Dayton, OH: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 22.9°F in Dayton, OH, the coldest January since 2014, tied 19th coldest of 131 (with 2011).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 22.9°F; Coldest since 2014; 19th coldest of 131
Precipitation: 2.01 in; Driest since 2025; 51st driest of 132

A normal January in Dayton, OH (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 28.3°F, between 21.3°F and 34.8°F in eight years of ten and 3.02 in of precipitation, between 1.47 in and 4.16 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Dayton, OH since 1894: 22.9°F in 2026; the lowest is 11.6°F, in 1977.

Normal range, 21.3 to 34.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Dayton, OH from 1894 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	22.9	112	31.3	104	14.5	113	2.01	82	0
2025	23.8	106	31.2	105	16.3	100	1.21	117	0
2024	31	49	36.7	60	25.3	35	5.43	13	0
2023	37.5	5	44.1	12	30.8	4	3.63	35	0
2022	25.4	93	34.2	91	16.6	98	2.03	80	0
2021	32.1	38	37.4	55	26.7	25	2.82	57	0
2020	36.1	12	42.4	21	29.7	6	3.83	30	0
2019	28.5	70	35.5	77	21.5	64	3.25	44	0
2018	25.7	91	33.7	93	17.7	92	2.69	59	0
2017	34.4	23	41	29	27.7	19	3.42	41	0
2016	27.9	80	36.5	64	19.4	83	1.50	104	0
2015	26.3	88	34.8	85	17.8	91	2.97	51	0
2014	21.3	115	31.1	107	11.4	123	2.84	56	0
2013	30.6	52	38.5	49	22.8	50	3.10	48	0
2012	30.7	51	39.1	43	22.3	58	4.73	16	0
2011	22.9	112	29.8	116	16.1	103	1.43	110	0
2010	24.3	102	30.3	115	18.3	89	1.47	106	0
2009	21	118	28.9	119	13.2	117	2.03	80	0
2008	28.5	70	36.7	60	20.4	76	2.04	79	0
2007	32.3	37	38.7	46	25.8	33	4.08	23	0
2006	39	2	46.3	3	31.8	2	2.97	51	0
2005	28.5	70	35.4	79	21.6	62	9.22	3	0
2004	23.5	107	30.9	110	16.2	102	4.62	18	0
2003	20.7	120	27.6	124	13.8	116	1.07	122	0
2002	34.7	19	42.6	17	26.7	25	1.52	103	0
2001	28.1	76	34.9	83	21.3	67	0.84	129	0
2000	24.9	98	34.3	90	15.5	111	3.20	45	0
1999	28.8	68	37.4	55	20.2	77	3.93	25	0
1998	35.9	14	42.4	21	29.5	7	3.30	42	0
1997	25.7	91	33.8	92	17.6	93	2.40	65	0
1996	25.1	96	32.7	101	17.4	95	4.11	22	0
1995	28.9	65	36.1	72	21.7	61	2.39	66	0
1994	20	125	27.5	125	12.5	121	3.76	32	0
1993	32.1	38	39.1	43	25	38	3.88	27	0
1992	30	54	37.2	58	22.8	50	3.06	49	0
1991	28	77	34.8	85	21.3	67	2.53	63	0
1990	37	7	44.7	8	29.4	9	2.28	71	0
1989	36.3	10	44.6	10	28	15	2.72	58	0
1988	26	90	35	81	17.1	96	1.46	109	0
1987	28.2	74	34.5	88	21.8	60	1.06	123	0
1986	29.1	62	37	59	21.2	69	1.68	91	0
1985	19.4	126	25.8	128	13	119	1.56	100	0
1984	21.2	117	27.9	122	14.5	113	1.15	118	0
1983	29.1	62	35.5	77	22.7	53	1.39	112	0
1982	20.9	119	30.8	112	11	126	6.03	10	0
1981	23.2	111	30.8	112	15.7	109	0.30	132	0
1980	27.9	80	35	81	20.9	73	2.16	76	0
1979	20.6	121	27.9	122	13.2	117	3.29	43	0
1978	18.7	127	26	126	11.3	124	4.72	17	0
1977	11.6	131	20.3	131	2.9	131	1.64	93	0
1976	24.1	103	32.4	102	15.8	108	3.01	50	0
1975	33.3	33	40.4	36	26.2	31	3.59	37	0
1974	32.4	36	40.6	33	24.2	43	2.67	60	0
1973	31.2	47	39.7	41	22.8	50	1.63	96	0
1972	27.5	84	36.5	64	18.5	86	1.47	106	0
1971	23.9	104	32.9	99	14.8	112	1.64	93	0
1970	20.6	121	28.5	121	12.8	120	1.23	116	0
1969	26.6	87	34.8	85	18.5	86	3.75	33	0
1968	24.7	99	33.1	97	16.3	100	1.67	92	0
1967	33.9	28	41.8	24	26	32	0.69	131	0
1966	21.8	114	29.5	117	14.1	115	2.33	68	0
1965	29.1	62	38.4	51	19.9	81	2.32	69	0
1964	31.4	44	40.4	36	22.5	56	1.60	98	0
1963	20.3	123	29.3	118	11.3	124	0.96	126	0
1962	25.2	95	33.3	96	17	97	2.90	55	0
1961	23.5	107	31.2	105	15.7	109	1.13	119	0
1960	31.8	41	38.5	49	25.1	37	1.97	84	0
1959	25.1	96	34.4	89	15.9	107	6.85	7	0
1958	27	86	33.5	95	20.5	75	1.81	86	0
1957	23.9	104	31.1	107	16.6	98	1.80	87	0
1956	26.2	89	33.6	94	18.9	85	1.56	100	0
