Westerly weather in January: Westerly, Rhode Island: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Westerly in January has a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 25°F, a daily mean of 32°F, falling from 41°F on the 1st to 39°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 3.34 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 4°C and low of −4°C, 85 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationWesterly State Airport
- Station IDUSW00014794
- Location41.35°N 71.80°W
- Elevation81 ft (25 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population (town)23,288
- Census place18,528
- Jan 40° 25°
- Feb 41° 26°
- Mar 47° 32°
- Apr 57° 41°
- May 67° 50°
- Jun 75° 59°
- Jul 82° 66°
- Aug 81° 64°
- Sep 74° 57°
- Oct 64° 47°
- Nov 54° 38°
- Dec 45° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Westerly in January?
The normal high is 40°F and the normal low 25°F, for a daily mean of 32.0°F. January is 5.6°F cooler than December and 1.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Westerly and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 41°F on January 1 to 39°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 28°F and 36°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 41°F | 27°F | 36% | 22% |
| January 8 | 40°F | 25°F | 35% | 20% |
| January 15 | 39°F | 24°F | 34% | 19% |
| January 22 | 39°F | 24°F | 33% | 18% |
| January 31 | 39°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 22)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 41°F | 27°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 41°F | 26°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 41°F | 26°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 41°F | 26°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 40°F | 26°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 40°F | 26°F | 36% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 40°F | 25°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 40°F | 25°F | 35% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 40°F | 25°F | 35% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 40°F | 25°F | 35% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 40°F | 25°F | 35% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 40°F | 25°F | 35% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 39°F | 25°F | 35% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 39°F | 24°F | 34% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 39°F | 24°F | 34% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 39°F | 24°F | 34% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 17 | 39°F | 24°F | 34% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 39°F | 24°F | 34% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 39°F | 24°F | 34% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 39°F | 24°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 39°F | 24°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 39°F | 24°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 39°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 39°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 39°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 39°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 39°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 39°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 39°F | 24°F | 32% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 39°F | 24°F | 32% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 39°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 40°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 25°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.34 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h 10 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014794; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Westerly in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around January 1 (36%). In all, 3.34 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Westerly, 25 nights fall to freezing and 8 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014794.
What are the records for January in Westerly?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1999) is 64°F, on January 12, 2020; the coldest is −8°F, on January 16, 2009. The wettest January brought 6.14 in (2019).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 32.0°F: 2021 30.1°F (−1.9), 2022 28.0°F (−4.0), 2023 39.1°F (+7.1), 2024 33.8°F (+1.8), 2025 28.3°F (−3.7), 2026 27.5°F (−4.5). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30.1°F | −1.9°F | 1.85 in |
| 2022 | 28.0°F | −4.0°F | 2.03 in |
| 2023 | 39.1°F | +7.1°F | 4.94 in |
| 2024 | 33.8°F | +1.8°F | 5.44 in |
| 2025 | 28.3°F | −3.7°F | 1.85 in |
| 2026 | 27.5°F | −4.5°F | 1.35 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014794; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014794. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Westerly compare across Rhode Island?
Across the 6 places PlainClimate covers in Rhode Island, January normal highs run from 37°F in Kingston to 40°F in Westerly; Westerly's is 40°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.