Portland Downtown, OR: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 42.6°F in Portland Downtown, OR (1 day missing), the warmest January since 2023, tied 43rd warmest of 149 (with 1946).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 42.6°F; Warmest since 2023; 43rd warmest of 149

A normal January in Portland Downtown, OR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 42.5°F, between 38.2°F and 45.5°F in eight years of ten and 6.21 in of precipitation, between 3.47 in and 9.04 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Portland Downtown, OR since 1875: 42.6°F in 2026; the highest is 48.5°F, in 1953.

Normal range, 38.2 to 45.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Portland Downtown, OR from 1872 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	42.6	43	48	34	37.2	57	3.22	133	1
2025	40.7	79	46.4	67	35.1	88	3.37	130	0
2024	39.9	90	44.4	100	35.4	85			0
2023	43	35	47.4	44	38.6	33	3.71	118	0
2022	42	60	47.9	36	36.2	74	6.25	69	0
2021	44.7	18	49.3	21	40.2	16	8.39	44	0
2020	45.5	10	49.6	17	41.4	6	9.53	17	0
2019	43.7	29	48.5	29	39	27	3.55	126	0
2018	45.6	9	49.7	15	41.5	5	6.21	71	0
2017	34.6	134	39.1	136	30	133			0
2016	42.8	40	47	55	38.7	32	8.34	45	0
2015	44.7	18	50.2	10	39.1	26	3.69	120	0
2014	42.4	46	47.6	40	37.2	57	3.34	131	0
2013	37.9	120	42.5	123	33.3	111	3.11	134	0
2012	42	60	47.4	44	36.6	65	8.74	34	1
2011	42.2	52	46.8	61	37.5	50	5.13	89	0
2010	46.7	3	50.9	5	42.5	2	6.68	61	0
2009	40.6	80	46.2	72	35	91	5.50	83	0
2007	38.4	114	43.9	107	33.1	117	4.10	113	3
2006	44.9	15	49.5	18	40.4	12	12.05	8	1
2005									5
2004							5.02	94	5
2003	46.7	3	51.3	3	42	4	9.14	24	0
2002	42	60	45.7	80	38.2	41	8.03	49	0
2001	42.5	45	47.4	44	37.5	50	1.77	145	1
2000	40.6	80	45	88	36.2	74	8.08	48	0
1999	42.8	40	47.4	44	38.3	40	8.97	27	0
1998	43.5	31	48	34	38.6	33	7.76	54	1
1997	41.6	66	45.8	79	37.5	50	8.86	31	0
1996	41	78	45.5	83	36.5	68	8.56	37	0
1995	44	27	48.2	31	39.9	18	7.44	56	0
1994	44.8	16	49.7	15	39.8	19	4.95	96	0
1993	37.1	128	41.5	128	32.7	121	3.60	125	0
1992	45.2	13	50.1	12	40.4	12	5.04	93	0
1991	41.1	76	46.6	62	35.5	83	3.66	121	0
1990	43.3	33	47.8	38	38.9	28	8.51	41	0
1989	42.2	52	47	55	37.5	50	4.43	109	1
1988	39.6	97	44.4	100	34.8	97	6.31	66	0
1987	41.1	76	46.1	74	36.3	72	7.33	57	1
1986	45	14	50.4	8	39.7	21	5.87	78	0
1985	37.2	126	42.7	121	31.8	127	0.27	151	2
1984	43.8	28	48.8	25	37.9	44	2.38	142	2
1983	44.4	21	49.8	13	38.9	28	7.71	55	0
1982	39.7	93	44.4	100	34.9	93	8.76	33	1
1981	45.5	10	50.6	6	40.4	12	1.67	146	0
1980	36.4	130	41.5	128	31.3	130	8.88	30	0
1979	31.4	142	36.3	143	26.6	142	1.29	148	0
1978	42.2	52	46.6	62	37.8	45	5.93	76	1
1977	38.5	110	45	88	32.1	126	1.26	149	0
