Longmeadow weather in January

In January, Longmeadow sees average daytime highs of 35°F and overnight lows near 20°F, with 3.3 in of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°F through the month. 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 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Longmeadow's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Longmeadow's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.3 in
9.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:22 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
7 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Longmeadow is town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Founded
1644

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 35°F through the month.

A typical January day in Longmeadow reaches about 35°F in the afternoon and slips back to 20°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°F and 48°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)
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23723
33723
43722
53622
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How January really feels in Longmeadow

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.

Longmeadow weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 20°3.39.669.30.0
Feb38° / 22°3.08.75.310.30.0
Mar46° / 29°4.010.24.311.71.2
Apr58° / 40°3.510.81.113.14.1
May68° / 49°3.310.8014.36.1
Jun77° / 59°3.6110156.5
Jul83° / 64°3.49.9014.76.0
Aug81° / 63°3.69.5013.76.6
Sep73° / 55°3.88.5012.37.0
Oct62° / 45°4.19.40.210.95.3
Nov50° / 35°3.48.719.62.3
Dec40° / 26°4.110.34.890.1

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 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34753
44852
54852
64753
74753
84654
94654
104654
114654
124654
134654
144654
154753
164753
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Longmeadow gets around 3.3 in of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13417
23418
33419
43419
53520
63520
73520
83521
93521
103421
113421
123421
133321
143321
153221
163221
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312817

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.

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
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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187calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 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 7:24 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 4:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:244:23
29.07:244:24
39.07:244:25
49.07:244:25
59.07:244:26
69.17:244:27
79.17:244:28
89.17:244:29
99.17:244:30
109.17:244:31
119.17:244:32
129.27:234:33
139.27:234:34
149.27:234:35
159.27:224:36
169.37:224:37
179.37:224:38
189.37:214:39
199.37:214:41
209.47:204:42
219.47:204:43
229.47:194:44
239.47:184:45
249.57:184:46
259.57:174:48
269.57:164:49
279.67:164:50
289.67:154:51
299.67:144:53
309.77:134:54
319.77:124:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.9Dim
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131.9Dim
141.9Dim
152.0Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Longmeadow

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
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Mar
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May
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Is January a good time to visit Longmeadow?

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 Longmeadow.

What to pack for Longmeadow in January

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

In January, Longmeadow sees daytime highs around 35°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 Longmeadow 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 Longmeadow 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 January 1 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 11UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Longmeadow 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 Longmeadow is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1615 µg/m³Nov 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Longmeadow?

Longmeadow sits at 42.1°N, 72.6°W, 161 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Agawam, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Longmeadow

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Longmeadow has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 ft around an average of 131 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,132 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,251 ft.

The land around Longmeadow is covered by trees (73%) within 2 miles, trees (66%) within 10 miles, and trees (90%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
230 ft
10 miles
1,132 ft
50 miles
3,251 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Agawam 1.9 mi · Springfield 3.7 mi · East Longmeadow 3.7 mi · West Springfield 4.3 mi · Enfield 5.0 mi · Chicopee 6.8 mi · North Chicopee 9.3 mi · Ludlow 9.3 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 Longmeadow (42.0501°, -72.5829°, elevation 161 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). 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).