Wisconsin weather in January: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In January, Wisconsin's statewide normal high is 24°F and normal low 7°F; normal highs run from 19°F in Cumberland to 31°F in Kenosha (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 24°FJanuary, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 7°FJanuary, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 1.21 inJanuary
- Warmest place
- 31°Fnormal high, Kenosha
- Coolest place
- 19°Fnormal high, Cumberland
Where is Wisconsin warmest and wettest in January?
Kenosha has the warmest January afternoons (31°F) and Cumberland the coolest (19°F). Hurley gets the most precipitation (2.31 in) and Hayward the least (0.55 in). The most snow falls in Hurley (38.8 inches).
Statewide, January averaged 20.3°F in 2021, 9.2°F in 2022, 23.0°F in 2023, 21.0°F in 2024, 14.3°F in 2025, 11.9°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 15.3°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 31°F | 17°F | 1.79 | 14.9 |
| Madison | 27°F | 12°F | 1.47 | 13.7 |
| Green Bay | 26°F | 11°F | 1.39 | 14.3 |
| Kenosha | 31°F | 16°F | 1.19 | – |
| Racine | 31°F | 16°F | 1.25 | – |
| Appleton | 25°F | 10°F | 1.36 | 12.6 |
| Eau Claire | 23°F | 6°F | 1.03 | 13.5 |
| Waukesha | 28°F | 12°F | 1.60 | 10.4 |
| Oshkosh | 26°F | 11°F | 1.11 | – |
| West Allis | 31°F | 15°F | 2.23 | 13.5 |
| La Crosse | 27°F | 11°F | 1.25 | 11.8 |
| Sheboygan | 27°F | 12°F | 1.10 | – |
| Wauwatosa | 30°F | 14°F | 1.48 | 11.0 |
| Fond du Lac | 27°F | 11°F | 0.73 | – |
| Brookfield | 28°F | 12°F | 1.59 | – |
| Wausau | 23°F | 7°F | 1.20 | 14.8 |
| Beloit | 25°F | 11°F | 1.60 | 9.8 |
| Manitowoc | 27°F | 13°F | 1.78 | 7.8 |
| West Bend | 27°F | 11°F | 1.85 | – |
| Superior | 23°F | 6°F | 0.81 | 14.5 |
| Stevens Point | 24°F | 7°F | 1.21 | 11.6 |
| Watertown | 26°F | 11°F | 1.37 | 11.0 |
| Germantown | 27°F | 11°F | 1.57 | 16.5 |
| South Milwaukee | 30°F | 16°F | 1.65 | – |
| Oconomowoc | 28°F | 11°F | 1.65 | 11.1 |
| Marshfield | 23°F | 7°F | 0.73 | – |
| Wisconsin Rapids | 25°F | 8°F | 0.95 | – |
| River Falls | 22°F | 4°F | 0.90 | – |
| Ashwaubenon | 25°F | 10°F | 1.38 | 13.3 |
| Menomonie | 24°F | 5°F | 0.94 | 9.7 |
| Beaver Dam | 25°F | 9°F | 1.49 | 13.0 |
| Whitewater | 27°F | 12°F | 1.58 | 8.5 |
| Hartford | 26°F | 9°F | 1.52 | 10.0 |
| Stoughton | 27°F | 10°F | 1.62 | 10.4 |
| Baraboo | 28°F | 10°F | 1.35 | 11.3 |
| Port Washington | 31°F | 15°F | 1.76 | 13.2 |
| Grafton | 30°F | 17°F | 1.58 | – |
| Fort Atkinson | 28°F | 11°F | 1.51 | 10.7 |
| Platteville | 26°F | 10°F | 1.22 | 11.0 |
| Richfield | 28°F | 11°F | 1.74 | – |
| Two Rivers | 27°F | 12°F | 1.78 | 14.8 |
| Marinette | 26°F | 10°F | 1.69 | 11.7 |
| Burlington | 28°F | 12°F | 1.82 | 12.1 |
| Monroe | 27°F | 11°F | 1.55 | 11.8 |
| Reedsburg | 27°F | 8°F | 1.51 | 9.9 |
