Average Temperatures for Large US Cities in January

Average temperatures for the month of January in the largest US cities are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

The weather for January in America's major cities ranges from pleasantly warm to below freezing. Cities in Florida, Hawaii, southern California and Arizona are the warmest in the country during this winter month. Los Angeles, Riverside, Phoenix and Tucson enjoy a balmy climate with highs averaging at least in the upper 60s degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) and nights generally in the mid-40s (7 °C).

Southern Florida is even warmer. Daily temperatures there top 70 °F (21 °C).

Near the Great Lakes meanwhile, cities are in the midst of winter weather. Buffalo, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee and Minneapolis often have days when the thermometer doesn't rise above freezing. Their nighttime temperatures drop into the teens Fahrenheit (-10 °C) or below. The average daily high in January for Minneapolis is colder than Miami's by 52 degrees F (30 °C).

Average January temperatures for US cities.
High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
54	36	Atlanta, Georgia	12	2
63	42	Austin, Texas	17	5
43	25	Baltimore, Maryland	6	-4
55	35	Birmingham, Alabama	13	2
37	23	Boston, Massachusetts	3	-5
32	19	Buffalo, New York	0	-7
52	32	Charlotte, North Carolina	11	0
33	20	Chicago, Illinois	0	-7
40	23	Cincinnati, Ohio	4	-5
36	22	Cleveland, Ohio	2	-5
37	22	Columbus, Ohio	3	-6
58	38	Dallas, Texas	14	3
47	18	Denver, Colorado	8	-8
32	19	Detroit, Michigan	0	-7
55	41	Fresno, California	13	5
31	19	Grand Rapids, Michigan	-1	-7
35	19	Hartford, Connecticut	2	-7
81	67	Honolulu, Hawaii	27	19
64	46	Houston, Texas	18	8

High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
36	21	Indianapolis, Indiana	2	-6
66	47	Jacksonville, Florida	19	8
38	20	Kansas City, Missouri	4	-7
59	41	Las Vegas, Nevada	15	5
68	49	Los Angeles, California	20	9
44	28	Louisville, Kentucky	6	-2
51	33	Memphis, Tennessee	11	1
76	61	Miami, Florida	25	16
31	17	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	-1	-8
24	9	Minneapolis, Minnesota	-5	-13
49	30	Nashville, Tennessee	10	-1
63	46	New Orleans, Louisiana	17	8
40	28	New York, New York	4	-2
49	27	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	10	-3
71	52	Orlando, Florida	22	11
41	26	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	5	-3
68	46	Phoenix, Arizona	20	8
36	21	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	2	-6

High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
46	37	Portland, Oregon	8	3
38	22	Providence, Rhode Island	4	-6
52	32	Raleigh, North Carolina	11	0
48	29	Richmond, Virginia	9	-2
68	44	Riverside, California	20	6
33	19	Rochester, New York	1	-7
57	41	Sacramento, California	14	5
39	24	Salt Lake City, Utah	4	-4
63	41	San Antonio, Texas	17	5
66	50	San Diego, California	19	10
58	47	San Francisco, California	14	8
60	42	San Jose, California	15	5
48	38	Seattle, Washington	9	3
40	24	St. Louis, Missouri	5	-5
71	53	Tampa, Florida	22	12
67	41	Tucson, Arizona	19	5
49	28	Tulsa, Oklahoma	9	-2
51	34	Virginia Beach, Virginia	10	1
45	30	Washington, DC	7	-1

Average Temperatures for Large US Cities in January

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