Stamford weather in January: Stamford, Connecticut: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Stamford in January has a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 22°F, a daily mean of 30°F, holding near 38°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 4.26 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 3°C and low of −5°C, 108 mm of precipitation and 23 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationStamford (5 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00067970
- Location41.12°N 73.55°W
- Elevation190 ft (58 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population139,134
- Jan 38° 22°
- Feb 41° 23°
- Mar 49° 30°
- Apr 62° 40°
- May 72° 50°
- Jun 80° 59°
- Jul 85° 64°
- Aug 83° 63°
- Sep 76° 56°
- Oct 64° 45°
- Nov 53° 35°
- Dec 43° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Stamford in January?
The normal high is 38°F and the normal low 22°F, for a daily mean of 30.1°F. January is 4.9°F cooler than December and 2.1°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Stamford and the 7th wettest. 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 26°F and 34°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 39°F | 24°F | 37% | 24% |
| January 8 | 38°F | 23°F | 36% | 23% |
| January 15 | 38°F | 22°F | 35% | 22% |
| January 22 | 38°F | 21°F | 33% | 21% |
| January 31 | 39°F | 21°F | 31% | 20% |
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 | 39°F | 24°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 39°F | 24°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 39°F | 24°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 39°F | 24°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 38°F | 24°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 38°F | 23°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 38°F | 23°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 38°F | 23°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 38°F | 23°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 38°F | 23°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 38°F | 23°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 38°F | 22°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 38°F | 22°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 38°F | 22°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 38°F | 22°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 38°F | 22°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 17 | 38°F | 22°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 38°F | 22°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 38°F | 22°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 38°F | 22°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 38°F | 22°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 38°F | 21°F | 33% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 38°F | 21°F | 33% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 38°F | 21°F | 33% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 38°F | 21°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 38°F | 21°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 38°F | 21°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 38°F | 21°F | 31% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 38°F | 21°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 38°F | 21°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 39°F | 21°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 38°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 22°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.26 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 9.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 27
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00067970; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Stamford in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around January 1 (37%). In all, 4.26 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Stamford, 27 nights fall to freezing, 8 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 9.1 inches.
Snow falls on 5 days in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00067970.
What are the records for January in Stamford?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1955) is 69°F, on January 29, 2002; the coldest is −18°F, on January 22, 1961. The wettest January brought 11.52 in (1979); the snowiest, 27.8 inches (1996).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 30.1°F: 2021 30.9°F (+0.8). 1 of 1 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30.9°F | +0.8°F | 2.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00067970; recent months: ACIS, station USC00067970. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Stamford compare across Connecticut?
Across the 13 places PlainClimate covers in Connecticut, January normal highs run from 30°F in Norfolk to 38°F in Bridgeport; Stamford's is 38°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Stamford in December43°F by day, 27°F at night
- Stamford in February41°F by day, 23°F at night
- Stamford through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Connecticut in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Bridgeport: Connecticut's warmest Januarynormal high 38°F