New Jersey January Temperature by Year

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

2023 was the warmest January in New Jersey history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 48.9 °F, and the average low was 33.4 °F.

What Was the Coldest January in New Jersey History?

1918 was the coolest January in New Jersey history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 26.9 °F, and the average low was 10.5 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	1	48.9	33.4
2022	81	37.8	19.5
2021	27	41.2	26.2
2020	9	45.9	28.7
2019	40	40.6	22.7
2018	74	38.9	19.5
2017	14	43.3	29.2
2016	45	40.9	22.0
2015	89	36.3	19.5
2014	107	36.0	16.1
2013	25	41.8	26.0
2012	15	44.7	26.4
2011	93	35.5	19.0
2010	46	39.2	23.2
2009	96	35.0	18.8
2008	22	43.1	25.6
2007	12	45.2	28.3
2006	5	48.3	29.1
2005	61	38.1	22.1
2004	116	32.1	17.1
2003	102	33.9	18.9
2002	11	45.7	28.2
2001	65	38.8	20.8
2000	62	39.2	20.9
1999	31	42.9	23.2
1998	4	46.7	30.9
1997	58	38.9	21.8
1996	80	37.8	19.9
1995	15	43.1	28.2
1994	117	32.5	14.9
1993	18	42.9	27.3
1992	32	41.8	23.9
1991	40	40.8	22.4
1990	7	46.5	29.4
1989	22	43.4	25.2
1988	114	35.0	15.1
1987	71	37.0	21.6
1986	53	40.3	21.2
1985	111	33.6	17.3
1984	112	34.1	16.6
1983	44	39.6	23.4
1982	124	31.5	12.8
1981	119	32.3	13.8
1980	54	38.5	22.5
1979	56	38.4	22.5
1978	99	34.7	18.2
1977	128	28.5	10.4
1976	107	34.9	17.1
1975	21	43.2	25.9
1974	29	42.2	24.8
1973	33	41.6	23.5
1972	35	41.4	23.4
1971	112	34.2	16.4
1970	122	31.2	13.6
1969	86	35.8	20.4
1968	114	33.9	16.2
1967	22	42.8	25.8
1966	89	35.7	20.0
1965	102	35.2	17.6
1964	49	40.9	21.2
1963	98	35.6	17.7
1962	71	38.6	20.0
1961	118	32.7	13.8
1960	37	39.2	24.7
1959	76	38.3	19.8
1958	78	36.5	21.2
1957	104	34.9	17.7
1956	69	36.6	22.3
1955	84	36.2	20.4
1954	82	37.9	19.3
1953	19	43.0	26.9
1952	25	42.4	25.5
1951	30	42.4	24.1
1950	3	49.2	30.3
1949	12	45.0	28.5
1948	121	31.3	14.2
1947	15	44.5	26.6
1946	46	40.0	22.5
1945	119	31.8	14.3
1944	46	39.6	22.8
1943	78	36.6	21.2
1942	92	36.9	18.5
1941	88	35.5	20.5
1940	127	29.0	11.9
1939	68	38.2	21.0
1938	65	38.2	21.3
1937	7	46.2	29.8
1936	109	33.8	17.4
1935	95	36.0	18.0
1934	35	41.1	23.8
1933	9	46.3	28.3
1932	2	48.7	33.2
1931	58	39.1	21.5
1930	54	39.0	21.9
1929	69	38.0	20.7
1928	51	40.3	21.4
1927	89	36.1	19.7
1926	75	37.9	20.4
1925	106	34.9	17.3
1924	52	40.8	20.7
1923	76	36.8	21.3
1922	105	34.8	17.5
1921	39	41.0	22.5
1920	122	30.4	14.4
1919	33	41.4	23.7
1918	129	26.9	10.5
1917	63	38.7	21.1
1916	27	42.9	24.4
1915	40	39.8	23.5
1914	58	38.6	22.0
1913	6	47.5	28.8
1912	126	29.6	12.0
1911	38	40.4	23.4
1910	84	36.9	19.7
1909	40	40.2	23.0
1908	65	38.4	21.2
1907	56	39.1	21.6
1906	20	42.8	26.6
1905	110	33.9	17.1
1904	125	30.2	13.0
1903	82	36.9	20.3
1902	96	35.6	18.1
1901	71	37.2	21.5
1900	63	39.4	20.4
1899	86	37.5	18.6
1898	49	38.6	23.2
1897	94	35.6	18.7
1896	99	34.5	18.6
1895	99	34.8	18.1