Norton Shores weather in January

In January, Norton Shores sees average daytime highs of 30°F and overnight lows near 21°F, with 2.3 in of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°F in the first days to 29°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Norton Shores's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Norton Shores's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 2.3 in; 11.1 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 06 min; 8:20 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 1.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Norton Shores is city in Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America.

Density: 380/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1845

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

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°F in the first days to 29°F by the end.

A typical January day in Norton Shores reaches about 30°F in the afternoon and slips back to 21°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°F and 40°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 5°F cooler than December and on par with 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)	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°F)	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	33	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	20
18	30	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

How January really feels in Norton Shores

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

29 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Norton Shores 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	2.3	11.1	11	9.2	0.0
Feb	31° / 20°	1.8	8	7.1	10.2	0.0
Mar	40° / 27°	2.4	9.4	4.4	11.6	0.3
Apr	52° / 38°	3.9	12.1	1.7	13.1	2.6
May	63° / 49°	4.0	11.4	0	14.4	5.4
Jun	74° / 60°	3.5	10.6	0	15.1	6.8
Jul	78° / 65°	3.9	10.7	0	14.9	6.7
Aug	77° / 64°	3.8	10.7	0	13.8	6.9
Sep	70° / 56°	3.4	10.4	0	12.3	6.5
Oct	58° / 46°	3.7	12.1	0.1	10.8	4.0
Nov	46° / 36°	2.8	11.6	3.4	9.5	1.1
Dec	36° / 28°	2.5	11.5	9.5	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	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 (%)	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	18	18
Cloudier (%)	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	86	86	86	86	85	85	84	84	84	82	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	18	82
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Norton Shores gets around 2.3 in of rain and snow over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 11 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 (%)	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30
Snow chance (%)	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	33
2	37	33
3	37	33
4	37	33
5	38	34
6	38	34
7	38	34
8	38	35
9	38	35
10	38	36
11	38	36
12	38	36
13	37	37
14	37	37
15	37	37
16	37	37
17	36	37
18	36	38
19	36	38
20	35	38
21	35	37
22	34	37
23	34	37
24	33	36
25	33	36
26	32	35
27	32	35
28	32	34
29	31	34
30	31	33
31	30	32

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 10 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	10	light breeze
2	10	light breeze
3	10	light breeze
4	10	light breeze
5	10	light breeze
6	10	light breeze
7	10	light breeze
8	10	light breeze
9	10	light breeze
10	10	light breeze
11	10	light breeze
12	10	light breeze
13	10	light breeze
14	10	light breeze
15	10	light breeze
16	10	light breeze
17	10	light breeze
18	10	light breeze
19	10	light breeze
20	10	light breeze
21	10	light breeze
22	10	light breeze
23	10	light breeze
24	9	light breeze
25	9	light breeze
26	9	light breeze
27	9	light breeze
28	9	light breeze
29	9	light breeze
30	9	light breeze
31	9	light breeze

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 8:23 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:47 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)	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	8:23	8:23	8:23	8:23	8:23	8:23	8:23	8:22	8:22	8:22	8:22	8:22	8:21	8:21	8:21	8:20	8:20	8:19	8:19	8:18	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:12	8:11	8:10
Sunset (PM)	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.9	8:23	5:14
2	8.9	8:23	5:15
3	8.9	8:23	5:16
4	8.9	8:23	5:16
5	8.9	8:23	5:17
6	8.9	8:23	5:18
7	8.9	8:23	5:19
8	9.0	8:22	5:20
9	9.0	8:22	5:21
10	9.0	8:22	5:22
11	9.0	8:22	5:23
12	9.0	8:22	5:24
13	9.1	8:21	5:25
14	9.1	8:21	5:26
15	9.1	8:21	5:27
16	9.1	8:20	5:29
17	9.2	8:20	5:30
18	9.2	8:19	5:31
19	9.2	8:19	5:32
20	9.3	8:18	5:33
21	9.3	8:18	5:34
22	9.3	8:17	5:36
23	9.3	8:16	5:37
24	9.4	8:16	5:38
25	9.4	8:15	5:39
26	9.4	8:14	5:41
27	9.5	8:13	5:42
28	9.5	8:12	5:43
29	9.5	8:12	5:44
30	9.6	8:11	5:46
31	9.6	8:10	5:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.62 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)	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1
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	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.3	Dim
2	1.3	Dim
3	1.3	Dim
4	1.3	Dim
5	1.4	Dim
6	1.4	Dim
7	1.4	Dim
8	1.4	Dim
9	1.4	Dim
10	1.4	Dim
11	1.5	Dim
12	1.5	Dim
13	1.5	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.6	Dim
17	1.6	Dim
18	1.7	Dim
19	1.7	Dim
20	1.7	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	2.0	Dim
28	2.0	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Norton Shores?