1955	28	77	34.9	83	21.2	69	1.59	99	0
1954	31.4	44	38.6	48	24.2	43	2.53	63	0
1953	33.8	30	40.5	34	27.1	24	3.63	35	0
1952	33.9	28	41.2	25	26.4	30	7.07	6	2
1951	29.5	61	36.3	70	22.6	55	3.88	27	0
1950	38.4	4	46.8	2	29.9	5	9.86	2	0
1949	35.4	17	42.8	15	27.9	17	7.23	5	0
1948	20.1	124	28.6	120	11.7	122	2.32	69	0
1947	36.3	10	43.1	13	29.5	7	4.92	15	0
1946	32.5	35	40.5	34	24.4	42	1.12	121	0
1945	24.5	100	31	109	17.9	90	0.93	128	0
1944	34	26	41.2	25	26.7	25	0.73	130	0
1943	31.8	41	39.7	41	23.9	46	1.37	114	0
1942	29.7	59	36.7	60	22.7	53	1.55	102	0
1941	30.5	53	36.4	68	24.6	41	1.72	89	0
1940	17.4	129	24.5	129	10.2	129	1.71	90	0
1939	35.9	14	42.9	14	28.9	11	3.49	39	0
1938	31.2	47	38.2	54	24.2	43	1.48	105	0
1937	37.2	6	45.1	7	29.4	9	12.41	1	0
1936	23.4	110	30.7	114	16.1	103	1.47	106	0
1935	31.6	43	39.9	38	23.3	47	2.62	61	0
1934							1.39	112	10
1933	39	2	46.3	3	31.8	2	2.16	76	0
1932	40.3	1	47.2	1	33.4	1	6.14	9	0
1931	33.8	30	39.9	38	27.8	18	0.97	124	0
1930	28.4	73	36.1	72	20.7	74	5.27	14	0
1929	27.4	85	36.3	70	18.5	86	4.34	20	0
1928	29.9	55	37.4	55	22.4	57	1.37	114	0
1927	29.9	55	36.5	64	23.3	47	4.14	21	0
1926	28.7	69	36	74	21.5	64	2.25	73	0
1925	28.9	65	36.7	60	21.1	71	0.95	127	0
1924	25.3	94	33	98	17.6	93	3.71	34	0
1923	34.5	22	40.9	30	28.1	13	3.83	30	0
1922	27.8	82	35.9	75	19.8	82	1.43	110	0
1921	34.7	19	41.2	25	28.2	12	2.59	62	0
1920	23.5	107	30.9	110	16	105	1.80	87	0
1919	34.4	23	42.3	23	26.5	29	0.97	124	0
1918	14.9	130	22.8	130	7.1	130	3.46	40	0
1917	29.9	55	38.3	53	21.5	64	4.04	24	0
1916	36.4	9	45.6	6	27.3	21	5.67	12	0
1915	27.6	83	35.2	80	20	79	3.88	27	0
1914	34.4	23	40.8	31	28	15	2.19	75	0
1913	36.9	8	45.7	5	28.1	13	6.66	8	0
1912	18.4	128	26	126	10.8	127	2.25	73	0
1911	35.1	18	42.6	17	27.6	20	3.91	26	0
1910	29.7	59	36.5	64	22.9	49	3.15	47	0
1909	33.1	34	41.2	25	24.9	39	2.95	54	0
1908	30.9	50	39.9	38	22	59	1.64	93	0
1907	34.7	19	42.8	15	26.6	28	8.16	4	0
1906	36	13	44.7	8	27.3	21	2.96	53	0
1905	24.4	101	32.8	100	16	105	1.63	96	0
1904	21.3	115	31.9	103	10.7	128	4.61	19	0
1903	28.2	74	36.4	68	20	79	2.39	66	0
1902	28.9	65	38.4	51	19.4	83	1.13	119	0
1901	29.9	55	39	45	21.1	71	2.00	83	1
1900	33.7	32	42.5	20	24.8	40	3.16	46	0
1899	31.4	44	40.8	31	21.6	62	3.51	38	1
1898	34	26	42.6	17	25.5	34	5.95	11	0
1897	28	77	35.9	75	20.1	78	2.07	78	1
1896	32	40	38.7	46	25.2	36	1.82	85	0
1894	35.8	16	44.4	11	27.2	23	2.27	72	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	40.3
2006	39
1933	39
1950	38.4
2023	37.5
1937	37.2
1990	37
1913	36.9
1916	36.4
1989	36.3
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	11.6
1918	14.9
1940	17.4
1912	18.4
1978	18.7
1985	19.4
1994	20
1948	20.1
1963	20.3
1979	20.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1937	12.41
1950	9.86
2005	9.22
1907	8.16
1949	7.23
1952	7.07
1959	6.85
1913	6.66
1932	6.14
1982	6.03

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1981	0.30
1967	0.69
1944	0.73
2001	0.84
1945	0.93
1925	0.95
1963	0.96
1931	0.97
1919	0.97
1987	1.06

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 62°F; 9 January 2026, 8 January 2026
Coldest night: -7°F; 30 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.00 in; 25 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 2.01 in of precipitation in Dayton, OH, the driest January since 2025, 51st driest of 132.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Dayton, OH: 62°F on Friday 9 January 2026 and Thursday 8 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Dayton, OH: a low of -7°F on Friday 30 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Dayton, OH: 1.00 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.