Menomonee Falls weather in January

In January, Menomonee Falls sees average daytime highs of 29°F and overnight lows near 17°F, with 2.0 in of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Menomonee Falls's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Menomonee Falls's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2.0 in
8.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:28 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
11 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Menomonee Falls is village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.

Density
419/km²
people per km²

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 29°F through the month.

A typical January day in Menomonee Falls reaches about 29°F in the afternoon and slips back to 17°F overnight — a 11°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°F and 40°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 5°F cooler than December and about 2°F cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Menomonee Falls

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
31 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Menomonee Falls 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
Jan29° / 17°2.08.96.89.20.0
Feb31° / 19°1.86.85.610.20.0
Mar40° / 27°2.49.2411.60.2
Apr50° / 37°4.011.61.813.12.1
May60° / 47°3.611.1014.44.7
Jun71° / 59°3.510.7015.16.5
Jul78° / 65°3.19.7014.96.9
Aug77° / 65°3.510.2013.86.9
Sep70° / 57°3.08.9012.36.7
Oct58° / 46°3.19.60.210.84.3
Nov44° / 34°2.48.81.89.51.0
Dec34° / 24°2.28.15.38.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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23070
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Menomonee Falls gets around 2.0 in of rain and snow over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12718
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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 11 mph in January, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 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 7:30 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 4:21 PM to 4:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:304:21
28.97:304:22
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68.97:304:26
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89.07:304:27
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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 1.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Menomonee Falls?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Menomonee Falls.

What to pack for Menomonee Falls in January

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

In January, Menomonee Falls sees daytime highs around 29°F and nights near 17°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Menomonee Falls in January

The nearest coast averages about 38°F in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 mi away) is warmest in August at about 70°F and coldest in March near 36°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 29 to Aug 30 — about 1.1 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan38Bracing
Feb36Bracing
Mar36Bracing
Apr38Bracing
May42Bracing
Jun54Bracing
Jul67Cool
Aug70Refreshing
Sep66Cool
Oct56Bracing
Nov46Bracing
Dec41Bracing

UV index in Menomonee Falls 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 Menomonee Falls peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Menomonee Falls 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 Menomonee Falls is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2116 µg/m³Nov 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Menomonee Falls?

Menomonee Falls sits at 43.2°N, 88.1°W, 856 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Germantown, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Menomonee Falls

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Menomonee Falls has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 ft around an average of 856 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 597 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 ft.

The land around Menomonee Falls is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, trees (43%) and grassland (27%) within 10 miles, and water (33%), cropland (30%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
217 ft
10 miles
597 ft
50 miles
843 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Germantown 3.7 mi · Mequon 5.0 mi · Brookfield 8.1 mi · Wauwatosa 11 mi · West Allis 12 mi · Waukesha 13 mi · New Berlin 14 mi · Milwaukee 14 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 Menomonee Falls (43.1789°, -88.1173°, elevation 856 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. 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).