Troy weather in January: Troy, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Troy in January has a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 17°F, a daily mean of 26°F, holding near 34°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 2.65 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 1°C and low of −8°C, 67 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationTroy Lock and Dam
- Station IDUSC00308600
- Location42.75°N 73.69°W
- Elevation15 ft (5 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population51,065
- Jan 34° 17°
- Feb 37° 18°
- Mar 46° 26°
- Apr 60° 38°
- May 73° 49°
- Jun 81° 59°
- Jul 86° 64°
- Aug 84° 62°
- Sep 77° 54°
- Oct 64° 43°
- Nov 51° 33°
- Dec 40° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Troy in January?
The normal high is 34°F and the normal low 17°F, for a daily mean of 25.5°F. January is 6.7°F cooler than December and 2.2°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Troy and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 35°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 5.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 21°F and 31°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 35°F | 20°F | 33% | 20% |
| January 8 | 34°F | 18°F | 33% | 20% |
| January 15 | 34°F | 17°F | 32% | 19% |
| January 22 | 34°F | 16°F | 31% | 18% |
| January 31 | 34°F | 16°F | 29% | 18% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 24)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 35°F | 20°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 35°F | 20°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 35°F | 19°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 35°F | 19°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 35°F | 19°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 35°F | 19°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 35°F | 18°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 34°F | 18°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 34°F | 18°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 34°F | 18°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 34°F | 17°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 34°F | 17°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 34°F | 17°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 34°F | 17°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 34°F | 17°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 34°F | 16°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 34°F | 16°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 34°F | 16°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 34°F | 16°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 34°F | 16°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 34°F | 16°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 34°F | 16°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 34°F | 16°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 34°F | 16°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 34°F | 16°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 26 | 34°F | 16°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 34°F | 16°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 34°F | 16°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 34°F | 16°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 34°F | 16°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 31 | 34°F | 16°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 34°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 17°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.65 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 28
- Daylight
- 9 h 10 min to 9 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 61%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00308600; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Troy in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around January 1 (33%). In all, 2.65 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Troy, 28 nights fall to freezing and 15 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00308600.
What are the records for January in Troy?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1932) is 66°F, on January 13, 2018; the coldest is −23°F, on January 27, 1994. The wettest January brought 8.35 in (1999); the snowiest, 31.1 inches (1987).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00308600. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Troy 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; Troy's is 34°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.