1976	43.4	32	48.2	31	38.5	36	6.07	73	0
1975	41.8	65	47.1	53	36.5	68	8.83	32	0
1974	38	119	42.8	118	33.3	111	9.07	26	0
1973	40	89	45	88	34.9	93	4.49	107	0
1972	39.5	99	44.5	99	34.6	99	7.13	58	0
1971	41.9	63	46.2	72	37.6	47	9.18	22	0
1970	42.2	52	47	55	37.5	50	15.22	1	0
1969	34	137	38.5	138	29.6	135	10.70	13	0
1968	41.4	70	46.4	67	36.5	68	6.10	72	0
1967	45.7	7	50.2	10	41.2	8	8.64	35	0
1966	42.3	50	47	55	37.6	47	8.90	29	0
1965	42.4	46	46.5	65	38.4	38	8.92	28	0
1964	44.3	23	49.1	23	39.5	24	13.63	5	0
1963	36.3	131	41.6	127	31	131	3.00	137	0
1962	39.7	93	45.5	83	33.9	108	1.58	147	0
1961	46.1	5	51.2	4	41.1	10	4.98	95	0
1960	37.3	124	41.3	130	33.3	111	4.63	104	0
1959	43	35	47.5	42	38.4	38	9.19	21	0
1958	45.7	7	50.4	8	41.1	10	8.09	47	0
1957	32.4	140	37.4	141	27.5	140	2.97	138	0
1956	42.4	46	47.3	50	37.5	50	14.11	3	0
1955	41.2	74	45.6	82	36.8	62	2.80	139	0
1954	40.3	85	45.3	86	35.3	86	11.69	9	0
1953	48.5	1	53	1	44	1	14.67	2	0
1952	37.6	122	42.1	125	33.1	117	5.71	80	0
1951	40.2	87	44.6	97	35.9	79	9.58	15	0
1950	29.3	147	35	146	23.7	147	11.68	10	2
1949	30.7	143	36.2	144	25.3	144	0.90	150	0
1948	41.5	69	46.6	62	36.5	68	6.72	60	0
1947	39	106	43.7	108	34.4	102	4.28	111	0
1946	42.6	43	47.3	50	37.8	45	5.49	84	0
1945	44.4	21	48.8	25	40.1	17	4.07	114	0
1944	41.2	74	46.3	70	36.2	74	3.75	117	0
1943	35	133	40	134	30.1	132	6.30	67	0
1942	36.6	129	40.3	132	32.9	119	4.18	112	0
1941	44.1	24	49.1	23	39.2	25	5.24	87	0
1940	42.2	52	47.3	50	37.1	59	2.36	143	0
1939	43.7	29	47.9	36	39.6	22	4.69	102	0
1938	41.4	70	46.5	65	36.3	72	5.06	91	0
1937	29.9	145	34.4	147	25.4	143	6.02	74	0
1936	44.1	24	48.5	29	39.8	19	8.55	38	0
1935	40.4	83	46	76	34.9	93	3.45	128	0
1934	46.9	2	51.5	2	42.3	3	6.02	74	0
1933	39.9	90	43.6	110	36.1	77	7.94	51	0
1932	39.7	93	44.2	106	35.3	86	5.63	82	0
1931	44.7	18	49.8	13	39.6	22	4.29	110	0
1930	28.1	149	32.6	149	23.5	148	3.43	129	0
1929	34.1	135	39.3	135	29	137	3.50	127	0
1928	38.6	109	43.2	115	34	107	5.11	90	0
1927	39.1	105	43.2	115	34.9	93	9.18	22	1
1926	42.8	40	47.5	42	38	43	3.64	123	0
1925	44.8	16	49.4	20	40.3	15	6.94	59	0
1924	38.5	110	43.5	112	33.5	109	3.94	115	0
1923	42.9	37	46.9	60	38.8	30	9.57	16	0
1922	35.1	132	40.4	131	29.9	134	3.08	136	0
1921	41.6	66	46.4	67	36.8	62	7.82	52	0
1920	39.3	103	44.6	97	34.1	105	4.84	97	0
1919	42.2	52	47.6	40	36.9	61	9.08	25	0
1918	45.4	12	49.5	18	41.4	6	4.68	103	0
1917	39.7	93	44.3	104	35	91	2.54	141	0
1916	29.7	146	34.1	148	25.2	145	5.69	81	0
1915	39.2	104	43.6	110	34.8	97	5.90	77	0
1914	45.9	6	50.5	7	41.2	8	11.53	11	0
1913	38.1	118	42.8	118	33.5	109	6.25	69	0
1912	41.4	70	46.1	74	36.6	65	8.01	50	0
1911	38.4	114	42.6	122	34.2	104	8.53	39	0
1910	37.6	122	42.3	124	32.8	120	6.26	68	0
