Saratoga Springs weather in January: Saratoga Springs, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Saratoga Springs in January has a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 14°F, a daily mean of 23°F, holding near 32°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal January, 3.41 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 0°C and low of −10°C, 87 mm of precipitation and 42 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationSaratoga Springs (4 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00307484
- Location43.04°N 73.82°W
- Elevation326 ft (99 m)
- Population28,741
- Jan 32° 14°
- Feb 35° 16°
- Mar 45° 25°
- Apr 60° 36°
- May 73° 47°
- Jun 80° 56°
- Jul 84° 61°
- Aug 82° 59°
- Sep 75° 52°
- Oct 62° 41°
- Nov 49° 31°
- Dec 37° 22°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Saratoga Springs in January?
The normal high is 32°F and the normal low 14°F, for a daily mean of 23.1°F. January is 6.2°F cooler than December and 2.6°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Saratoga Springs and the 11th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 33°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 5.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 18°F and 28°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 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 33°F | 17°F | 41% | 25% |
| January 8 | 32°F | 15°F | 41% | 24% |
| January 15 | 32°F | 14°F | 40% | 23% |
| January 22 | 32°F | 13°F | 38% | 22% |
| January 31 | 32°F | 13°F | 35% | 21% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 23)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 33°F | 17°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h |
| January 2 | 33°F | 17°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h |
| January 3 | 33°F | 16°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h |
| January 4 | 33°F | 16°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 33°F | 16°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 32°F | 16°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 32°F | 16°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 32°F | 15°F | 41% | 24% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 32°F | 15°F | 40% | 24% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 32°F | 15°F | 40% | 24% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 32°F | 15°F | 40% | 24% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 32°F | 15°F | 40% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 32°F | 14°F | 40% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 32°F | 14°F | 40% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 32°F | 14°F | 40% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 32°F | 14°F | 39% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 32°F | 14°F | 39% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 32°F | 14°F | 39% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 32°F | 14°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 32°F | 13°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 32°F | 13°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 32°F | 13°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 32°F | 13°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 32°F | 13°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 32°F | 13°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 26 | 32°F | 13°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 32°F | 13°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 32°F | 13°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 32°F | 13°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 32°F | 13°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 31 | 32°F | 13°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 32°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 14°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.41 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 16.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29
- Daylight
- 9 h to 9 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 61%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00307484; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Saratoga Springs in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around January 3 (41%). In all, 3.41 in falls on 12 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Saratoga Springs, 29 nights fall to freezing, 15 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 16.5 inches.
Snow falls on 8 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 23 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00307484.
What are the records for January in Saratoga Springs?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1955) is 67°F, on January 6, 2007; the coldest is −33°F, on January 27, 1994. The wettest January brought 6.64 in (1998); the snowiest, 58.0 inches (1987).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 23.1°F: 2022 19.4°F (−3.7), 2023 33.6°F (+10.5), 2024 28.3°F (+5.2), 2026 21.7°F (−1.4). 2 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19.4°F | −3.7°F | 1.31 in |
| 2023 | 33.6°F | +10.5°F | 3.88 in |
| 2024 | 28.3°F | +5.2°F | 5.24 in |
| 2026 | 21.7°F | −1.4°F | 2.84 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00307484; recent months: ACIS, station USC00307484. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Saratoga Springs 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; Saratoga Springs's is 32°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Saratoga Springs in December37°F by day, 22°F at night
- Saratoga Springs in February35°F by day, 16°F at night
- Saratoga Springs through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- New York in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Wantagh: New York's warmest Januarynormal high 42°F