Newberg weather in January

In January, Newberg sees average daytime highs of 47°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 6.5 in of precipitation across 16.4 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 46°F in the first days to 49°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Newberg's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Newberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
47°
11th warmest
Overnight low
37°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
6.5 in
16.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:54 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
6 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Newberg is city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States.

Density
1,515/km²
people per km²
Founded
1889

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 46°F in the first days to 49°F by the end.

A typical January day in Newberg reaches about 47°F in the afternoon and slips back to 37°F overnight — a 10°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°F and 54°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 4°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How January really feels in Newberg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Newberg weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 37°6.516.41.18.91.3
Feb51° / 38°4.913.91.210.12.1
Mar55° / 40°5.416.50.411.63.0
Apr60° / 43°4.014.9013.24.2
May67° / 48°2.410014.66.1
Jun73° / 52°1.36.1015.47.3
Jul82° / 57°0.31.8015.17.6
Aug83° / 57°0.42.1013.97.5
Sep76° / 53°1.45.2012.37.8
Oct64° / 46°3.810.8010.75.5
Nov52° / 40°6.516.60.29.32.4
Dec46° / 37°7.6171.58.61.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42377
52377
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Newberg gets around 6.5 in of rain and snow over 16.4 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 53% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1546
2546
3546
4556
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6555
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9555
10555
11555
12555
13544
14544
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16533
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26502
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28492
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30482
31482

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 6 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
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46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:57 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 5:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:574:33
28.67:574:34
38.67:574:35
48.67:574:36
58.77:574:36
68.77:574:37
78.77:574:38
88.77:574:39
98.77:574:40
108.87:564:42
118.87:564:43
128.87:564:44
138.87:554:45
148.97:554:46
158.97:544:47
168.97:544:48
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219.17:514:55
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249.27:494:59
259.27:485:00
269.27:475:01
279.37:465:03
289.37:455:04
299.37:445:05
309.47:435:07
319.47:425:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Newberg

In seasonPeak

In January, Newberg sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Newberg's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Newberg?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Newberg.

What to pack for Newberg in January

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

In January, Newberg sees daytime highs around 47°F and nights near 37°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Newberg 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 Newberg peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Newberg 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 Newberg is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1531 µg/m³Jan 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Newberg?

Newberg sits at 45.3°N, 123.0°W, 177 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Sherwood, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Newberg

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Newberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 ft around an average of 180 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,647 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,161 ft.

The land around Newberg is covered by trees (46%), grassland (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, trees (48%), grassland (24%) and cropland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (73%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
443 ft
10 miles
1,647 ft
50 miles
5,161 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Sherwood 7.5 mi · Wilsonville 9.9 mi · Tualatin 12 mi · Woodburn 12 mi · McMinnville 12 mi · Tigard 13 mi · Canby 14 mi · Aloha 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 Newberg (45.3001°, -122.9732°, elevation 177 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).