Rochester, NY: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 23°F in Rochester, NY, the coldest January since 2022, tied 55th coldest of 155 (with 1956, 1895 and 1872).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 23°F; Coldest since 2022; 55th coldest of 155
Precipitation: 3.28 in; Wettest since 2024; 36th wettest of 156

A normal January in Rochester, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 25.1°F, between 19°F and 31.6°F in eight years of ten and 2.44 in of precipitation, between 1.52 in and 3.40 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Rochester, NY since 1872: 23°F in 2026; the lowest is 14.7°F, in 1918.

Normal range, 19 to 31.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Rochester, NY from 1871 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	23	98	28.8	112	17.2	90	3.28	36	0
2025	24.3	82	30	98	18.6	65	1.22	144	0
2024	30.1	27	35	41	25.2	14	4.18	13	0
2023	32.8	10	36.7	28	28.8	3	3.54	26	0
2022	19.5	131	28.4	116	10.5	143	2.50	72	0
2021	27.9	39	32.7	62	23.2	28	1.97	104	0
2020	31.1	18	37.8	19	24.3	18	2.81	59	0
2019	23.9	89	31.5	81	16.3	99	2.56	69	0
2018	25	71	33.1	56	16.9	94	3.11	44	0
2017	31.4	17	37.3	23	25.5	12	2.75	62	0
2016	27.4	45	35.1	39	19.6	55	1.52	127	0
2015	19.5	131	29.2	110	9.9	147	1.74	118	0
2014	20.6	121	28.7	113	12.5	129	1.23	143	0
2013	30.1	27	38	17	22.3	32	1.47	131	0
2012	30.2	26	37.6	21	22.7	29	3.32	35	0
2011	21.9	113	28.2	119	15.5	107	1.64	121	0
2010	24.2	85	30.3	92	18	74	2.24	91	0
2009	19.1	137	26.7	132	11.5	136	2.17	92	0
2008	30.4	23	37.1	24	23.8	23	1.60	125	0
2007	30	29	36.5	30	23.5	26	4.25	12	0
2006	35.4	4	42.9	3	28	5	2.42	81	0
2005	21.6	116	29.4	106	13.9	118	3.34	32	0
2004	17.2	146	23.7	146	10.7	142	2.81	59	0
2003	18.1	141	24.8	143	11.5	136	2.05	98	0
2002	32.6	12	38.7	13	26.5	8	2.97	49	0
2001	26.6	53	32.4	65	20.8	45	1.95	105	0
2000	23.2	95	32.5	63	13.8	119	2.98	48	0
1999	22.9	102	30.1	95	15.7	104	3.92	18	0
1998	31.6	16	37.8	19	25.3	13	5.63	3	0
1997	24.3	82	32.8	61	15.9	102	2.03	100	0
1996	23.7	91	31.8	74	15.6	105	3.18	41	0
1995	32	15	38.1	16	26	10	2.46	79	0
1994	14.9	154	23.3	149	6.5	155	2.68	65	0
1993	27.4	45	34	48	20.9	44	2.32	88	0
1992	26.2	57	33	58	19.4	59	1.46	132	0
1991	25.1	69	31.6	78	18.6	65	1.69	120	0
1990	33.5	6	40.9	6	26.2	9	1.61	124	0
1989	30.3	24	38.3	14	22.3	32	1.18	146	0
1988	25	71	33.2	54	16.8	96	0.72	155	0
1987	25.3	67	31.8	74	18.8	64	1.89	110	0
1986	24.9	75	32.1	70	17.8	79	1.63	122	0
1985	21.9	113	28	122	15.8	103	2.49	75	0
1984	20.4	124	27.3	128	13.5	122	1.62	123	0
1983	27.4	45	33.3	52	21.4	40	1.43	133	0
1982	16.1	149	23.7	146	8.5	151	4.16	15	0
1981	15.7	151	24	145	7.4	153	1.24	141	0
1980	24	87	30	98	18	74	1.11	148	0
1979	21.5	118	28.2	119	14.7	112	4.18	13	0
