Newport weather in January: Newport, Rhode Island: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Newport in January has a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 31°F, falling from 40°F on the 1st to 38°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 3.21 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 3°C and low of −4°C, 82 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationNewport State Airport
- Station IDUSW00014787
- Location41.53°N 71.28°W
- Elevation172 ft (52 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population24,482
- Jan 38° 24°
- Feb 40° 25°
- Mar 46° 31°
- Apr 56° 39°
- May 65° 49°
- Jun 74° 58°
- Jul 80° 64°
- Aug 79° 64°
- Sep 72° 57°
- Oct 62° 47°
- Nov 53° 38°
- Dec 44° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Newport in January?
The normal high is 38°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 31.1°F. January is 5.7°F cooler than December and 1.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Newport and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 40°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 27°F and 35°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 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 40°F | 26°F | 34% | 21% |
| January 8 | 39°F | 25°F | 34% | 20% |
| January 15 | 38°F | 24°F | 33% | 20% |
| January 22 | 37°F | 23°F | 32% | 19% |
| January 31 | 38°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% |
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 | 40°F | 26°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 40°F | 26°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 40°F | 26°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 39°F | 26°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 39°F | 25°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 39°F | 25°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 39°F | 25°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 39°F | 25°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 39°F | 25°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 38°F | 25°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 38°F | 24°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 38°F | 24°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 38°F | 24°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 38°F | 24°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 38°F | 24°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 38°F | 24°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 17 | 38°F | 24°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 38°F | 24°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 38°F | 24°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 37°F | 23°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 37°F | 23°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 37°F | 23°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 37°F | 23°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 37°F | 23°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 37°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 37°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 37°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 38°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 38°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 38°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 38°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 38°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 24°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.21 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 24
- Daylight
- 9 h 10 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014787; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Newport in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around January 1 (34%). In all, 3.21 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Newport, 24 nights fall to freezing and 9 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014787.
What are the records for January in Newport?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1996) is 67°F, on January 12, 2020; the coldest is −6°F, on January 16, 2004. The wettest January brought 6.36 in (2023).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 31.1°F: 2021 31.9°F (+0.8), 2022 27.8°F (−3.3), 2023 38.4°F (+7.3), 2024 32.5°F (+1.4), 2025 30.4°F (−0.7), 2026 28.4°F (−2.7). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31.9°F | +0.8°F | 1.72 in |
| 2022 | 27.8°F | −3.3°F | 2.70 in |
| 2023 | 38.4°F | +7.3°F | 6.36 in |
| 2024 | 32.5°F | +1.4°F | 6.16 in |
| 2025 | 30.4°F | −0.7°F | 1.77 in |
| 2026 | 28.4°F | −2.7°F | 2.50 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014787; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014787. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Newport compare across Rhode Island?
Across the 6 places PlainClimate covers in Rhode Island, January normal highs run from 37°F in Kingston to 40°F in Westerly; Newport's is 38°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.