Middletown-Harrisburg, PA: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 26.6°F in Middletown-Harrisburg, PA, the coldest January since 2025, 33rd coldest of 136.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 26.6°F; Coldest since 2025; 33rd coldest of 136
Precipitation: 2.22 in; Driest since 2025; 48th driest of 138

A normal January in Middletown-Harrisburg, PA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 30.7°F, between 25.5°F and 36°F in eight years of ten and 2.55 in of precipitation, between 1.91 in and 4.66 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Middletown-Harrisburg, PA since 1889: 26.6°F in 2026; the lowest is 19.1°F, in 1918.

Normal range, 25.5 to 36°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Middletown-Harrisburg, PA from 1889 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	26.6	104	34.7	96	18.6	115	2.22	91	0
2025	26	112	34.1	102	18	119	0.94	134	0
2024	35	21	41.2	30	28.8	16	5.82	5	0
2023	39.7	3	46.5	5	32.9	2	2.52	71	0
2022	28.1	94	35.6	89	20.6	99	2.86	57	0
2021	34.5	26	40.6	36	28.3	18	2.00	103	0
2020	36.9	11	44.7	11	29	15	3.08	54	0
2019	30.4	68	37.4	72	23.4	69	3.56	38	0
2018	28.5	88	38.1	58	18.8	114	4.00	27	1
2017	35.9	16	42.1	21	29.7	11	2.63	68	0
2016	29.4	85	38.4	55	20.4	100	4.63	16	0
2015	26.7	103	34	103	19.3	108	2.50	72	0
2014	23.2	126	31.7	121	14.7	134	2.44	76	0
2013	32.7	43	39.7	43	25.6	44	3.21	48	0
2012	34.3	28	42.8	16	25.8	40	3.17	49	0
2011	26.3	105	33.4	109	19.1	110	1.78	112	0
2010	30.8	63	38	60	23.5	67	2.27	86	0
2009	25.9	113	32.8	116	18.9	112	1.92	106	0
2008	32.9	40	41.1	32	24.7	54	1.09	129	0
2007	35.2	19	42.1	21	28.3	18	2.37	80	0
2006	38.3	6	46.9	3	29.7	11	4.20	22	0
2005	31	60	37.6	69	24.5	57	4.41	19	0
2004	23.9	122	30.3	127	17.5	121	2.07	97	0
2003	25.7	115	31.6	123	19.7	104	2.29	84	0
2002	35.7	17	44.9	10	26.5	34	2.45	75	0
2001	28.4	91	36.1	84	20.7	98	2.44	76	0
2000	30.1	75	38.5	53	21.8	88	2.01	101	0
1999	30.6	64	38.8	51	22.5	80	4.94	12	0
1998	38.2	7	45.4	9	31	6	4.49	18	0
1997	29.8	78	37	77	22.5	80	2.00	103	0
1996	26.2	109	34.2	100	18.2	118	5.87	4	0
1995	34.8	22	41.5	27	28.1	20	3.52	39	0
1994	20.3	134	29	131	11.5	138	5.00	11	0
1993	34.8	22	41.8	24	27.7	22	2.39	78	0
1992	32.9	40	41	33	24.9	51	1.62	119	0
1991	31.7	54	40	41	23.4	69	2.61	69	0
1990	38.2	7	46.8	4	29.5	13	3.77	32	0
1989	34.8	22	43.4	14	26.1	36	2.29	84	0
1988	24.3	121	32.9	115	15.8	129	2.18	93	0
1987	30	76	35	92	24.9	51	3.69	33	0
1986	31.3	57	38.4	55	24.3	61	2.24	89	0
1985	27.9	97	33.9	104	21.8	88	1.06	131	0
1984	24.8	119	31.8	119	17.8	120	1.12	128	0
1983	33	39	39	49	26.9	31	2.26	88	0
1982	22.8	129	29.6	129	16	128	3.63	36	0
1981	23.7	124	31.3	125	16.1	127	0.43	138	0
1980	30.3	69	37.1	75	23.4	69	0.90	135	0
1979	29.1	87	35.9	87	22.2	83	8.01	1	0
1978	26.2	109	33.2	113	19.1	110	7.44	2	0
1977	20.1	135	26.8	136	13.4	136	1.44	125	0
1976	27.6	100	33.9	104	21.3	94	4.34	21	0
1975	33.3	37	40.3	38	26.2	35	4.12	26	0
1974	34.7	25	41.8	24	27.7	22	3.82	30	0
1973	33.7	31	42.2	20	25.2	49	3.24	46	0
1972	34.5	26	41.2	30	27.7	22	2.65	66	0
1971	26.3	105	33.3	111	19.4	106	2.70	62	0
1970	22.9	128	30.2	128	15.6	130	0.88	136	0
1969	29.9	77	36.5	83	23.2	76	1.06	131	0
1968	23.9	122	31.7	121	16.2	126	1.32	126	0
1967	33.6	33	41.3	28	25.8	40	1.81	111	0
1966	26.3	105	33.1	114	19.5	105	3.57	37	0
1965	26.3	105	34.2	100	18.5	116	2.70	62	0
1964	30.2	73	39.5	44	20.8	97	4.78	14	0
1963	26.1	111	33.8	106	18.5	116	2.19	92	0
1962	28	95	36.8	79	19.2	109	2.15	94	0
1961	25.1	118	33.3	111	16.8	123	3.46	40	0
1960	33.7	31	39.5	44	28	21	2.10	95	0
1959	29.4	85	37.5	71	21.4	93	2.66	64	1
1958	30.3	69	35.9	87	24.7	54	4.61	17	0
1957	28	95	34.9	93	21	95	1.64	118	0
1956	31.7	54	37.8	64	26	37	1.45	124	1
1955	30.3	69	37.2	73	23.5	67	0.70	137	0
1954	29.5	82	36.8	79	22.1	84	1.47	123	2
1953	36	14	42.8	16	29.3	14	4.41	19	0
