Syracuse, NY: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 22.5°F in Syracuse, NY, the coldest January since 2022, tied 46th coldest of 124 (with 1999 and 1996).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 22.5°F; Coldest since 2022; 46th coldest of 124
Precipitation: 3.06 in; Wettest since 2024; 41st wettest of 124

A normal January in Syracuse, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 24.1°F, between 18.1°F and 31°F in eight years of ten and 2.54 in of precipitation, between 1.46 in and 3.91 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Syracuse, NY since 1903: 22.5°F in 2026; the lowest is 12.6°F, in 1994.

Normal range, 18.1 to 31°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Syracuse, NY from 1903 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	22.5	77	28.5	93	16.6	61	3.06	41	0
2025	25.1	51	30.6	73	19.6	32	2.36	73	0
2024	29.6	19	34.2	39	24.9	8	4.20	13	0
2023	32.3	9	37.4	19	27.1	3	4.07	16	0
2022	19.5	99	29.6	82	9.5	107	1.90	94	0
2021	27.2	32	32.3	54	22.2	22	2.54	62	0
2020	31	13	38.6	12	23.4	13	2.85	51	0
2019	21.4	84	29.9	79	12.8	89	3.25	33	0
2018	21.5	82	31.2	66	12.1	93	3.13	38	1
2017	29.1	23	35.3	26	23	16	3.03	42	0
2016	25.9	43	33.7	43	18	46	1.71	103	0
2015	17.3	112	27	105	7.5	117	1.60	106	0
2014	19.9	97	29	88	10.8	102	2.20	79	0
2013	27.7	28	36.3	23	19.1	37	1.71	103	0
2012	31.1	11	39.4	10	22.9	18	3.88	18	0
2011	21	90	27.2	104	14.7	78	2.45	67	0
2010	23.2	71	30.3	77	16.2	65	1.21	119	0
2009	18.2	109	25	112	11.5	98	1.86	96	0
2008	29.5	21	36.5	22	22.5	19	1.36	115	0
2007	27.2	32	35.2	27	19.3	34	4.20	13	0
2006	33.4	5	41.5	7	25.4	7	2.96	46	0
2005	21	90	29.8	81	12.1	93	2.96	46	0
2004	14.7	120	21.5	123	7.8	114	1.86	96	0
2003	18.8	103	25.9	110	11.8	96	1.44	114	0
2002	32.9	8	39.9	8	25.9	4	2.13	83	0
2001	25.6	48	31.5	64	19.7	31	1.57	108	0
2000	21.3	86	30.7	72	11.9	95	2.80	52	0
1999	22.5	77	30.4	74	14.6	79	5.33	3	0
1998	29.6	19	36.2	24	23	16	4.76	4	0
1997	23.8	67	32.3	54	15.4	73	1.46	113	0
1996	22.5	77	30.8	71	13.4	87	3.35	32	1
1995	30.5	15	37.5	16	23.5	12	1.80	101	0
1994	12.6	124	22.2	122	3.1	124	3.49	28	0
1993	27.5	29	35.1	30	19.8	29	3.08	40	0
1992	24.7	56	32.7	47	16.7	60	2.62	58	0
1991	24.3	60	32	60	16.6	61	2.44	70	0
1990	33.2	6	41.9	4	24.5	9	2.13	83	0
1989	28.5	24	38.1	14	19	39	1.06	121	0
1988	23.1	72	31.8	63	14.4	82	1.50	110	0
1987	23.8	67	31.2	66	16.4	64	3.03	42	0
1986	23.9	66	32.1	57	15.6	72	2.41	72	0
1985	21.9	81	29.4	83	14.5	80	2.49	64	0
1984	18.6	106	26.5	107	10.8	102	1.30	117	0
1983	23.4	69	31.1	68	15.7	71	1.92	93	0
1982	14.8	119	24.3	115	5.3	122	3.59	26	0
1981	15	118	24.4	114	5.6	120	1.34	116	0
1980	25.5	49	32.4	52	18.7	40	1.47	111	0
1979	22.4	80	29.3	85	15.4	73	4.70	5	0
1978	21.2	87	28	96	14.5	80	5.77	2	0
1977	15.7	115	22.4	120	9	111	1.84	100	0
1976	18.1	110	27.8	98	8.4	113	2.79	53	0
1975	29.3	22	37.4	19	21.3	24	2.54	62	0
1974	26	42	33.3	44	18.6	42	2.08	87	0
1973	28.4	25	36.2	24	20.5	26	1.85	98	0
1972	26.4	39	35.2	27	17.5	51	1.10	120	0
1971	18.5	107	26.9	106	10	105	1.90	94	0
1970	16	114	24.3	115	7.8	114	1.02	122	0
1969	24.3	60	31.1	68	17.5	51	3.37	31	0
1968	18.5	107	27.4	103	9.5	107	2.08	87	0
1967	30.6	14	37.8	15	23.4	13	1.47	111	0
1966	18.9	101	27.8	98	10.1	104	3.98	17	0
1965	20.5	94	29.3	85	11.7	97	2.28	75	0
1964	25.9	43	34.3	38	17.4	55	2.18	81	0
1963	20.8	93	27.5	102	14	84	1.85	98	0
1962	24	64	32.7	47	15.4	73	2.87	50	0
1961	18.7	104	26.4	108	11.1	100	2.30	74	0
1960	24.7	56	31.5	64	17.9	47	3.11	39	0