1978	22.9	102	28.6	114	17.2	90	5.79	2	0
1977	15.5	152	21.3	154	9.7	148	1.49	130	0
1976	19.8	128	28.2	119	11.4	139	2.33	87	0
1975	29.4	30	36.2	31	22.7	29	1.83	113	0
1974	27.1	50	35.2	38	19	60	1.75	117	0
1973	28.7	35	36.8	26	20.5	49	1.28	138	0
1972	26	61	35.3	37	16.7	97	1.50	128	0
1971	19.5	131	26.7	132	12.2	131	2.66	66	0
1970	18	142	26.3	137	9.7	148	1.80	114	0
1969	25.1	69	32	72	18.3	69	2.46	79	0
1968	19.7	130	27.5	126	12	133	1.91	109	0
1967	31	19	37.9	18	24.2	19	0.94	152	0
1966	22.5	109	29.5	104	15.6	105	4.10	16	0
1965	21.6	116	30.1	95	13.1	126	3.05	45	0
1964	28.3	38	36	32	20.5	49	1.99	102	0
1963	19.3	136	26.4	136	12.2	131	1.24	141	0
1962	22.9	102	31	86	14.8	111	1.84	112	0
1961	19.4	134	26.5	134	12.3	130	1.10	149	0
1960	24.6	79	30.6	90	18.6	65	2.82	57	0
1959	21.9	113	29.6	101	14.1	116	3.87	19	0
1958	23.8	90	30.3	92	17.4	85	2.92	51	0
1957	19.4	134	26.9	131	11.8	134	2.62	67	0
1956	23	98	28.4	116	17.7	80	2.09	95	0
1955	23.5	92	29.4	106	17.5	83	1.03	150	0
1954	22.5	109	30.6	90	14.5	114	1.53	126	0
1953	30.6	22	37.5	22	23.7	24	2.47	76	0
1952	27.7	41	35.4	35	20	52	2.47	76	0
1951	27.4	45	34.7	43	20.1	51	2.89	55	0
1950	33.3	7	42.1	5	24.5	17	3.71	23	0
1949	30.3	24	37	25	23.5	26	2.36	85	0
1948	18.5	139	25.7	139	11.2	140	2.37	84	0
1947	29.2	32	36.7	28	21.7	38	4.06	17	0
1946	26.3	56	34.4	45	18.1	71	0.81	154	0
1945	15.2	153	23.1	150	7.3	154	2.50	72	0
1944	28.7	35	35.5	34	21.8	35	1.18	146	0
1943	20.5	122	28.3	118	12.6	127	2.06	97	0
1942	24.4	81	31.5	81	17.3	89	1.28	138	0
1941	22.8	105	29.6	101	16	101	1.95	105	0
1940	18.5	139	22.7	152	14.2	115	1.26	140	0
1939	26.1	59	33.2	54	18.9	62	3.39	28	0
1938	24.8	76	31.6	78	17.9	76	1.37	135	0
1937	33.2	8	40.5	9	25.8	11	3.13	42	0
1936	23.3	94	28	122	18.6	65	2.88	56	0
1935	23.2	95	30.2	94	16.2	100	2.91	53	0
1934	27.6	44	33.9	50	21.4	40	1.94	107	0
1933	35.5	3	42.5	4	28.6	4	1.38	134	0
1932	37.5	1	43.2	2	31.7	1	3.75	21	0
1931	26.2	57	31.7	76	20.6	46	2.91	53	0
1930	26.1	59	33.3	52	19	60	2.92	51	0
1929	25	71	31.4	84	18.1	71	3.22	39	1
1928	27.7	41	34	48	21.3	42	2.03	100	0
1927	24.3	82	30.8	88	17.9	76	1.78	115	0
1926	26.5	54	32.5	63	20.6	46	1.99	102	0
1925	22.6	108	30.1	95	15.1	109	3.37	31	0
1924	25.2	68	33.1	56	17.4	85	1.77	116	0
1923	24	87	30.9	87	17.1	92	3.55	25	0
1922	22.5	109	29.6	101	15.5	107	2.41	82	0
1921	29.2	32	36	32	22.4	31	0.52	156	0
1920	16.1	149	23.6	148	8.6	150	3.24	38	0
1919	31	19	38.3	14	23.7	24	0.95	151	0
1918	14.7	155	21.2	155	8.3	152	2.25	90	0
1917	24.5	80	31.4	84	17.7	80	3.04	46	0
1916	32.4	13	40.6	8	24.2	19	2.13	93	0
1915	25.6	63	31.6	78	19.6	55	3.57	24	0
1914	27	52	34.3	46	19.8	53	2.97	49	0
1913	33.6	5	40.2	10	26.9	6	4.86	7	0
1912	16.5	148	23	151	10	145	2.35	86	0
1911	27.8	40	34.5	44	21.1	43	1.72	119	0
1910	25.8	62	32.1	70	19.6	55	3.01	47	0