1909	32.8	139	38	139	27.6	139	9.29	20	0
1908	42.2	52	47.4	44	37.1	59	4.73	101	0
1907	34	137	38.8	137	29.1	136	8.23	46	0
1906	42.9	37	47.4	44	38.5	36	5.72	79	0
1905	40.4	83	45	88	35.9	79	3.66	121	0
1904	42.1	59	46	76	38.2	41	5.22	88	0
1903	42.9	37	47.1	53	38.6	33	5.43	85	0
1902	38.5	110	43.7	108	33.2	115	3.11	134	0
1901	39.5	99	44.7	95	34.3	103	7.80	53	0
1900	44.1	24	49.3	21	38.8	30	4.58	105	0
1899	40.6	80	45	88	36.1	77	6.42	65	0
1898	39	106	42.9	117	35.1	88	3.91	116	0
1897	38.8	108	43.4	114	34.1	105	3.25	132	0
1896	42.4	46	48.7	28	36.6	65	6.52	64	2
1895	37.3	124	42.1	125	32.5	122	8.53	39	0
1894	40.3	85	45	88	35.6	82	9.65	14	2
1893	34.1	135	40.1	133	27.8	138	2.12	144	3
1892	39.5	99	44.8	94	34.6	99	4.79	99	2
1891	43.2	34	48.8	25	37.5	50	3.62	124	0
1890	32.4	140	37.5	140	27	141	11.13	12	2
1889	38.4	114	44.7	95	32.2	124	4.78	100	0
1888	29.2	148	36.5	142	22	149	8.50	42	0
1887	42.3	50	47.7	39	36.8	62	12.31	6	0
1886	38.5	110	45.3	86	31.7	128	9.37	19	0
1885	37.2	126	42.8	118	31.5	129	4.57	106	0
1884	39.8	92	46.3	70	33.3	111	3.70	119	0
1883	38.4	114	44.3	104	32.5	122	13.71	4	0
1882	40.2	87	45.4	85	35.1	88	5.06	91	0
1881	39.5	99	44.4	100	34.6	99	8.57	36	0
1880	41.6	66	45.7	80	37.6	47	12.27	7	0
1879	37.8	121	43.5	112	32.2	124	5.28	86	0
1878	41.3	73	47	55	35.5	83	6.67	62	0
1877	41.9	63	48.1	33	35.8	81	2.75	140	0
1876	39.6	97	46	76	33.2	115	4.80	98	0
1875	30.3	144	35.9	145	24.6	146	4.49	107	0
1874							9.46	18	31
1873							8.49	43	31
1872							6.56	63	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1953	48.5
1934	46.9
2010	46.7
2003	46.7
1961	46.1
1914	45.9
1967	45.7
1958	45.7
2018	45.6
2020	45.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1930	28.1
1888	29.2
1950	29.3
1916	29.7
1937	29.9
1875	30.3
1949	30.7
1979	31.4
1957	32.4
1890	32.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1970	15.22
1953	14.67
1956	14.11
1883	13.71
1964	13.63
1887	12.31
1880	12.27
2006	12.05
1954	11.69
1950	11.68

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1985	0.27
1949	0.90
1977	1.26
1979	1.29
1962	1.58
1981	1.67
2001	1.77
1893	2.12
1940	2.36
1984	2.38

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 55°F; 15 January 2026, 12 January 2026
Coldest night: 28°F; 25 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.71 in; 6 January 2026

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The hottest day of January 2026 in Portland Downtown, OR: 55°F on Thursday 15 January 2026 and Monday 12 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Portland Downtown, OR: a low of 28°F on Sunday 25 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Portland Downtown, OR: 0.71 in on Tuesday 6 January 2026.