Hermitage weather in January

In January, Hermitage sees average daytime highs of 34°F and overnight lows near 21°F, with 3.5 in of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 9% 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 Hermitage's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hermitage's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 34°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 3.5 in; 12.8 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 7:51 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 12th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 1.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Hermitage is city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Density: 211/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1796

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

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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 Hermitage reaches about 34°F in the afternoon and slips back to 21°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°F and 50°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°F cooler than December and about 3°F cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35
Avg low (°F)	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	36	24
2	36	24
3	36	23
4	36	23
5	36	23
6	35	23
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	21
12	34	21
13	34	21
14	34	20
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	20
18	33	20
19	33	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	33	19
23	33	19
24	33	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	34	20
30	34	20
31	35	20

How January really feels in Hermitage

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

28 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Hermitage weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 21°	3.5	12.8	9.2	9.4	0.0
Feb	37° / 22°	2.7	10.7	7.1	10.3	0.0
Mar	46° / 30°	3.9	12.6	4.9	11.7	1.3
Apr	59° / 40°	4.4	14.3	1.6	13.1	4.0
May	69° / 50°	4.2	14.1	0	14.3	5.7
Jun	77° / 59°	4.4	13.3	0	14.9	6.2
Jul	81° / 63°	4.0	12.9	0	14.7	6.1
Aug	79° / 62°	3.6	10.9	0	13.7	6.5
Sep	73° / 55°	3.7	10.2	0	12.3	6.7
Oct	61° / 44°	3.5	11.8	0.2	10.9	4.8
Nov	49° / 35°	3.4	11.4	2.9	9.7	1.8
Dec	39° / 27°	3.4	12.1	6.9	9.1	0.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	21	21	21
Cloudier (%)	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	83	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	79	79	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Hermitage gets around 3.5 in of rain and snow over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	40	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	37
Snow chance (%)	25	25	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	25
2	41	25
3	41	26
4	42	27
5	43	27
6	43	28
7	44	28
8	44	29
9	44	29
10	44	30
11	44	30
12	43	30
13	43	30
14	43	30
15	42	30
16	42	30
17	42	30
18	41	30
19	41	31
20	41	31
21	40	31
22	40	31
23	39	31
24	39	31
25	39	31
26	38	30
27	38	30
28	38	30
29	38	30
30	38	30
31	37	30

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

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

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	8	light breeze
2	8	light breeze
3	8	light breeze
4	8	light breeze
5	8	light breeze
6	8	light breeze
7	8	light breeze
8	8	light breeze
9	8	light breeze
10	8	light breeze
11	8	light breeze
12	8	light breeze
13	8	light breeze
14	8	light breeze
15	8	light breeze
16	8	light breeze
17	8	light breeze
18	8	light breeze
19	8	light breeze
20	8	light breeze
21	8	light breeze
22	8	light breeze
23	8	light breeze
24	8	light breeze
25	8	light breeze
26	8	light breeze
27	8	light breeze
28	8	light breeze
29	8	light breeze
30	8	light breeze
31	8	light 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 7:53 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:29 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:52	7:52	7:52	7:52	7:51	7:51	7:51	7:50	7:50	7:49	7:49	7:48	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:43	7:42
Sunset (PM)	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.1	7:53	4:57
2	9.1	7:53	4:58
3	9.1	7:53	4:59
4	9.1	7:53	5:00
5	9.1	7:53	5:00
6	9.1	7:53	5:01
7	9.2	7:53	5:02
8	9.2	7:53	5:03
9	9.2	7:53	5:04
10	9.2	7:53	5:05
11	9.2	7:52	5:06
12	9.2	7:52	5:07
13	9.3	7:52	5:08
14	9.3	7:52	5:09
15	9.3	7:51	5:10
16	9.3	7:51	5:11
17	9.4	7:51	5:12
18	9.4	7:50	5:13
19	9.4	7:50	5:14
20	9.4	7:49	5:16
21	9.5	7:49	5:17
22	9.5	7:48	5:18
23	9.5	7:48	5:19
24	9.6	7:47	5:20
25	9.6	7:46	5:21
26	9.6	7:46	5:23
27	9.6	7:45	5:24
28	9.7	7:44	5:25
29	9.7	7:43	5:26
30	9.7	7:43	5:27
31	9.8	7:42	5:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.4	Dim
2	1.4	Dim
3	1.4	Dim
4	1.5	Dim
5	1.5	Dim
6	1.5	Dim
7	1.5	Dim
8	1.5	Dim
9	1.5	Dim
10	1.6	Dim
11	1.6	Dim
12	1.6	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.7	Dim
16	1.7	Dim
17	1.7	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	2.0	Dim
26	2.0	Dim
27	2.0	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Hermitage?

