New York weather in January: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In January, New York's statewide normal high is 30°F and normal low 13°F; normal highs run from 23°F in Cooperstown to 42°F in Wantagh (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 30°FJanuary, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 13°FJanuary, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 3.05 inJanuary
- Warmest place
- 42°Fnormal high, Wantagh
- Coolest place
- 23°Fnormal high, Cooperstown
Where is New York warmest and wettest in January?
Wantagh has the warmest January afternoons (42°F) and Cooperstown the coolest (23°F). Boonville gets the most precipitation (4.92 in) and Dansville the least (1.29 in). The most snow falls in Perrysburg (66.0 inches).
Statewide, January averaged 24.0°F in 2021, 15.8°F in 2022, 30.6°F in 2023, 26.6°F in 2024, 20.1°F in 2025, 18.9°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 21.6°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 40°F | 28°F | 3.64 | 8.8 |
| Buffalo | 32°F | 19°F | 3.35 | 26.7 |
| Rochester | 33°F | 19°F | 2.55 | 27.4 |
| Syracuse | 32°F | 17°F | 2.58 | 34.0 |
| Albany | 33°F | 16°F | 2.60 | 15.6 |
| Utica | 30°F | 14°F | 2.65 | – |
| Troy | 34°F | 17°F | 2.65 | – |
| Niagara Falls | 32°F | 17°F | 2.27 | – |
| Binghamton | 30°F | 16°F | 2.62 | 20.6 |
| Ithaca | 31°F | 15°F | 2.24 | 16.6 |
| Poughkeepsie | 36°F | 18°F | 2.82 | – |
| Rome | 30°F | 13°F | 2.50 | – |
| Oceanside | 39°F | 26°F | 3.81 | 5.7 |
| Middletown | 34°F | 18°F | 2.59 | – |
| North Tonawanda | 33°F | 17°F | 3.19 | 22.9 |
| Saratoga Springs | 32°F | 14°F | 3.41 | 16.5 |
| Shirley | 39°F | 24°F | 2.97 | – |
| Jamestown | 32°F | 16°F | 3.81 | 29.8 |
| Elmira | 34°F | 16°F | 1.66 | – |
| Auburn | 31°F | 15°F | 2.93 | 29.1 |
| Watertown | 30°F | 10°F | 2.86 | – |
| Mineola | 42°F | 27°F | 3.65 | 2.9 |
| Lockport | 33°F | 18°F | 2.94 | – |
| Plattsburgh | 28°F | 10°F | 1.41 | – |
| Wantagh | 42°F | 28°F | 3.33 | – |
| Islip | 39°F | 25°F | 3.66 | 10.3 |
| Oswego | 31°F | 19°F | 3.76 | 44.7 |
| Riverhead | 40°F | 26°F | 3.79 | – |
| Batavia | 31°F | 16°F | 2.47 | 23.0 |
| Gloversville | 25°F | 7°F | 3.87 | – |
| Glens Falls | 30°F | 10°F | 2.56 | – |
| Olean | 32°F | 13°F | 2.73 | 17.6 |
| Endicott | 34°F | 15°F | – | – |
| Geneva | 30°F | 16°F | 1.79 | 13.5 |
| Dunkirk | 34°F | 19°F | 1.66 | – |
| Mount Sinai | 41°F | 26°F | 3.71 | – |
| Dobbs Ferry | 40°F | 23°F | 3.87 | 9.4 |
| Fulton | 31°F | 16°F | 2.69 | – |
| Corning | 30°F | 12°F | 2.34 | 11.8 |
| Canandaigua | 33°F | 18°F | 1.92 | – |
| Massena | 25°F | 6°F | 2.11 | – |