| Portage | 26°F | 10°F | 1.44 | 10.2 |
| Sparta | 25°F | 6°F | 1.14 | – |
| Sturgeon Bay | 25°F | 10°F | 1.71 | 15.6 |
| Shawano | 24°F | 6°F | 1.30 | 11.8 |
| Merrill | 22°F | 3°F | 1.19 | 12.4 |
| Delavan | 29°F | 13°F | 1.56 | – |
| Rice Lake | 22°F | 2°F | 0.89 | 10.5 |
| Plymouth | 26°F | 12°F | 1.59 | 12.4 |
| Lake Geneva | 30°F | 15°F | 1.90 | 13.9 |
| Rhinelander | 23°F | 4°F | 0.83 | – |
| Jackson | 28°F | 13°F | 1.36 | – |
| Antigo | 21°F | 4°F | 0.83 | 12.2 |
| Ashland | 22°F | 6°F | 0.64 | – |
| Hales Corners | 30°F | 12°F | 1.80 | – |
| Jefferson | 27°F | 11°F | 1.64 | – |
| Ripon | 25°F | 10°F | 0.98 | 11.0 |
| New London | 25°F | 8°F | 1.28 | 10.8 |
| Lake Mills | 27°F | 11°F | 1.41 | 10.7 |
| Slinger | 26°F | 8°F | 1.56 | – |
| Waupaca | 25°F | 8°F | 1.41 | 10.9 |
| Berlin | 25°F | 8°F | 1.39 | – |
| Prairie du Chien | 27°F | 10°F | 1.22 | 9.0 |
| Union Grove | 28°F | 12°F | 1.76 | 13.0 |
| Dodgeville | 26°F | 9°F | 1.45 | 10.3 |
| Richland Center | 27°F | 8°F | 1.26 | 11.3 |
| Oconto | 26°F | 9°F | 1.53 | 10.5 |
| Medford | 21°F | 2°F | 1.09 | 12.8 |
| Clintonville | 25°F | 7°F | 1.27 | 10.8 |
| Viroqua | 23°F | 6°F | 1.16 | 11.3 |
| Baldwin | 20°F | 2°F | 0.81 | 9.4 |
| Saukville | 27°F | 12°F | 1.50 | – |
| Chilton | 26°F | 10°F | 1.48 | 11.3 |
| Mauston | 26°F | 8°F | 1.34 | 13.1 |
| Lancaster | 25°F | 9°F | 1.20 | 10.0 |
| Horicon | 25°F | 9°F | 1.45 | 10.9 |
| Stanley | 22°F | 3°F | 0.91 | 10.7 |
| Rochester | 29°F | 12°F | 1.73 | – |
| Bloomer | 21°F | 3°F | 1.00 | 9.3 |
| Waterloo | 27°F | 11°F | 1.39 | – |
| Sauk City | 27°F | 8°F | 1.30 | – |
| Peshtigo | 26°F | 9°F | 1.57 | 13.5 |
| Ellsworth | 21°F | 2°F | 1.01 | – |
| Brillion | 26°F | 10°F | 1.36 | 12.2 |
| Boscobel | 29°F | 10°F | 0.98 | – |
| Brodhead | 27°F | 11°F | 1.59 | 10.3 |
| Lodi | 27°F | 10°F | 1.50 | – |
| Ladysmith | 25°F | 2°F | 1.13 | 9.2 |
| Wisconsin Dells | 26°F | 8°F | 1.32 | 11.5 |
| Paddock Lake | 29°F | 13°F | 1.73 | – |
| Amery | 22°F | 4°F | 1.07 | – |
| Denmark | 25°F | 10°F | 1.33 | 12.1 |
| Mondovi | 27°F | 7°F | 1.09 | 11.8 |
| Kewaunee | 26°F | 12°F | 1.48 | 13.5 |
| Hayward | 22°F | 2°F | 0.55 | – |
| Belgium | 27°F | 11°F | 1.43 | – |
| Spooner | 21°F | 1°F | 0.79 | 11.3 |
| Darlington | 27°F | 8°F | 1.31 | 11.3 |
| Neillsville | 24°F | 5°F | 1.11 | 9.1 |
| Park Falls | 20°F | 2°F | 1.21 | – |
| St. Croix Falls | 23°F | 3°F | 0.61 | 7.7 |
| Clinton | 27°F | 10°F | 1.61 | 10.8 |
| Cumberland | 19°F | 0°F | 0.95 | 11.4 |
| Durand | 25°F | 5°F | 1.13 | – |
| Trempealeau | 25°F | 9°F | 1.12 | 7.4 |
| Mazomanie | 28°F | 7°F | 1.54 | 7.7 |
| Hurley | 20°F | 3°F | 2.31 | 38.8 |
| Augusta | 22°F | 4°F | 0.98 | – |
| Montello | 26°F | 8°F | 1.36 | 10.9 |
| Hillsboro | 27°F | 7°F | 1.31 | 10.0 |
| Markesan | 26°F | 9°F | 1.38 | – |
| Grantsburg | 22°F | 1°F | 0.86 | 10.8 |
| Blair | 24°F | 4°F | 1.01 | 10.0 |