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

10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hermitage.

What to pack for Hermitage in January

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

In January, Hermitage sees daytime highs around 34°F and nights near 21°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Hermitage 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 Hermitage peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	8	9	9	7	6	3	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Hermitage 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 Hermitage 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	10	11	11	14	15	16	14	11	7	7	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	14	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	7	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Hermitage?

Hermitage sits at 41.2°N, 80.4°W, 1,076 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Youngstown, 14 mi away.

Topography around Hermitage

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hermitage has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 ft around an average of 1,125 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,181 ft.

The land around Hermitage is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (31%) within 2 miles, trees (61%) and grassland (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (69%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

358 ft

trees 56%

10 miles

617 ft

trees 61%

50 miles

1,181 ft

trees 69%

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← December Hermitage year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Youngstown 14 mi · New Castle 17 mi · Niles 17 mi · Boardman 18 mi · Austintown 19 mi · Warren 19 mi · Alliance 40 mi · Cranberry Township 42 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

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 Hermitage (41.2334°, -80.4487°, elevation 1,076 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	36	24
2	36	24
3	36	23
4	36	23
5	36	23
6	35	23
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	21
12	34	21
13	34	21
14	34	20
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	20
18	33	20
19	33	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	33	19
23	33	19
24	33	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	34	20
30	34	20
31	35	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	25
2	41	25
3	41	26
4	42	27
5	43	27
6	43	28
7	44	28
8	44	29
9	44	29
10	44	30
11	44	30
12	43	30
13	43	30
14	43	30
15	42	30
16	42	30
17	42	30
18	41	30
19	41	31
20	41	31
21	40	31
22	40	31
23	39	31
24	39	31
25	39	31
26	38	30
27	38	30
28	38	30
29	38	30
30	38	30
31	37	30

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	36	24
2	36	24
3	36	23
4	36	23
5	36	23
6	35	23
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	21
12	34	21
13	34	21
14	34	20
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	20
18	33	20
19	33	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	33	19
23	33	19
24	33	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	34	20
30	34	20
31	35	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	25
2	41	25
3	41	26
4	42	27
5	43	27
6	43	28
7	44	28
8	44	29
9	44	29
10	44	30
11	44	30
12	43	30
13	43	30
14	43	30
15	42	30
16	42	30
17	42	30
18	41	30
19	41	31
20	41	31
21	40	31
22	40	31
23	39	31
24	39	31
25	39	31
26	38	30
27	38	30
28	38	30
29	38	30
30	38	30
31	37	30

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	36	24
2	36	24
3	36	23
4	36	23
5	36	23
6	35	23
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	21
12	34	21
13	34	21
14	34	20
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	20
18	33	20
19	33	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	33	19
23	33	19
24	33	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	34	20
30	34	20
31	35	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	25
2	41	25
3	41	26
4	42	27
5	43	27
6	43	28
7	44	28
8	44	29
9	44	29
10	44	30
11	44	30
12	43	30
13	43	30
14	43	30
15	42	30
16	42	30
17	42	30
18	41	30
19	41	31
20	41	31
21	40	31
22	40	31
23	39	31
24	39	31
25	39	31
26	38	30
27	38	30
28	38	30
29	38	30
30	38	30
31	37	30

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100