Freeport weather in January

In January, Freeport sees average daytime highs of 38°F and overnight lows near 29°F, with 3.7 in of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°F in the first days to 37°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Freeport's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Freeport's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
12th warmest
Overnight low
29°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
3.7 in
9.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:22 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
12 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Freeport is village in Nassau County, New York, United States.

Founded
1892

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°F in the first days to 37°F by the end.

A typical January day in Freeport reaches about 38°F in the afternoon and slips back to 29°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°F and 49°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 5°F cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Freeport

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.

Freeport weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan38° / 29°3.79.83.99.40.0
Feb39° / 29°3.59.23.710.40.0
Mar44° / 35°4.610.43.111.70.8
Apr53° / 44°3.910.80.313.12.9
May62° / 54°3.510.9014.25.2
Jun72° / 64°3.710.3014.96.5
Jul78° / 71°3.59.9014.66.9
Aug77° / 70°4.09.8013.67.0
Sep71° / 64°3.89.2012.36.9
Oct62° / 54°4.49010.95.5
Nov52° / 44°3.68.90.39.72.9
Dec44° / 35°4.710.52.49.10.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Freeport gets around 3.7 in of rain and snow over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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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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Wind in January

Winds average 12 mph in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 4:32 PM to 5:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:234:32
29.17:244:32
39.27:244:33
49.27:244:34
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Freeport

In seasonPeak

None of Freeport's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Freeport sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is January a good time to visit Freeport?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Freeport.

What to pack for Freeport in January

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

In January, Freeport sees daytime highs around 38°F and nights near 29°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Freeport in January

The nearest coast averages about 43°F in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 73°F and coldest in February near 40°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 30 to Sep 25 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 68°F.

40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan43Bracing
Feb40Bracing
Mar40Bracing
Apr46Bracing
May55Bracing
Jun65Cool
Jul72Refreshing
Aug73Refreshing
Sep70Refreshing
Oct63Cool
Nov55Bracing
Dec48Bracing

UV index in Freeport 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 Freeport peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Freeport 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 Freeport is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1018 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Freeport?

Freeport sits at 40.7°N, 73.6°W, 20 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Baldwin, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Freeport

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Freeport has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 ft around an average of 26 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,617 ft.

The land around Freeport is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (25%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (36%) and water (31%) within 10 miles, and water (44%) and trees (39%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
108 ft
10 miles
400 ft
50 miles
1,617 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Baldwin 1.2 mi · Roosevelt 1.2 mi · Merrick 1.9 mi · Uniondale 3.1 mi · Bellmore 3.1 mi · Rockville Centre 3.1 mi · Oceanside 3.1 mi · North Bellmore 3.7 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 Freeport (40.6576°, -73.5832°, elevation 20 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. 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).