Newark weather in January

In January, Newark sees average daytime highs of 37°F and overnight lows near 22°F, with 3.5 in of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
37°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.5 in
11 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:55 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
8 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Newark is seat of Licking County, Ohio, USA.

Density
867/km²
people per km²
Founded
1802

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 37°F through the month.

A typical January day in Newark reaches about 37°F in the afternoon and slips back to 22°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°F and 53°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°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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23825
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43825
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How January really feels in Newark

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
20 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Newark weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 22°3.51169.50.0
Feb40° / 25°2.99.44.510.40.1
Mar50° / 33°4.111.62.611.72.1
Apr62° / 43°4.812.70.6134.9
May72° / 53°4.813.5014.26.0
Jun80° / 62°4.412.5014.86.0
Jul83° / 66°3.811.9014.65.5
Aug82° / 64°3.210.1013.66.3
Sep76° / 57°3.28.6012.37.1
Oct64° / 45°3.19.30.210.95.6
Nov51° / 36°3.39.41.19.82.4
Dec41° / 28°3.410.23.39.20.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112476
122476
132476
142476
152476
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292773
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Newark gets around 3.5 in of rain and snow over 11 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 36% and peaks near 39% 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 (%)
13615
23616
33716
43817
53817
63917
73918
83918
93919
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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 (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
151000
161000
171000
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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.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 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 7:57 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:575:09
29.27:575:09
39.27:575:10
49.27:575:11
59.27:575:12
69.37:575:13
79.37:575:14
89.37:575:15
99.37:575:15
109.37:575:16
119.37:575:17
129.47:575:18
139.47:565:19
149.47:565:20
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169.47:555:22
179.57:555:23
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199.57:545:26
209.57:545:27
219.67:535:28
229.67:535:29
239.67:525:30
249.77:525:31
259.77:515:32
269.77:505:33
279.77:505:34
289.87:495:36
299.87:485:37
309.87:485:38
319.97:475:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
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192.0Dim
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Newark?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Newark.

What to pack for Newark in January

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

In January, Newark sees daytime highs around 37°F and nights near 22°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Newark 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 Newark peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Newark 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 Newark is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1117 µg/m³Oct 247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Newark?

Newark sits at 40.1°N, 82.4°W, 833 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pataskala, 15 mi away.

Topography around Newark

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Newark has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 ft around an average of 883 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 574 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 ft.

The land around Newark is covered by trees (47%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, trees (52%) and grassland (26%) within 10 miles, and trees (53%) and cropland (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
423 ft
10 miles
574 ft
50 miles
1,033 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Pataskala 15 mi · Zanesville 22 mi · Pickerington 22 mi · Reynoldsburg 23 mi · Mount Vernon 24 mi · Gahanna 25 mi · Lancaster 26 mi · Whitehall 26 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 Newark (40.0581°, -82.4013°, elevation 833 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).