Washington January Temperature by Year

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

1953 was the warmest January in Washington history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 42.6 °F, and the average low was 31.9 °F.

What Was the Coldest January in Washington History?

1950 was the coolest January in Washington history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 20.6 °F, and the average low was 4.9 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	23	38.8	27.9
2022	42	37.0	25.6
2021	12	40.0	29.1
2020	16	39.5	29.0
2019	16	40.0	28.4
2018	9	40.2	30.5
2017	111	30.9	18.7
2016	26	37.9	28.1
2015	10	40.6	29.6
2014	18	39.9	28.3
2013	72	34.6	23.6
2012	54	37.5	23.9
2011	33	37.9	26.4
2010	3	41.1	31.5
2009	64	36.2	24.0
2008	92	33.7	21.0
2007	83	35.2	22.0
2006	6	40.8	31.1
2005	40	37.2	25.8
2004	66	34.5	25.1
2003	5	41.1	31.1
2002	28	38.1	27.6
2001	39	37.1	26.4
2000	58	35.9	25.0
1999	15	39.5	29.0
1998	36	37.4	26.6
1997	58	36.2	24.6
1996	76	34.4	23.6
1995	30	38.2	27.0
1994	2	42.2	31.2
1993	113	30.4	18.4
1992	12	39.7	29.5
1991	85	34.8	22.2
1990	14	39.7	29.3
1989	37	38.0	25.9
1988	72	35.1	23.2
1987	66	35.3	24.2
1986	24	39.0	27.5
1985	102	31.6	20.9
1984	37	38.0	25.9
1983	7	41.2	30.1
1982	86	34.3	22.4
1981	4	41.2	31.2
1980	116	30.5	17.0
1979	123	26.0	11.6
1978	40	36.4	26.6
1977	105	32.1	20.0
1976	32	38.2	26.2
1975	76	35.1	23.0
1974	95	33.7	20.5
1973	88	34.6	21.6
1972	99	33.2	20.0
1971	46	37.1	25.0
1970	72	34.4	23.8
1969	121	25.5	13.9
1968	52	36.9	24.7
1967	11	40.4	29.5
1966	60	35.8	24.8
1965	56	35.6	25.7
1964	33	37.7	26.5
1963	111	31.8	17.7
1962	91	34.6	20.5
1961	29	38.8	26.7
1960	110	31.2	19.1
1959	61	35.9	24.6
1958	20	39.2	28.7
1957	124	25.3	11.4
1956	76	34.5	23.5
1955	70	34.4	24.3
1954	96	32.9	20.9
1953	1	42.6	31.9
1952	113	30.4	18.4
1951	83	34.6	22.7
1950	129	20.6	4.9
1949	127	24.0	5.7
1948	81	35.5	22.2
1947	108	33.0	18.6
1946	49	37.4	24.4
1945	31	37.8	27.0
1944	76	36.0	21.9
1943	117	29.0	15.3
1942	109	32.0	19.3
1941	33	37.4	26.8
1940	54	36.3	25.1
1939	22	38.6	28.1
1938	45	36.4	25.8
1937	128	22.1	6.3
1936	42	36.9	25.7
1935	71	35.4	23.1
1934	7	41.6	29.6
1933	69	35.8	23.5
1932	102	32.3	20.3
1931	24	38.3	28.1
1930	126	23.2	6.8
1929	120	26.3	13.4
1928	76	33.9	24.0
1927	94	32.5	21.8
1926	49	35.4	26.5
1925	46	37.1	25.0
1924	107	32.6	19.2
1923	42	36.8	25.8
1922	118	28.3	14.4
1921	65	35.9	24.1
1920	87	33.9	22.6
1919	57	37.4	23.6
1918	26	38.3	27.7
1917	106	32.9	19.1
1916	125	23.4	9.3
1915	97	33.2	20.4
1914	21	39.0	28.4
1913	113	30.7	18.0
1912	93	33.2	21.4
1911	98	32.6	20.8
1910	100	32.4	20.5
1909	119	26.5	14.0
1908	61	36.1	24.2
1907	122	25.6	12.9
1906	52	35.9	25.7
1905	66	34.6	25.0
1904	46	36.6	25.4
1903	49	35.6	26.2
1902	89	33.9	22.1
1901	82	34.4	23.0
1900	19	40.2	27.8
1899	72	34.9	23.2
1898	100	32.3	20.6
1897	89	33.7	22.3
1896	61	36.4	24.1
1895	104	32.6	19.9