| Fredonia | 34°F | 21°F | 3.04 | 26.7 |
| Ogdensburg | 26°F | 8°F | 2.76 | – |
| Port Jervis | 34°F | 16°F | 3.07 | 11.2 |
| Farmingdale | 39°F | 25°F | 2.69 | – |
| Hornell | 30°F | 12°F | 2.38 | 16.4 |
| Brockport | 33°F | 18°F | 2.43 | – |
| Carmel | 33°F | 16°F | 3.90 | – |
| Canton | 27°F | 7°F | 2.23 | 18.9 |
| Walden | 36°F | 16°F | 2.98 | 11.3 |
| Norwich | 32°F | 12°F | 3.18 | 17.8 |
| West Point | 36°F | 21°F | 3.82 | 11.1 |
| Centerport | 38°F | 25°F | 3.72 | – |
| Webster | 34°F | 17°F | 2.73 | 21.4 |
| Salamanca | 32°F | 13°F | 3.50 | 22.8 |
| Hudson | 35°F | 18°F | 2.68 | 8.2 |
| Albion | 33°F | 18°F | 3.04 | 19.5 |
| Bath | 34°F | 13°F | – | – |
| Alfred | 32°F | 12°F | 2.37 | 18.6 |
| Malone | 24°F | 6°F | 2.42 | 22.7 |
| Liberty | 30°F | 13°F | 3.68 | 16.6 |
| Penn Yan | 33°F | 18°F | 1.49 | – |
| Saranac Lake | 25°F | 2°F | 1.94 | – |
| Wellsville | 29°F | 17°F | 2.11 | – |
| Cobleskill | 31°F | 12°F | 2.45 | 13.7 |
| Little Falls | 30°F | 11°F | – | – |
| Brewerton | 31°F | 13°F | 3.52 | – |
| Dansville | 35°F | 18°F | 1.29 | – |
| Waverly | 34°F | 16°F | 2.17 | – |
| Mattituck | 38°F | 23°F | 3.61 | – |
| Montauk | 40°F | 28°F | 3.63 | – |
| Montgomery | 35°F | 17°F | 2.44 | – |
| Setauket | 40°F | 26°F | – | – |
| Warsaw | 28°F | 13°F | 3.53 | – |
| Gouverneur | 27°F | 5°F | 2.76 | 23.7 |
| Avon | 32°F | 16°F | 2.00 | 13.4 |
| Delhi | 32°F | 12°F | 3.22 | 17.1 |
| Lowville | 27°F | 8°F | 3.47 | 35.6 |
| Tupper Lake | 25°F | 4°F | 3.25 | – |
| Westfield | 34°F | 21°F | 2.65 | – |
| Mount Morris | 31°F | 15°F | 1.87 | – |
| Walton | 32°F | 11°F | 3.50 | – |
| Shrub Oak | 37°F | 17°F | 3.61 | – |
| Baiting Hollow | 38°F | 22°F | 3.82 | – |
| Victor | 39°F | 16°F | – | – |
| Rhinebeck | 37°F | 11°F | 4.05 | – |
| Rock Hill | 32°F | 14°F | 3.73 | 16.5 |
| Whitehall | 30°F | 12°F | 3.00 | – |
| Dannemora | 28°F | 9°F | 2.92 | – |
| Lake Placid | 23°F | 7°F | 3.10 | 21.0 |
| Pulaski | 29°F | 11°F | 4.15 | – |
| Camden | 29°F | 11°F | 3.86 | 41.4 |
| Yorktown Heights | 36°F | 17°F | 3.72 | 8.8 |
| Boonville | 25°F | 8°F | 4.92 | 39.7 |
| Peru | 28°F | 10°F | – | – |
| Cooperstown | 23°F | 14°F | 3.10 | 21.7 |
| Youngstown | 34°F | 19°F | 2.35 | 12.8 |
| Morrisville | 28°F | 11°F | 3.51 | – |
| Valatie | 34°F | 16°F | 2.17 | – |
| Sodus | 31°F | 16°F | 2.99 | 34.8 |
| Franklinville | 31°F | 14°F | 3.33 | 29.8 |
| Allegany | 32°F | 15°F | 3.46 | – |
| Cairo | 33°F | 16°F | – | – |
| Addison | 33°F | 14°F | 1.80 | 13.3 |
| Millbrook | 35°F | 16°F | 3.31 | – |
| Deposit | 33°F | 16°F | 3.13 | – |
| Sherburne | 31°F | 13°F | 2.52 | 18.7 |