1959	21	90	29.1	87	12.9	88	4.59	7	0
1958	21.4	84	29	88	13.7	85	4.46	9	0
1957	18.7	104	28.1	94	9.4	109	2.19	80	0
1956	22.6	75	27.7	100	17.5	51	2.28	75	0
1955	21.1	89	28	96	14.3	83	1.61	105	0
1954	20.4	95	29.4	83	11.4	99	2.43	71	0
1953	30.4	16	37.5	16	23.3	15	2.91	49	0
1952	26.7	36	34.9	33	18.6	42	2.45	67	0
1951	26.7	36	35.2	27	18.1	45	2.73	55	0
1950	33.1	7	42.7	3	23.6	11	4.20	13	0
1949	29.8	18	38.2	13	21.3	24	3.25	33	1
1948	17.5	111	26.3	109	8.8	112	1.93	92	0
1947	27.9	27	37.3	21	18.5	44	4.23	12	0
1946	25.4	50	34.7	36	16.1	68	2.58	59	0
1945	14.4	121	23.6	117	5.2	123	4.26	10	0
1944	26.1	41	34.8	34	17.3	56	1.75	102	0
1943	19.1	100	28.7	92	9.6	106	3.17	37	0
1942	24.3	60	32	60	16.5	63	1.59	107	0
1941	22.6	75	30	78	15.2	76	2.25	77	0
1940	15.2	116	23.2	118	7.3	119	1.99	91	0
1939	24.5	58	32.8	45	16.2	65	3.25	33	0
1938	25	53	32.4	52	17.5	51	3.75	21	0
1937	33.8	3	41.7	5	25.8	6	3.63	24	0
1936	23.3	70	29	88	17.6	49	3.18	36	0
1935	21.5	82	30.4	74	12.6	91	3.46	29	0
1934	27.3	30	34.1	40	20.5	26	4.25	11	0
1933	36	2	43.1	2	28.8	2	1.00	124	0
1932	37.1	1	43.6	1	30.6	1	3.67	22	1
1931	25.8	46	32.1	57	19.5	33	2.70	56	0
1930	26.3	40	33.9	42	18.7	40	2.74	54	0
1929	24.9	54	32.6	51	17.2	58	2.96	46	0
1928	28.2	26	34.7	36	21.8	23	1.28	118	0
1927	22.8	73	29.9	79	15.8	70	2.69	57	0
1926	26.5	38	32.7	47	20.4	28	3.02	44	0
1925	19.7	98	28.1	94	11.1	100	5.87	1	1
1924	25.9	43	34.1	40	17.6	49	2.49	64	0
1923	21.2	87	28.8	91	13.7	85	3.78	20	0
1922	20.3	96	27.7	100	12.8	89	3.54	27	0
1921	27.3	30	34.8	34	19.8	29	1.02	122	0
1920	13.9	123	22.4	120	5.4	121	3.66	23	0
1919	29.9	17	37.5	16	22.3	21	2.09	86	0
1918	14.3	122	21	124	7.5	117	3.60	25	0
1917	24	64	32	60	16	69	2.45	67	0
1916	31.1	11	39.7	9	22.5	19	2.00	90	0
1915	25.7	47	32.1	57	19.3	34	4.69	6	0
1914	24.5	58	32.8	45	16.2	65	2.55	61	0
1913	33.8	3	41.7	5	25.9	4	3.80	19	0
1912	15.1	117	22.5	119	7.7	116	1.53	109	0
1911	27.1	34	35	31	19.2	36	2.11	85	0
1910	25.1	51	32.3	54	17.9	47	2.47	66	0
1909	27	35	35	31	19.1	37	3.00	45	0
1908	24.8	55	32.7	47	16.9	59	2.22	78	0
1907	22.7	74	30.4	74	15.1	77	2.58	59	0
1906	31.5	10	39	11	24.1	10	2.16	82	0
1905	18.9	101	25.3	111	12.4	92	2.07	89	0
1904	16.9	113	24.5	113	9.3	110	4.50	8	0
1903	24.1	63	30.9	70	17.3	56	3.41	30	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	37.1
1933	36
1937	33.8
1913	33.8
2006	33.4
1990	33.2
1950	33.1
2002	32.9
2023	32.3
1906	31.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1994	12.6
1920	13.9
1918	14.3
1945	14.4
2004	14.7
1982	14.8
1981	15
1912	15.1
1940	15.2
1977	15.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1925	5.87
1978	5.77
1999	5.33
1998	4.76
1979	4.70
1915	4.69
1959	4.59
1904	4.50
1958	4.46
1945	4.26

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1933	1.00
1970	1.02
1921	1.02
1989	1.06
1972	1.10
2010	1.21
1928	1.28
1984	1.30
1981	1.34
2008	1.36

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 53°F; 9 January 2026
Coldest night: -9°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.65 in; 25 January 2026

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Every answer in words

January 2026 brought 3.06 in of precipitation in Syracuse, NY, the wettest January since 2024, 41st wettest of 124.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Syracuse, NY: 53°F on Friday 9 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Syracuse, NY: a low of -9°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Syracuse, NY: 0.65 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.