Port Townsend weather in January: Port Townsend, Washington: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Port Townsend in January has a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 38°F, a daily mean of 42°F, rising from 45°F on the 1st to 48°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 16 days in a normal January, 2.24 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of 4°C, 57 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationPort Townsend
- Station IDUSC00456678
- Location48.12°N 122.76°W
- Elevation100 ft (31 m)
- Population10,649
- Jan 46° 38°
- Feb 49° 38°
- Mar 52° 40°
- Apr 58° 43°
- May 63° 47°
- Jun 68° 51°
- Jul 73° 53°
- Aug 73° 54°
- Sep 68° 51°
- Oct 58° 46°
- Nov 50° 41°
- Dec 45° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Port Townsend in January?
The normal high is 46°F and the normal low 38°F, for a daily mean of 42.4°F. January is 0.6°F warmer than December and 1.0°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Port Townsend and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 45°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 40°F and 45°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 52%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 45°F | 38°F | 52% | 25% |
| January 8 | 46°F | 38°F | 52% | 24% |
| January 15 | 46°F | 39°F | 51% | 23% |
| January 22 | 47°F | 38°F | 50% | 22% |
| January 31 | 48°F | 38°F | 47% | 20% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 30, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 45°F | 38°F | 52% | 25% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 45°F | 38°F | 52% | 25% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 45°F | 38°F | 52% | 25% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 45°F | 38°F | 52% | 25% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 45°F | 38°F | 52% | 25% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 45°F | 38°F | 52% | 24% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 46°F | 38°F | 52% | 24% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 46°F | 38°F | 52% | 24% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 46°F | 38°F | 52% | 24% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 46°F | 38°F | 52% | 24% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 46°F | 38°F | 52% | 23% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 46°F | 39°F | 52% | 23% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 46°F | 39°F | 52% | 23% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 46°F | 39°F | 52% | 23% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 46°F | 39°F | 51% | 23% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 46°F | 39°F | 51% | 23% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 47°F | 39°F | 51% | 23% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 47°F | 39°F | 51% | 23% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 47°F | 39°F | 51% | 22% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 47°F | 39°F | 50% | 22% | 9 h |
| January 21 | 47°F | 39°F | 50% | 22% | 9 h |
| January 22 | 47°F | 38°F | 50% | 22% | 9 h |
| January 23 | 47°F | 38°F | 49% | 22% | 9 h |
| January 24 | 47°F | 38°F | 49% | 21% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 47°F | 38°F | 49% | 21% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 47°F | 38°F | 49% | 21% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 48°F | 38°F | 48% | 21% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 48°F | 38°F | 48% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 48°F | 38°F | 48% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 48°F | 38°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 48°F | 38°F | 47% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 46°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 38°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.24 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 160.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 5
- Daylight
- 8 h 30 min to 9 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 52%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00456678; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Port Townsend in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 51% on average, highest around January 1 (52%). In all, 2.24 in falls on 16 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Port Townsend, 5 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00456678.
What are the records for January in Port Townsend?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1891) is 62°F, on January 31, 1935; the coldest is 5°F, on January 25, 1950. The wettest January brought 5.02 in (2009); the snowiest, 24.7 inches (1950).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00456678. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Port Townsend compare across Washington?
Across the 96 places PlainClimate covers in Washington, January normal highs run from 30°F in Winthrop to 49°F in Long Beach; Port Townsend's is 46°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Port Townsend in December45°F by day, 38°F at night
- Port Townsend in February49°F by day, 38°F at night
- Port Townsend through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Washington in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Long Beach: Washington's warmest Januarynormal high 49°F