F | 26% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 34°F | 17°F | 26% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 34°F | 17°F | 25% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 34°F | 17°F | 25% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 34°F | 17°F | 25% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 34°F | 16°F | 24% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 34°F | 16°F | 24% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 34°F | 16°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 35°F | 16°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 34°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 18°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.59 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 27
- Daylight
- 9 h 10 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 65%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00305310; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Middletown in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around January 4 (28%). In all, 2.59 in falls on 9 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Middletown, 27 nights fall to freezing and 12 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00305310.
What are the records for January in Middletown?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 66°F, on January 7, 2007; the coldest is −23°F, on January 27, 1994. The wettest January brought 8.01 in (1979); the snowiest, 27.4 inches (1905).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00305310. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Middletown 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; Middletown's is 34°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.