| Bridgehampton | 39°F | 23°F | 4.05 | 7.2 |
| Orient | 39°F | 25°F | – | – |
| Little Valley | 31°F | 14°F | 4.28 | 36.1 |
| Schoharie | 33°F | 13°F | 2.76 | – |
| Tully | 29°F | 11°F | 2.89 | 25.2 |
| Whitney Point | 32°F | 15°F | 2.56 | – |
| Hemlock | 33°F | 17°F | 2.15 | – |
| Angelica | 33°F | 13°F | 2.58 | 17.6 |
| Pavilion | 32°F | 15°F | – | – |
| Spencer | 31°F | 14°F | – | – |
| Honeoye | 33°F | 16°F | 2.16 | 13.4 |
| Willsboro | 29°F | 11°F | – | – |
| Aurora | 31°F | 17°F | 2.08 | 15.0 |
| Cherry Valley | 28°F | 13°F | – | – |
| Freeville | 30°F | 12°F | 2.20 | 16.1 |
| Perrysburg | 31°F | 16°F | 4.90 | 66.0 |
| Chazy | 28°F | 10°F | – | – |
| Wyoming | 30°F | 15°F | 3.53 | – |
| Old Forge | 26°F | 6°F | 4.31 | 46.7 |
| Delanson | 31°F | 12°F | 2.62 | – |
| Downsville | 33°F | 12°F | – | – |
| Colton | 26°F | 6°F | 2.69 | – |
| Copake | 34°F | 14°F | 3.08 | 15.5 |
| Callicoon | 31°F | 13°F | 3.26 | – |
| Alcove Dam | 32°F | 13°F | 2.63 | 11.4 |
| Big Moose (3 mi SE) | 28°F | 7°F | 3.99 | 40.9 |
| Bronx | 40°F | 27°F | 3.74 | – |
| Buskirk | 33°F | 11°F | 2.74 | – |
| Colden (1 mi N) | 31°F | 15°F | – | – |
| Colden (1 mi W) | 30°F | 16°F | 4.84 | 50.5 |
| Conklingville Dam | 29°F | 12°F | 3.48 | 15.8 |
| East Jewett | 31°F | 11°F | 4.41 | 20.9 |
| East Sidney | 32°F | 11°F | 2.88 | – |
| Ellenburg Depot | 26°F | 7°F | 1.88 | 21.4 |
| Emmons | 30°F | 11°F | 3.30 | 20.7 |
| Grafton | 30°F | 14°F | 2.96 | – |
| Highmarket (2 mi W) | 25°F | 4°F | 5.01 | 54.8 |
| Indian Lake (2 mi SW) | 25°F | 6°F | 3.03 | 23.4 |
| Lansing Manor | 33°F | 11°F | 2.79 | – |
| Lawrenceville (3 mi SW) | 27°F | 8°F | 2.47 | 16.9 |
| Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) | 30°F | 14°F | 2.30 | – |
| Mohonk Lake | 34°F | 19°F | 3.80 | 14.6 |
| Molloy Cercom | 39°F | 26°F | 3.49 | – |
| New York JFK International Airport | 40°F | 26°F | 3.23 | 7.5 |
| Newcomb | 26°F | 4°F | 3.33 | 23.9 |
| Ny Ave V Brooklyn | 40°F | 28°F | 3.53 | 6.5 |
| Platte Clove | 32°F | 12°F | 4.87 | 19.9 |
| Portland1 SW | 34°F | 20°F | 3.34 | – |
| Ray Brook | 23°F | 5°F | – | – |
| Slide Mountain | 28°F | 12°F | 4.65 | 24.6 |
| Stillwater Reservoir | 26°F | 4°F | 3.71 | – |
| Stormville | 35°F | 17°F | 3.72 | 14.3 |
| Trenton Falls | 29°F | 10°F | 3.58 | – |
| Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York | 38°F | 21°F | 4.04 | – |
| Wales | 32°F | 15°F | 3.56 | 32.9 |
| Wanakena Ranger School | 29°F | 5°F | 3.05 | – |
| Westchester County Airport | 37°F | 22°F | 3.20 | – |
| Westhamptn Gabreski Airport | 39°F | 20°F | 3.19 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.