| Cashton | 24°F | 11°F | 1.14 | 15.4 |
| Crivitz | 23°F | 4°F | 1.36 | 14.0 |
| Hustisford | 26°F | 11°F | – | – |
| Luck | 22°F | 5°F | 0.81 | 9.8 |
| Hingham | 27°F | 12°F | 1.72 | 11.2 |
| Necedah | 25°F | 8°F | 1.30 | – |
| Owen | 21°F | 2°F | 1.06 | 10.9 |
| Lone Rock | 28°F | 10°F | 0.88 | – |
| Arlington | 26°F | 9°F | 1.24 | 10.7 |
| Alma | 24°F | 8°F | 0.95 | 9.9 |
| Mellen | 21°F | 2°F | 1.45 | 23.8 |
| Solon Springs | 21°F | 4°F | – | – |
| Friendship | 25°F | 6°F | 1.34 | 11.9 |
| Sullivan | 27°F | 11°F | 1.68 | 13.2 |
| Bayfield | 23°F | 4°F | 1.54 | – |
| Prentice | 21°F | 1°F | 0.97 | – |
| Minong | 22°F | 2°F | – | – |
| Laona | 20°F | 4°F | 1.34 | 16.4 |
| Suring | 24°F | 5°F | 1.34 | 11.6 |
| Gays Mills | 27°F | 7°F | 1.32 | 10.8 |
| Forestville | 26°F | 11°F | 1.45 | 12.4 |
| Rosholt | 24°F | 7°F | 1.24 | – |
| Minocqua | 20°F | 1°F | 1.27 | 20.4 |
| Hancock | 25°F | 7°F | 1.14 | 12.8 |
| Florence | 22°F | 3°F | 1.02 | 14.3 |
| Butternut | 20°F | 1°F | 1.16 | – |
| Rock Springs | 25°F | 12°F | – | – |
| Ephraim | 27°F | 12°F | 1.71 | 16.8 |
| Winter | 20°F | 2°F | 1.02 | 10.7 |
| Lakewood | 23°F | 4°F | 1.31 | 15.7 |
| Ridgeland | 21°F | 2°F | 1.04 | 9.5 |
| Jim Falls | 23°F | 7°F | 0.88 | – |
| Holcombe | 22°F | 2°F | 1.03 | – |
| Genoa | 27°F | 11°F | 1.26 | 9.1 |
| Weyerhaeuser | 23°F | 5°F | 0.90 | 11.5 |
| Dalton | 28°F | 9°F | 1.53 | 14.6 |
| Dodge | 27°F | 8°F | 0.95 | 8.0 |
| Brule | 20°F | 2°F | 1.06 | – |
| Goodman | 23°F | 5°F | – | – |
| Drummond | 19°F | 3°F | 1.21 | 15.5 |
| Port Wing | 21°F | 6°F | – | – |
| Lynxville | 27°F | 10°F | 1.29 | 9.9 |
| Steuben | 27°F | 8°F | 1.24 | 10.0 |
| Gordon | 20°F | 0°F | 0.96 | 10.3 |
| Danbury | 22°F | 2°F | 0.72 | 10.3 |
| Couderay | 22°F | 2°F | 1.30 | 11.3 |
| Saxon | 21°F | 5°F | 1.69 | 30.9 |
| Clam Lake | 20°F | 1°F | 0.99 | – |
| Afton - Janesville Wastewater Treatment Plant | 28°F | 12°F | 1.63 | 10.8 |
| Big Falls Hydro | 22°F | 2°F | 1.03 | – |
| Charmany Farm | 27°F | 10°F | 1.50 | 10.1 |
| Eagle River | 21°F | 2°F | 1.26 | 15.2 |
| Foxboro | 20°F | 0°F | – | – |
| Jump River (3 mi E) | 22°F | 4°F | 1.07 | 17.2 |
| Madeline Island | 22°F | 7°F | 1.49 | 18.8 |
| Mather (3 mi NW) | 24°F | 5°F | 1.14 | 11.3 |
| North Pelican | 21°F | 4°F | – | – |
| Pattison Ranger Staion | 20°F | 1°F | 1.09 | – |
| Pell Lake | 29°F | 13°F | 1.71 | – |
| Rest Lake | 20°F | 0°F | 1.21 | 16.7 |
| Rice Reservoir Tomahawk-2 | 21°F | 2°F | 1.18 | – |
| St Germain | 20°F | 1°F | 1.39 | 15.2 |
| Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation | 23°F | 5°F | – | – |
| Town Of Westford | 25°F | 8°F | 1.64 | – |
| Uw Arboretum - Madison | 28°F | 11°F | 1.67 | – |
| Washington Island | 26°F | 11°F | 1.58 | 15.0 |
| Willow Reservoir | 20°F | 2°F | 1.08 | 10.1 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.