Salisbury weather in January: Salisbury, Maryland: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Salisbury in January has a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 28°F, a daily mean of 37°F, holding near 46°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 3.51 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of −2°C, 89 mm of precipitation and 6 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationSalisbury-Wicomico Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00093720
- Location38.34°N 75.51°W
- Elevation48 ft (15 m)
- Population33,616
- Jan 46° 28°
- Feb 48° 29°
- Mar 55° 35°
- Apr 66° 44°
- May 74° 53°
- Jun 83° 63°
- Jul 88° 68°
- Aug 85° 66°
- Sep 80° 60°
- Oct 69° 48°
- Nov 59° 38°
- Dec 50° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Salisbury in January?
The normal high is 46°F and the normal low 28°F, for a daily mean of 36.8°F. January is 3.8°F cooler than December and 1.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Salisbury and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 47°F on January 1 to 46°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 33°F and 41°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 | 47°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% |
| January 8 | 46°F | 28°F | 34% | 22% |
| January 15 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% |
| January 22 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% |
| January 31 | 46°F | 28°F | 33% | 21% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 20)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 47°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 46°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 46°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 46°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 46°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 46°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 46°F | 28°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 46°F | 28°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 46°F | 28°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 45°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 45°F | 28°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 45°F | 28°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 46°F | 28°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 46°F | 28°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 46°F | 28°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 46°F | 28°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 46°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 28°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.51 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093720; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Salisbury in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around January 1 (34%). In all, 3.51 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Salisbury, 22 nights fall to freezing, 4 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 2.5 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 2 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093720.
What are the records for January in Salisbury?
The warmest January temperature on Salisbury's official record (since 1906) is 77°F, on January 30, 2002; the coldest is −10°F, on January 11, 1942. The wettest January brought 9.86 in (1937); the snowiest, 32.0 inches (1940).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 36.8°F: 2021 37.5°F (+0.7), 2022 33.6°F (−3.1), 2023 44.7°F (+7.9), 2024 40.5°F (+3.7), 2025 30.4°F (−6.4), 2026 32.9°F (−3.9). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37.5°F | +0.7°F | 2.85 in |
| 2022 | 33.6°F | −3.1°F | 4.42 in |
| 2023 | 44.7°F | +7.9°F | 2.28 in |
| 2024 | 40.5°F | +3.7°F | 5.44 in |
| 2025 | 30.4°F | −6.4°F | 2.05 in |
| 2026 | 32.9°F | −3.9°F | 2.52 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record SBYthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093720. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Salisbury compare across Maryland?
Across the 26 places PlainClimate covers in Maryland, January normal highs run from 34°F in Frostburg to 49°F in Snow Hill; Salisbury's is 46°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.