1909	28.8	34	35.4	35	22.2	34	2.82	57	0
1908	25.6	63	32.3	68	18.9	62	2.27	89	0
1907	24.8	76	31.5	81	18.1	71	2.74	63	0
1906	33.2	8	39.7	12	26.6	7	1.34	136	0
1905	20.4	124	26.1	138	14.6	113	2.80	61	0
1904	18.7	138	25.6	141	11.7	135	3.39	28	0
1903	25.6	63	31.7	76	19.5	58	2.54	70	0
1902	23.5	92	30	98	17	93	2.50	72	0
1901	24.8	76	32.2	69	17.4	85	3.83	20	0
1900	27.4	45	34.2	47	20.6	46	4.31	10	0
1899	25.4	66	33	58	17.9	76	2.54	70	0
1898	27.7	41	33.7	51	21.6	39	5.24	5	0
1897	24.1	86	30.8	88	17.4	85	2.47	76	0
1896	22.8	105	27.5	126	18.2	70	3.38	30	0
1895	23	98	29.4	106	16.5	98	3.12	43	0
1894	30.8	21	36.8	26	24.7	16	3.27	37	0
1893	17	147	22.6	153	11.5	136	1.50	128	0
1892	23.2	95	29.5	104	16.9	94	2.73	64	0
1891	27.1	50	32.4	65	21.8	35	3.75	21	0
1890	32.7	11	40.2	10	25.2	14	4.83	8	0
1889	29.4	30	34.8	42	24.1	21	3.33	33	0
1888	17.9	143	25.7	139	10	145	1.87	111	0
1887	22.7	107	31.9	73	13.5	122	1.34	136	0
1886	22	112	28.9	111	15.1	109	2.58	68	0
1885	21.5	118	29.4	106	13.6	121	2.12	94	0
1884	17.8	145	25.1	142	10.5	143	5.13	6	0
1883	20.5	122	27.6	125	13.5	122	0.94	152	0
1882	25	71	32.4	65	17.6	82	2.04	99	0
1881	20.2	127	26.5	134	13.8	119	4.68	9	0
1880	36.5	2	44.1	1	28.9	2	2.07	96	0
1879	21	120	27.9	124	14.1	116	3.53	27	0
1878	26.4	55	32.9	60	19.8	53	8.05	1	0
1877	20.3	126	27	130	13.5	122	3.20	40	0
1876	32.4	13	40.9	6	24	22	4.27	11	0
1875	17.9	143	24.7	144	11	141	1.19	145	0
1874	28.4	37	35.1	39	21.8	35	5.47	4	0
1873	19.8	128	27.1	129	12.6	127	3.33	33	0
1872	23	98	28.5	115	17.5	83	2.40	83	0
1871							1.93	108	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	37.5
1880	36.5
1933	35.5
2006	35.4
1913	33.6
1990	33.5
1950	33.3
1937	33.2
1906	33.2
2023	32.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	14.7
1994	14.9
1945	15.2
1977	15.5
1981	15.7
1982	16.1
1920	16.1
1912	16.5
1893	17
2004	17.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1878	8.05
1978	5.79
1998	5.63
1874	5.47
1898	5.24
1884	5.13
1913	4.86
1890	4.83
1881	4.68
1900	4.31

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1921	0.52
1988	0.72
1946	0.81
1967	0.94
1883	0.94
1919	0.95
1955	1.03
1961	1.10
1980	1.11
1989	1.18
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 58°F; 9 January 2026
Coldest night: -6°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.72 in; 25 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 3.28 in of precipitation in Rochester, NY, the wettest January since 2024, 36th wettest of 156.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Rochester, NY: 58°F on Friday 9 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Rochester, NY: a low of -6°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Rochester, NY: 0.72 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.