Nantucket weather in January: Nantucket, Massachusetts: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Nantucket in January has a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 27°F, a daily mean of 33°F, falling from 42°F on the 1st to 39°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal January, 3.18 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 4°C and low of −3°C, 81 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationNantucket Mem Airport
- Station IDUSW00014756
- Location41.25°N 70.06°W
- Elevation45 ft (14 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population (town)14,670
- Census place10,837
- Jan 40° 27°
- Feb 40° 27°
- Mar 44° 32°
- Apr 52° 39°
- May 61° 47°
- Jun 69° 56°
- Jul 75° 63°
- Aug 76° 62°
- Sep 70° 57°
- Oct 62° 49°
- Nov 53° 40°
- Dec 45° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Nantucket in January?
The normal high is 40°F and the normal low 27°F, for a daily mean of 33.1°F. January is 5.5°F cooler than December and 0.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Nantucket and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 42°F on January 1 to 39°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 30°F and 37°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 42°F | 29°F | 39% | 24% |
| January 8 | 40°F | 27°F | 38% | 23% |
| January 15 | 39°F | 26°F | 38% | 22% |
| January 22 | 39°F | 26°F | 37% | 21% |
| January 31 | 39°F | 26°F | 36% | 19% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 24)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 42°F | 29°F | 39% | 24% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 41°F | 28°F | 39% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 41°F | 28°F | 39% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 41°F | 28°F | 38% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 41°F | 28°F | 38% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 41°F | 28°F | 38% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 40°F | 27°F | 38% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 40°F | 27°F | 38% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 40°F | 27°F | 38% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 40°F | 27°F | 38% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 40°F | 27°F | 38% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 40°F | 27°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 40°F | 27°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 39°F | 27°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 39°F | 26°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 39°F | 26°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 17 | 39°F | 26°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 39°F | 26°F | 38% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 39°F | 26°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 39°F | 26°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 39°F | 26°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 39°F | 26°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 39°F | 26°F | 37% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 39°F | 26°F | 37% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 39°F | 26°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 39°F | 26°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 39°F | 26°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 39°F | 26°F | 36% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 39°F | 26°F | 36% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 39°F | 26°F | 36% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 39°F | 26°F | 36% | 19% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 40°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 27°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.18 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- Daylight
- 9 h 10 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014756; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Nantucket in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around January 1 (39%). In all, 3.18 in falls on 12 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Nantucket, 22 nights fall to freezing and 6 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014756.
What are the records for January in Nantucket?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1948) is 63°F, on January 24, 1967; the coldest is −3°F, on January 16, 2004. The wettest January brought 8.24 in (1953); the snowiest, 38.9 inches (1965).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 33.1°F: 2021 34.1°F (+1.0), 2022 34.3°F (+1.2), 2023 41.2°F (+8.1), 2024 35.2°F (+2.1), 2025 30.9°F (−2.2), 2026 31.0°F (−2.1). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34.1°F | +1.0°F | 2.07 in |
| 2022 | 34.3°F | +1.2°F | 3.90 in |
| 2023 | 41.2°F | +8.1°F | 4.96 in |
| 2024 | 35.2°F | +2.1°F | 4.21 in |
| 2025 | 30.9°F | −2.2°F | 0.09 in |
| 2026 | 31.0°F | −2.1°F | 0.95 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014756; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014756. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Nantucket compare across Massachusetts?
Across the 35 places PlainClimate covers in Massachusetts, January normal highs run from 30°F in Pittsfield to 40°F in Edgartown; Nantucket's is 40°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Nantucket in December45°F by day, 32°F at night
- Nantucket in February40°F by day, 27°F at night
- Nantucket through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Massachusetts in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Edgartown: Massachusetts's warmest Januarynormal high 40°F