1952	35.1	20	42	23	27.7	22	3.43	41	2
1951	33.4	36	41.3	28	25.5	45	3.65	35	0
1950	39.8	2	47.5	2	32.1	4	2.48	74	0
1949	36.9	11	43.2	15	30.5	8	4.18	24	0
1948	23.7	124	30.6	126	16.7	124	2.75	60	0
1947	36	14	44.6	12	27.5	27	3.33	44	0
1946	32.7	43	41	33	24.2	64	1.07	130	2
1945	24.4	120	31.8	119	16.6	125	3.34	42	2
1944	32.8	42	41	33	24.6	56	2.97	56	0
1943			38	60	24.4	59	2.33	83	4
1942					21	95	2.37	80	5
1941	29.7	79	36	85	23.4	69	2.38	79	0
1940	21.9	130	28.9	132	14.8	132	1.21	127	0
1939	31.8	52	39.3	47	24.2	64	3.06	55	0
1938	31	60	37.6	69	24.4	59	2.07	97	0
1937	37.7	10	43.9	13	31.5	5	5.34	8	0
1936	25.5	117	32.2	118	18.9	112	5.58	7	0
1935	28.3	92	34.6	98	21.9	87	1.95	105	0
1934	33.9	29	40.4	37	27.3	28	2.78	59	0
1933	38.9	4	45.6	8	32.2	3	1.62	119	0
1932	42.5	1	48.6	1	36.4	1	4.00	27	0
1931	33.1	38	39.5	44	26.7	33	1.82	110	0
1930	30.2	73	37.1	75	23.3	75	1.69	116	0
1929	30.3	69	37.8	64	22.9	79	3.16	50	0
1928	32.5	46	40.1	39	24.9	51	2.65	66	0
1927	29.6	80	36	85	23.2	76	2.23	90	0
1926	29.6	80	37.2	73	22	85	4.85	13	0
1925	27.6	100	34.8	95	20.4	100	3.34	42	0
1924	30.5	66	38.1	58	23	78	5.05	10	0
1923	31.3	57	36.6	82	25.9	38	3.14	51	0
1922	26.9	102	33.7	108	20.1	102	2.49	73	0
1921	32.1	51	38.6	52	25.5	45	1.68	117	0
1920	23.1	127	29.2	130	17	122	2.10	95	0
1919	33.9	29	41.8	24	25.9	38	2.75	60	0
1918	19.1	136	25.8	137	12.4	137	5.69	6	0
1917	30.5	66	37.7	68	23.4	69	4.20	22	0
1916	35.5	18	42.6	19	28.4	17	1.61	121	0
1915	32.2	49	38.5	53	25.8	40	6.04	3	0
1914	31.8	52	38	60	25.7	43	3.14	51	0
1913	38.6	5	46.1	6	31	6	2.58	70	0
1912	21.1	133	28	134	14.3	135	1.88	107	0
1911	33.5	34	40.1	39	27	30	2.36	82	0
1910	29.5	82	35.5	91	23.4	69	3.91	29	0
1909	31.1	59	38	60	24.3	61	1.83	108	0
1908	31.4	56	38.2	57	24.5	57	1.78	112	0
1907	30.6	64	37	77	24.2	64	2.66	64	0
1906	36.5	13	42.7	18	30.3	10	1.76	115	0
1905	25.9	113	32.5	117	19.4	106	4.15	25	0
1904	21.7	131	28.5	133	14.8	132	3.11	53	0
1903	28.5	88	34.7	96	22.4	82	3.67	34	0
1902	27.7	98	33.8	106	21.5	91	3.28	45	0
1901	31	60	36.8	79	25.2	49	1.83	108	0
1900	32.2	49	39	49	25.4	48	2.07	97	0
1899	28.5	88	35.6	89	21.5	91	2.27	86	0
1898	32.7	43	37.8	64	27.7	22	3.23	47	0
1897	27.7	98	33.4	109	22	85	1.60	122	0
1896	29.5	82	34.6	98	24.3	61	1.00	133	0
1895	25.7	115	31.5	124	19.8	103	3.80	31	0
1894	33.5	34	39.9	42	27.2	29	1.77	114	0
1893	21.2	132	27.4	135	15	131	2.05	100	0
1892	28.3	92	34.9	93	21.6	90	5.14	9	0
1891	32.3	48	37.8	64	26.8	32	4.73	15	0
1890	38.2	7	45.8	7	30.5	8	2.01	101	0
1889	32.4	47	39.3	47	25.5	45	2.86	57	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	42.5
1950	39.8
2023	39.7
1933	38.9
1913	38.6
2006	38.3
1998	38.2
1990	38.2
1890	38.2
1937	37.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	19.1
1977	20.1
1994	20.3
1912	21.1
1893	21.2
1904	21.7
1940	21.9
1982	22.8
1970	22.9
1920	23.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1979	8.01
1978	7.44
1915	6.04
1996	5.87
2024	5.82
1918	5.69
1936	5.58
1937	5.34
1892	5.14
1924	5.05

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1981	0.43
1955	0.70
1970	0.88
1980	0.90
2025	0.94
1896	1.00
1985	1.06
1969	1.06
1946	1.07
2008	1.09

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 57°F; 7 January 2026
Coldest night: 0°F; 31 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.49 in; 25 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 2.22 in of precipitation in Middletown-Harrisburg, PA, the driest January since 2025, 48th driest of 138.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Middletown-Harrisburg, PA: 57°F on Wednesday 7 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Middletown-Harrisburg, PA: a low of 0°F on Saturday 31 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Middletown-Harrisburg, PA: 1.49 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.