Average January Temperature in New York City by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in New York City for the month of January each year between 1869 and 2024. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest January Ever in New York City?

2023 was the warmest January in the history of New York City. The average daily high temperature was 48.7 °F, and the average low was 38.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest January Ever in New York City?

1918 was the coolest January in the history of New York City. The average daily high temperature was 27.7 °F, and the average low was 15.7 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2024	26	41.9	32.0
2023	1	48.7	38.2
2022	102	37.1	23.5
2021	45	39.7	29.8
2020	12	45.2	33.1
2019	73	39.0	26.0
2018	86	38.6	24.7
2017	15	42.7	33.3
2016	51	40.8	28.1
2015	107	36.1	23.6
2014	120	35.4	21.8
2013	41	40.8	29.3
2012	23	44.2	30.4
2011	109	34.7	24.6
2010	72	38.1	27.0
2009	128	33.4	22.4
2008	27	42.4	30.6
2007	20	43.6	31.4
2006	5	47.5	34.2
2005	90	37.4	25.2
2004	146	31.0	18.4
2003	131	32.9	22.0
2002	10	45.4	34.5
2001	62	38.8	28.5
2000	91	37.9	24.7
1999	57	40.8	27.0
1998	9	45.8	34.2
1997	78	39.2	25.1
1996	99	37.0	24.0
1995	19	43.1	31.9
1994	140	33.2	17.9
1993	29	42.6	30.1
1992	35	42.5	28.9
1991	43	41.2	28.5
1990	4	47.5	35.2
1989	21	44.0	30.7
1988	112	35.8	23.2
1987	74	37.5	27.1
1986	54	40.8	27.4
1985	119	34.6	23.0
1984	108	35.1	24.6
1983	49	39.6	29.4
1982	138	32.5	19.6
1981	137	32.3	20.1
1980	61	39.4	28.0
1979	63	40.2	26.9
1978	127	33.9	22.0
1977	155	27.7	16.4
1976	133	34.2	20.5
1975	24	43.3	31.3
1974	40	41.3	29.1
1973	38	42.1	28.8
1972	42	42.1	28.0
1971	134	33.1	20.8
1970	144	31.5	18.7
1969	84	37.3	26.3
1968	135	33.3	20.1
1967	22	43.2	31.5
1966	76	38.7	25.7
1965	110	35.6	23.7
1964	36	41.8	29.5
1963	103	36.2	24.0
1962	71	39.6	25.6
1961	129	33.5	21.9
1960	59	38.9	28.8
1959	92	38.1	24.3
1958	83	37.5	26.3
1957	121	34.8	22.2
1956	80	37.3	26.7
1955	93	36.7	25.2
1954	96	38.1	23.5
1953	16	43.4	31.8
1952	32	43.4	28.9
1951	28	43.4	29.4
1950	3	48.8	34.0
1949	13	44.6	32.6
1948	141	31.2	19.6
1947	25	44.1	30.2
1946	53	41.2	27.0
1945	143	32.5	17.9
1944	58	40.0	27.8
1943	97	37.2	24.3
1942	98	37.5	23.9
1941	113	35.6	23.2
1940	145	31.0	18.9
1939	77	37.8	26.5
1938	79	38.3	25.9
1937	8	46.7	33.7
1936	115	35.3	23.3
1935	118	36.1	21.6
1934	46	40.8	28.5
1933	7	46.7	33.9
1932	2	48.6	37.7
1931	68	39.2	26.3
1930	65	39.6	27.0
1929	82	38.8	25.0
1928	56	41.0	26.9
1927	94	37.8	24.0
1926	81	38.2	25.7
1925	122	34.8	22.0
1924	69	40.4	24.9
1923	106	36.2	23.6
1922	126	34.4	21.9
1921	64	40.8	26.0
1920	153	30.8	16.1
1919	37	41.8	29.4
1918	156	27.7	15.7
1917	67	39.6	26.1
1916	33	43.6	28.3
1915	50	40.2	28.7
1914	88	38.2	24.8
1913	6	48.1	33.5
1912	152	30.5	16.9
1911	31	42.0	30.6
1910	87	37.4	25.7
1909	48	40.9	28.1
1908	66	39.6	26.4
1907	44	41.8	27.9
1906	14	43.5	33.3
1905	114	35.0	23.6
1904	142	31.1	19.5
1903	100	36.7	24.3
1902	101	36.4	24.5
1901	70	38.2	26.9
1900	75	38.9	25.5
1899	89	37.7	25.0
1898	39	41.3	29.5
1897	95	36.8	24.8
1896	104	36.0	24.0
1895	111	35.8	23.5
1894	60	39.3	28.2
1893	151	29.9	17.6
1892	85	38.4	24.9
1891	55	39.6	28.5
1890	17	44.8	30.4
1889	34	41.2	30.3
1888	154	30.2	16.3
1887	123	36.0	20.6
1886	139	31.7	20.2
1885	117	35.9	22.3
1884	148	30.8	18.1
1883	149	30.0	18.8
1882	124	34.2	22.3
1881	147	31.1	18.2
1880	11	45.7	32.8
1879	136	33.7	18.9
1878	105	36.6	23.3
1877	130	33.3	22.1
1876	30	43.0	29.5
1875	150	30.4	17.1
1874	52	41.7	27.2
1873	132	35.5	19.2
1872	116	35.5	22.7
1871	125	35.2	21.1
1870	18	43.9	31.3
1869	47	39.5	29.7

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1869–2024	Central Park	location