Hazleton weather in January

In January, Hazleton sees average daytime highs of 34°F and overnight lows near 20°F, with 3.4 in of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Hazleton's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hazleton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.4 in
9.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:32 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
8 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Hazleton is city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Density
1,594/km²
people per km²
Founded
1891

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 34°F through the month.

A typical January day in Hazleton reaches about 34°F in the afternoon and slips back to 20°F overnight — a 13°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°F and 47°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 5°F cooler than December and about 3°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
13523
23523
33523
43523
53522
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How January really feels in Hazleton

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
29 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Hazleton weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°3.49.56.29.40.0
Feb37° / 21°2.89.15.510.40.0
Mar45° / 29°3.911.24.411.71.0
Apr58° / 40°3.911.91.113.14.0
May68° / 50°3.912.8014.35.8
Jun76° / 59°4.412014.96.4
Jul81° / 64°3.711.4014.66.3
Aug79° / 62°3.810.1013.66.6
Sep72° / 55°4.59.2012.36.8
Oct60° / 44°3.99.30.310.94.9
Nov48° / 34°3.48.71.69.71.8
Dec38° / 26°3.510.54.79.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33268
43268
53169
63169
73169
83070
93070
103070
113070
122971
132971
142971
152971
162872
172872
183070
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203070
213070
223169
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243169
253268
263268
273367
283466
293466
303565
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Hazleton gets around 3.4 in of rain and snow over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13216
23217
33217
43218
53318
63319
73319
83320
93320
103320
113321
123221
133221
143221
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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
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
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318light breeze

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 7:34 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 4:40 PM to 5:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:344:40
29.17:344:41
39.17:344:42
49.17:344:43
59.27:344:43
69.27:344:44
79.27:344:45
89.27:344:46
99.27:344:47
109.27:344:48
119.37:344:49
129.37:344:50
139.37:334:51
149.37:334:52
159.37:334:53
169.47:324:54
179.47:324:55
189.47:324:56
199.47:314:57
209.57:314:58
219.57:305:00
229.57:305:01
239.57:295:02
249.67:285:03
259.67:285:04
269.67:275:05
279.77:265:07
289.77:265:08
299.77:255:09
309.87:245:10
319.87:235:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Hazleton?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hazleton.

What to pack for Hazleton in January

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

In January, Hazleton sees daytime highs around 34°F and nights near 20°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Hazleton 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 Hazleton peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Hazleton 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 Hazleton is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1416 µg/m³Nov 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hazleton?

Hazleton sits at 41.0°N, 76.0°W, 1,657 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wilkes-Barre, 21 mi away.

Topography around Hazleton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hazleton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 ft around an average of 1,663 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,417 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,490 ft.

The land around Hazleton is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 2 miles, trees (80%) within 10 miles, and trees (73%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
545 ft
10 miles
1,417 ft
50 miles
2,490 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Wilkes-Barre 21 mi · Back Mountain 26 mi · Whitehall Township 32 mi · Allentown 35 mi · Scranton 35 mi · Bethlehem 39 mi · Reading 43 mi · Easton 43 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 Hazleton (40.9584°, -75.9746°, elevation 1,657 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).