Utica weather in January: Utica, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Utica in January has a normal high of 30°F and a normal low of 14°F, a daily mean of 22°F, falling from 31°F on the 1st to 30°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 18 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 −10°C, 67 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationUtica Oneida County Airport
- Station IDUSW00094794
- Location43.15°N 75.38°W
- Elevation711 ft (217 m)
- From the center9 miles
- Population63,660
- Jan 30° 14°
- Feb 32° 15°
- Mar 41° 23°
- Apr 55° 35°
- May 68° 46°
- Jun 76° 55°
- Jul 81° 60°
- Aug 79° 58°
- Sep 72° 51°
- Oct 59° 41°
- Nov 46° 31°
- Dec 35° 21°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Utica in January?
The normal high is 30°F and the normal low 14°F, for a daily mean of 21.7°F. January is 6.5°F cooler than December and 1.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Utica and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 31°F on January 1 to 30°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 5.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 16°F and 27°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 60%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 31°F | 17°F | 60% | 28% |
| January 8 | 30°F | 15°F | 60% | 29% |
| January 15 | 29°F | 14°F | 58% | 27% |
| January 22 | 29°F | 13°F | 57% | 26% |
| January 31 | 30°F | 13°F | 56% | 24% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 27)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 31°F | 17°F | 60% | 28% | 9 h |
| January 2 | 31°F | 17°F | 60% | 28% | 9 h |
| January 3 | 31°F | 16°F | 60% | 29% | 9 h |
| January 4 | 31°F | 16°F | 60% | 29% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 30°F | 16°F | 60% | 29% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 30°F | 16°F | 60% | 29% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 30°F | 15°F | 60% | 29% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 30°F | 15°F | 60% | 29% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 30°F | 15°F | 60% | 28% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 30°F | 15°F | 59% | 28% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 30°F | 14°F | 59% | 28% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 30°F | 14°F | 59% | 28% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 29°F | 14°F | 59% | 28% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 29°F | 14°F | 59% | 28% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 29°F | 14°F | 58% | 27% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 29°F | 13°F | 58% | 27% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 29°F | 13°F | 58% | 27% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 29°F | 13°F | 58% | 27% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 29°F | 13°F | 58% | 26% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 29°F | 13°F | 57% | 26% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 29°F | 13°F | 57% | 26% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 29°F | 13°F | 57% | 26% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 29°F | 13°F | 57% | 26% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 29°F | 12°F | 57% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 29°F | 12°F | 57% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 26 | 29°F | 12°F | 56% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 29°F | 12°F | 56% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 29°F | 12°F | 56% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 29°F | 12°F | 56% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 29°F | 12°F | 56% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 31 | 30°F | 13°F | 56% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 30°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 14°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.65 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 180.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 28
- Daylight
- 9 h to 9 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 54%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00094794; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Utica in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 58% on average, highest around January 3 (60%). In all, 2.65 in falls on 18 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Utica, 28 nights fall to freezing and 17 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00094794.
What are the records for January in Utica?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1950) is 65°F, on January 15, 1995; the coldest is −28°F, on January 15, 1957. The wettest January brought 6.81 in (1979); the snowiest, 55.1 inches (1994).
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00094794. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Utica 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; Utica's is 30°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.