Clarksburg weather in January

In January, Clarksburg sees average daytime highs of 40°F and overnight lows near 26°F, with 4.1 in of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Clarksburg's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clarksburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
12th warmest
Overnight low
26°
1st coldest
Precipitation
4.1 in
13.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:45 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
8 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Clarksburg is city in West Virginia, United States.

Density
640/km²
people per km²
Founded
1785

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 40°F through the month.

A typical January day in Clarksburg reaches about 40°F in the afternoon and slips back to 26°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°F and 57°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°F cooler than December and about 3°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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24228
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How January really feels in Clarksburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Clarksburg weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan40° / 26°4.113.679.60.0
Feb43° / 28°3.912.35.610.50.5
Mar53° / 35°4.814.53.811.72.6
Apr64° / 45°4.814.40.9135.0
May71° / 53°5.615.5014.15.7
Jun78° / 61°5.314.5014.76.0
Jul81° / 65°5.615.9014.55.7
Aug80° / 63°4.212.1013.56.2
Sep75° / 57°4.110.7012.36.8
Oct64° / 46°3.710.50.2115.7
Nov53° / 37°3.710.71.79.83.0
Dec44° / 30°4.212.94.89.30.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42674
52575
62476
72476
82377
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102377
112278
122278
132278
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312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Clarksburg gets around 4.1 in of rain and snow over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14219
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34319
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64420
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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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 mph in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17light breeze
27light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
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118light breeze
128light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:46 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:465:03
29.37:465:04
39.37:465:04
49.37:475:05
59.37:475:06
69.37:475:07
79.47:475:08
89.47:475:09
99.47:465:10
109.47:465:10
119.47:465:11
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139.57:465:13
149.57:465:14
159.57:455:15
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219.67:435:22
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309.97:375:32
319.97:375:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
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212.0Dim
222.0Moderate
232.0Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Clarksburg?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Clarksburg.

What to pack for Clarksburg in January

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

In January, Clarksburg sees daytime highs around 40°F and nights near 26°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Clarksburg in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Clarksburg peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Clarksburg in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Clarksburg is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1116 µg/m³Nov 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May12Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Clarksburg?

Clarksburg sits at 39.3°N, 80.3°W, 994 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fairmont, 18 mi away.

Topography around Clarksburg

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Clarksburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 ft around an average of 1,109 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,661 ft.

The land around Clarksburg is covered by trees (69%) within 2 miles, trees (77%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (90%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
604 ft
10 miles
991 ft
50 miles
3,661 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Fairmont 18 mi · Morgantown 32 mi · Wheeling 58 mi · Parkersburg 65 mi · Bethel Park 74 mi · Upper Saint Clair 74 mi · Baldwin 76 mi · Mount Lebanon 76 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 Clarksburg (39.2807°, -80.3445°, elevation 994 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).