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 Norton Shores.

What to pack for Norton Shores in January

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

In January, Norton Shores sees daytime highs around 30°F and nights near 21°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Norton Shores in January

The nearest coast averages about 39°F in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 70°F and coldest in March near 36°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 24 to Sep 5 — about 1.4 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	39	37	36	38	43	55	67	70	67	58	49	43
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	39	Bracing
Feb	37	Bracing
Mar	36	Bracing
Apr	38	Bracing
May	43	Bracing
Jun	55	Bracing
Jul	67	Cool
Aug	70	Refreshing
Sep	67	Cool
Oct	58	Bracing
Nov	49	Bracing
Dec	43	Bracing

UV index in Norton Shores 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 Norton Shores peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 1 (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)	1	2	4	5	7	9	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Norton Shores?

Norton Shores sits at 43.2°N, 86.3°W, 614 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Muskegon, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Norton Shores

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Norton Shores has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 623 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 810 ft.

The land around Norton Shores is covered by trees (57%) within 2 miles, water (42%) and trees (41%) within 10 miles, and water (46%) and trees (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

210 ft

trees 57%

10 miles

240 ft

water 42%

50 miles

810 ft

water 46%

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

January weather nearby: Muskegon 4.3 mi · Allendale 21 mi · Holland 27 mi · Walker 27 mi · Jenison 30 mi · Grandville 31 mi · Grand Rapids 34 mi · Wyoming 34 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 Norton Shores (43.1689°, -86.2639°, elevation 614 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. 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	33	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	20
18	30	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	33
2	37	33
3	37	33
4	37	33
5	38	34
6	38	34
7	38	34
8	38	35
9	38	35
10	38	36
11	38	36
12	38	36
13	37	37
14	37	37
15	37	37
16	37	37
17	36	37
18	36	38
19	36	38
20	35	38
21	35	37
22	34	37
23	34	37
24	33	36
25	33	36
26	32	35
27	32	35
28	32	34
29	31	34
30	31	33
31	30	32

	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	33	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	20
18	30	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	33
2	37	33
3	37	33
4	37	33
5	38	34
6	38	34
7	38	34
8	38	35
9	38	35
10	38	36
11	38	36
12	38	36
13	37	37
14	37	37
15	37	37
16	37	37
17	36	37
18	36	38
19	36	38
20	35	38
21	35	37
22	34	37
23	34	37
24	33	36
25	33	36
26	32	35
27	32	35
28	32	34
29	31	34
30	31	33
31	30	32

	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	33	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	20
18	30	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	33
2	37	33
3	37	33
4	37	33
5	38	34
6	38	34
7	38	34
8	38	35
9	38	35
10	38	36
11	38	36
12	38	36
13	37	37
14	37	37
15	37	37
16	37	37
17	36	37
18	36	38
19	36	38
20	35	38
21	35	37
22	34	37
23	34	37
24	33	36
25	33	36
26	32	35
27	32	35
28	32	34
29	31	34
30	31	33
31	30	32

	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