Aberdeen weather in January

In January, Aberdeen sees average daytime highs of 47°F and overnight lows near 39°F, with 9.8 in of precipitation across 18.7 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 47°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Aberdeen's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aberdeen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
47°
11th warmest
Overnight low
39°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
9.8 in
18.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:03 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
7 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Aberdeen is city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States.

Density
508/km²
people per km²
Founded
1884

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 47°F through the month.

A typical January day in Aberdeen reaches about 47°F in the afternoon and slips back to 39°F overnight — a 8°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°F and 53°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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Aberdeen weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 39°9.818.71.78.71.1
Feb49° / 39°6.415.21.5101.7
Mar52° / 40°7.418.4111.62.2
Apr56° / 43°5.415.60.113.33.2
May62° / 47°3.110.6014.85.1
Jun65° / 51°2.07.9015.66.2
Jul71° / 53°0.73.4015.37.7
Aug72° / 54°1.24.40147.7
Sep68° / 51°2.57012.46.8
Oct59° / 46°6.513.6010.64.2
Nov51° / 41°10.618.80.59.11.9
Dec46° / 38°10.218.22.18.41.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92278
102278
112278
122278
132278
142278
152080
162080
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182080
192080
202080
212278
222278
232278
242179
252179
262179
272179
282179
292179
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Aberdeen gets around 9.8 in of rain and snow over 18.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 60% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1628
2628
3627
4627
5627
6627
7627
8617
9617
10617
11617
12617
13617
14607
15606
16606
17596
18595
19595
20595
21595
22594
23594
24594
25594
26594
27584
28584
29574
30574
31565

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 mph in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27light breeze
37light breeze
47light breeze
57light breeze
67light breeze
77light breeze
87light breeze
97light breeze
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
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297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:07 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 5:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:074:30
28.48:074:31
38.48:074:31
48.48:074:32
58.48:074:33
68.58:074:34
78.58:074:35
88.58:074:36
98.58:064:37
108.58:064:39
118.68:064:40
128.68:054:41
138.68:054:42
148.68:044:43
158.78:044:45
168.78:034:46
178.78:034:47
188.88:024:48
198.88:014:50
208.88:014:51
218.98:004:52
228.97:594:54
238.97:584:55
249.07:584:56
259.07:574:58
269.17:564:59
279.17:555:01
289.17:545:02
299.27:535:04
309.27:525:05
319.37:515:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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60.9Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Aberdeen

In seasonPeak

In January, Aberdeen sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aberdeen's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Aberdeen?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aberdeen.

What to pack for Aberdeen in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Aberdeen sees daytime highs around 47°F and nights near 39°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Aberdeen in January

The nearest coast averages about 48°F in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 mi away) is warmest in August at about 58°F and coldest in February near 48°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

45°50°55°60°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan48Bracing
Feb48Bracing
Mar49Bracing
Apr51Bracing
May54Bracing
Jun56Bracing
Jul57Bracing
Aug58Bracing
Sep58Bracing
Oct55Bracing
Nov52Bracing
Dec49Bracing

UV index in Aberdeen in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aberdeen peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aberdeen?

Aberdeen sits at 47.0°N, 123.8°W, 23 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tumwater, 43 mi away.

Topography around Aberdeen

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Aberdeen.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Aberdeen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 ft around an average of 95 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 938 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,289 ft.

The land around Aberdeen is covered by trees (54%) within 2 miles, trees (82%) within 10 miles, and trees (70%) and water (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
581 ft
10 miles
938 ft
50 miles
6,289 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tumwater 43 mi · Olympia 43 mi · Centralia 45 mi · Lacey 47 mi · University Place 62 mi · Lakewood 63 mi · Spanaway 66 mi · Parkland 66 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aberdeen (46.9754°, -123.8157°, elevation 23 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).