Stevens Point weather in January: Stevens Point, Wisconsin: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Stevens Point in January has a normal high of 24°F and a normal low of 7°F, a daily mean of 15°F, holding near 24°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 1.21 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −5°C and low of −14°C, 31 mm of precipitation and 29 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationStevens Point
- Station IDUSC00478171
- Location44.51°N 89.59°W
- Elevation1,079 ft (329 m)
- Population26,465
- Jan 24° 7°
- Feb 28° 9°
- Mar 40° 21°
- Apr 54° 33°
- May 67° 45°
- Jun 76° 56°
- Jul 80° 60°
- Aug 78° 58°
- Sep 70° 50°
- Oct 57° 37°
- Nov 42° 26°
- Dec 29° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Stevens Point in January?
The normal high is 24°F and the normal low 7°F, for a daily mean of 15.3°F. January is 6.3°F cooler than December and 3.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Stevens Point and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 25°F on January 1 to 24°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 5.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 10°F and 21°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 25°F | 10°F | 32% | 13% |
| January 8 | 24°F | 8°F | 32% | 13% |
| January 15 | 23°F | 7°F | 32% | 13% |
| January 22 | 23°F | 6°F | 31% | 13% |
| January 31 | 24°F | 6°F | 30% | 12% |
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 | 25°F | 10°F | 32% | 13% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 25°F | 9°F | 32% | 13% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 25°F | 9°F | 32% | 13% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 24°F | 9°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h |
| January 5 | 24°F | 9°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h |
| January 6 | 24°F | 9°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h |
| January 7 | 24°F | 8°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h |
| January 8 | 24°F | 8°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h |
| January 9 | 24°F | 8°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h |
| January 10 | 24°F | 8°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h |
| January 11 | 24°F | 8°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h |
| January 12 | 23°F | 7°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 23°F | 7°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 23°F | 7°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 23°F | 7°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 23°F | 7°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 23°F | 7°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 23°F | 6°F | 32% | 13% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 23°F | 6°F | 31% | 13% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 23°F | 6°F | 31% | 13% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 23°F | 6°F | 31% | 13% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 23°F | 6°F | 31% | 13% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 23°F | 6°F | 31% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 23°F | 6°F | 31% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 23°F | 6°F | 31% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 23°F | 6°F | 31% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 24°F | 6°F | 31% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 24°F | 6°F | 31% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 24°F | 6°F | 31% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 24°F | 6°F | 30% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 24°F | 6°F | 30% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 24°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 7°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 1.21 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 11.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31
- Daylight
- 8 h 50 min to 9 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00478171; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Stevens Point in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around January 1 (32%). In all, 1.21 in falls on 10 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Stevens Point, 31 nights fall to freezing, 24 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 11.6 inches.
Snow falls on 9 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 27 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00478171.
What are the records for January in Stevens Point?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 55°F, on January 25, 1944; the coldest is −36°F, on January 27, 1904. The wettest January brought 3.27 in (1950); the snowiest, 32.0 inches (1917).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 15.3°F: 2021 20.7°F (+5.4), 2022 8.7°F (−6.6), 2023 23.4°F (+8.1), 2024 21.3°F (+6.0), 2025 13.3°F (−2.0), 2026 11.4°F (−3.9). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20.7°F | +5.4°F | 0.64 in |
| 2022 | 8.7°F | −6.6°F | 0.31 in |
| 2023 | 23.4°F | +8.1°F | 1.35 in |
| 2024 | 21.3°F | +6.0°F | 1.49 in |
| 2025 | 13.3°F | −2.0°F | 0.25 in |
| 2026 | 11.4°F | −3.9°F | 1.98 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00478171; recent months: ACIS, station USC00478171. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Stevens Point compare across Wisconsin?
Across the 165 places PlainClimate covers in Wisconsin, January normal highs run from 19°F in Cumberland to 31°F in Kenosha; Stevens Point's is 24°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Stevens Point in December29°F by day, 14°F at night
- Stevens Point in February28°F by day, 9°F at night
- Stevens Point through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Wisconsin in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Kenosha: Wisconsin's warmest Januarynormal high 31°F