Michigan January Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of January in Michigan 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 Michigan History?

2006 was the warmest January in Michigan history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 35.9 °F, and the average low was 23.9 °F.

What Was the Coldest January in Michigan History?

1912 was the coolest January in Michigan history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 12.0 °F, and the average low was -4.0 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	3	32.9	23.5
2022	96	24.1	6.8
2021	13	30.9	19.0
2020	6	32.6	21.3
2019	84	24.6	9.1
2018	51	27.9	12.1
2017	11	31.4	19.2
2016	32	28.8	15.8
2015	87	24.7	8.5
2014	119	20.3	4.2
2013	22	30.7	15.3
2012	12	32.8	17.4
2011	83	24.3	9.6
2010	44	27.5	15.1
2009	118	21.6	3.5
2008	27	30.0	15.7
2007	15	31.0	17.2
2006	1	35.9	23.9
2005	70	25.9	10.0
2004	107	22.0	6.7
2003	85	24.0	9.5
2002	5	34.4	20.6
2001	21	30.4	16.4
2000	59	28.0	10.6
1999	74	25.6	9.7
1998	14	31.0	18.7
1997	76	25.4	9.6
1996	85	26.2	7.2
1995	24	29.1	16.6
1994	125	18.6	0.4
1993	40	29.0	13.8
1992	24	29.2	16.5
1991	77	25.4	9.5
1990	4	35.4	19.9
1989	10	33.7	17.3
1988	75	26.3	8.9
1987	30	29.7	15.4
1986	60	27.7	10.7
1985	92	23.5	8.5
1984	111	22.1	4.8
1983	30	29.3	15.8
1982	122	20.7	1.8
1981	93	25.0	6.6
1980	56	27.3	11.9
1979	119	19.4	5.2
1978	99	22.9	7.4
1977	127	16.7	0.6
1976	101	23.2	6.7
1975	33	29.8	14.6
1974	54	27.4	12.3
1973	24	30.9	15.0
1972	88	25.7	7.2
1971	104	22.4	6.6
1970	114	21.6	4.7
1969	63	25.8	12.2
1968	81	25.0	9.0
1967	33	29.9	14.4
1966	104	23.3	5.8
1965	79	25.5	8.9
1964	20	31.5	15.5
1963	124	17.3	2.5
1962	102	22.4	7.1
1961	93	24.2	7.5
1960	40	27.8	15.0
1959	115	21.5	4.8
1958	48	27.8	13.0
1957	109	21.9	5.7
1956	54	27.5	12.1
1955	62	26.1	12.1
1954	73	26.0	9.6
1953	22	29.9	16.0
1952	40	29.2	13.7
1951	66	26.4	11.2
1950	35	31.7	12.4
1949	18	31.0	16.1
1948	116	22.2	3.6
1947	36	29.8	13.6
1946	45	28.4	13.3
1945	116	20.6	5.2
1944	8	33.2	18.3
1943	100	23.0	6.9
1942	57	26.8	12.3
1941	51	26.7	13.2
1940	107	21.3	7.3
1939	39	29.3	13.6
1938	81	24.7	9.2
1937	49	29.6	11.0
1936	96	22.2	8.5
1935	77	24.9	9.9
1934	16	31.1	16.6
1933	7	35.0	18.1
1932	2	34.3	23.0
1931	28	30.1	15.3
1930	104	22.4	6.7
1929	121	20.8	3.2
1928	51	27.4	12.6
1927	91	24.4	8.0
1926	64	26.7	11.1
1925	98	24.4	6.2
1924	112	22.0	4.6
1923	66	26.4	11.1
1922	88	25.7	7.1
1921	18	30.8	16.5
1920	126	18.0	0.6
1919	17	30.8	16.8
1918	128	14.2	-1.8
1917	103	23.0	6.1
1916	36	30.2	13.2
1915	88	24.3	8.4
1914	28	29.9	15.4
1913	40	29.5	13.2
1912	129	12.0	-4.0
1911	60	27.6	10.8
1910	68	26.0	10.5
1909	45	28.9	12.6
1908	50	28.5	11.9
1907	79	25.1	9.3
1906	9	33.2	18.1
1905	110	21.3	5.7
1904	123	18.9	1.8
1903	70	25.9	10.2
1902	64	27.0	10.7
1901	69	26.2	10.1
1900	36	29.0	14.3
1899	95	24.0	7.1
1898	45	28.3	13.2
1897	72	25.8	10.1
1896	58	26.6	12.2
1895	112	22.4	4.2