Massachusetts January Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of January in Massachusetts for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.
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What Was the Hottest January in Massachusetts History?
2023 was the warmest January in Massachusetts history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 42.1 °F, and the average low was 28.4 °F.
What Was the Coldest January in Massachusetts History?
1918 was the coolest January in Massachusetts history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 23.8 °F, and the average low was 5.7 °F.
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Year Rank High (°F) Low (°F)
2023 1 42.1 28.4
2022 80 33.5 13.6
2021 21 35.9 21.7
2020 10 40.4 23.7
2019 47 34.8 17.1
2018 64 33.6 15.4
2017 12 39.0 23.9
2016 23 36.9 20.2
2015 97 31.3 12.3
2014 86 32.3 13.8
2013 31 36.3 18.7
2012 15 39.1 21.8
2011 92 31.7 13.1
2010 47 34.0 17.8
2009 108 29.3 10.3
2008 25 37.5 18.9
2007 17 38.0 21.7
2006 4 41.7 24.0
2005 86 31.9 14.1
2004 120 25.1 9.4
2003 113 27.8 10.2
2002 6 40.6 24.1
2001 62 34.4 14.8
2000 80 33.5 13.6
1999 43 36.3 15.8
1998 13 38.4 23.8
1997 56 34.0 16.8
1996 62 33.9 15.3
1995 11 38.8 24.3
1994 121 27.7 6.5
1993 27 35.8 19.6
1992 37 35.6 17.2
1991 60 34.5 15.3
1990 5 40.8 24.4
1989 20 38.5 19.5
1988 98 32.2 11.2
1987 77 33.4 14.0
1986 37 36.3 16.6
1985 108 28.6 11.0
1984 99 31.2 12.0
1983 41 34.7 17.6
1982 122 26.7 6.3
1981 125 26.5 5.6
1980 41 34.6 17.7
1979 43 33.8 18.2
1978 89 31.4 14.1
1977 123 26.3 6.3
1976 110 29.8 9.4
1975 23 37.2 19.8
1974 35 35.9 17.6
1973 32 36.8 17.8
1972 37 36.4 16.4
1971 115 28.9 7.6
1970 126 26.0 5.9
1969 75 32.2 15.5
1968 111 29.5 9.6
1967 19 38.1 20.8
1966 71 32.4 15.4
1965 100 30.7 12.0
1964 43 35.8 16.1
1963 86 32.2 13.9
1962 69 33.7 14.3
1961 117 28.8 7.5
1960 58 33.9 16.5
1959 77 33.3 13.9
1958 47 33.8 18.0
1957 115 28.9 7.6
1956 40 32.9 19.7
1955 71 32.0 15.8
1954 96 31.4 12.7
1953 16 38.5 21.5
1952 25 36.9 19.4
1951 22 37.8 19.5
1950 9 41.2 23.0
1949 14 39.1 22.8
1948 118 27.5 8.4
1947 27 37.2 18.1
1946 66 33.2 15.0
1945 114 28.9 8.7
1944 52 34.5 17.1
1943 101 29.4 13.0
1942 82 32.8 13.4
1941 101 29.6 12.7
1940 119 26.3 8.8
1939 71 32.7 15.1
1938 91 32.5 12.5
1937 8 41.0 23.4
1936 90 31.1 14.3
1935 111 29.6 9.4
1934 56 34.3 16.5
1933 6 41.6 23.2
1932 2 41.7 25.9
1931 75 33.5 14.0
1930 52 34.4 17.1
1929 82 32.2 14.1
1928 33 35.6 18.6
1927 69 33.0 15.0
1926 59 33.8 16.2
1925 103 30.8 10.7
1924 47 36.2 15.7
1923 106 29.7 10.7
1922 104 30.5 10.8
1921 43 35.9 16.0
1920 124 26.1 6.0
1919 29 36.0 19.2
1918 129 23.8 5.7
1917 66 33.1 15.1
1916 29 37.2 18.0
1915 34 35.2 18.6
1914 82 32.0 14.1
1913 3 42.9 24.2
1912 128 24.8 6.4
1911 35 35.5 18.0
1910 52 34.7 17.0
1909 55 34.6 16.8
1908 47 35.6 16.2
1907 92 31.3 13.5
1906 17 38.7 21.1
1905 107 28.9 11.4
1904 127 25.4 6.0
1903 66 32.7 15.5
1902 95 31.7 12.8
1901 82 31.7 14.5
1900 60 35.3 14.6
1899 71 34.0 13.8
1898 77 32.6 14.5
1897 65 33.8 14.9
1896 105 28.8 12.2
1895 92 31.7 13.0