Provincetown weather in January

In January, Provincetown sees average daytime highs of 38°F and overnight lows near 30°F, with 4.3 in of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°F in the first days to 37°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Provincetown's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Provincetown's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 38°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 30°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 4.3 in; 11.8 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 7:12 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 11th clearest
Wind: 19 mph; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 1.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Provincetown is town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, United States.

Founded: 1700

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 40°F in the first days to 37°F by the end.

A typical January day in Provincetown reaches about 38°F in the afternoon and slips back to 30°F overnight — a 8°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°F and 48°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)	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Avg low (°F)	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	40	33
2	40	32
3	40	32
4	40	32
5	40	32
6	40	31
7	39	31
8	39	31
9	39	31
10	39	31
11	39	31
12	39	30
13	38	30
14	38	30
15	38	30
16	38	30
17	38	29
18	38	29
19	37	29
20	37	29
21	37	29
22	37	29
23	37	29
24	37	29
25	37	29
26	37	29
27	37	29
28	37	29
29	37	29
30	37	29
31	37	29

How January really feels in Provincetown

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

wind chill below the day's low

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

Provincetown weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	38° / 30°	4.3	11.8	6.1	9.3	0.0
Feb	38° / 30°	3.7	10.2	4.9	10.3	0.0
Mar	41° / 34°	4.6	11.1	4.1	11.7	0.1
Apr	47° / 42°	4.2	11.1	0.7	13.1	1.4
May	54° / 50°	3.5	10.6	0	14.3	3.4
Jun	63° / 59°	3.1	8	0	15	5.8
Jul	70° / 66°	2.4	7.5	0	14.7	7.0
Aug	70° / 67°	2.8	7.4	0	13.7	7.1
Sep	66° / 62°	3.7	7.9	0	12.3	6.5
Oct	58° / 53°	4.8	9.9	0	10.9	4.5
Nov	50° / 44°	4.3	9.8	0.5	9.6	2.4
Dec	43° / 36°	4.7	11.6	3.3	9	0.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	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 (%)	40	40	40	40	41	41	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	41
Cloudier (%)	60	60	60	60	59	59	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	60	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	41	59

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Provincetown gets around 4.3 in of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 6 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 (%)	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35
Snow chance (%)	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	16
2	37	17
3	37	17
4	37	18
5	37	18
6	38	19
7	38	19
8	38	19
9	39	20
10	39	20
11	40	20
12	40	21
13	40	21
14	40	21
15	40	21
16	40	21
17	40	21
18	39	20
19	39	20
20	39	20
21	38	20
22	38	20
23	37	20
24	37	19
25	36	19
26	36	18
27	36	18
28	35	17
29	35	17
30	35	17
31	35	17

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 19 mph in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 mph on the calmest days to 19 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	19	windy
2	19	windy
3	19	windy
4	19	windy
5	19	windy
6	19	windy
7	19	windy
8	19	windy
9	19	windy
10	19	windy
11	19	windy
12	19	windy
13	19	windy
14	19	windy
15	19	windy
16	19	windy
17	19	windy
18	19	windy
19	19	windy
20	19	windy
21	19	windy
22	19	windy
23	19	windy
24	19	windy
25	18	windy
26	18	windy
27	18	windy
28	18	windy
29	18	windy
30	18	windy
31	18	windy

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 7:14 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 4:45 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)	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:03
Sunset (PM)	4:13	4:14	4:15	4:16	4:17	4:18	4:19	4:19	4:20	4:21	4:22	4:23	4:24	4:25	4:27	4:28	4:29	4:30	4:31	4:32	4:33	4:35	4:36	4:37	4:38	4:39	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.0	7:14	4:13
2	9.0	7:15	4:14
3	9.0	7:15	4:15
4	9.0	7:15	4:16
5	9.0	7:15	4:17
6	9.0	7:15	4:18
7	9.1	7:15	4:19
8	9.1	7:14	4:19
9	9.1	7:14	4:20
10	9.1	7:14	4:21
11	9.1	7:14	4:22
12	9.2	7:14	4:23
13	9.2	7:13	4:24
14	9.2	7:13	4:25
15	9.2	7:13	4:27
16	9.3	7:12	4:28
17	9.3	7:12	4:29
18	9.3	7:12	4:30
19	9.3	7:11	4:31
20	9.4	7:11	4:32
21	9.4	7:10	4:33
22	9.4	7:09	4:35
23	9.4	7:09	4:36
24	9.5	7:08	4:37
25	9.5	7:07	4:38
26	9.5	7:07	4:39
27	9.6	7:06	4:41
28	9.6	7:05	4:42
29	9.6	7:04	4:43
30	9.7	7:04	4:44
31	9.7	7:03	4:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.86 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)	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3
Level	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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.6	Dim
2	1.6	Dim
3	1.6	Dim
4	1.6	Dim
5	1.7	Dim
6	1.7	Dim
7	1.7	Dim
8	1.7	Dim
9	1.7	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.7	Dim
12	1.8	Dim
13	1.8	Dim
14	1.8	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.8	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	2.0	Dim
22	2.0	Dim
23	2.0	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate
29	2.2	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Provincetown

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Provincetown?

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

7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Provincetown.

What to pack for Provincetown in January

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

In January, Provincetown sees daytime highs around 38°F and nights near 30°F. Pack a warm layer and a windbreaker. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Provincetown in January

The nearest coast averages about 42°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 67°F and coldest in March near 39°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	42	40	39	42	49	58	65	67	63	57	51	46
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	42	Bracing
Feb	40	Bracing
Mar	39	Bracing
Apr	42	Bracing
May	49	Bracing
Jun	58	Bracing
Jul	65	Cool
Aug	67	Cool
Sep	63	Cool
Oct	57	Bracing
Nov	51	Bracing
Dec	46	Bracing

UV index in Provincetown 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 Provincetown peaks around June 21 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	7	8	8	5	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	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	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Provincetown?

Provincetown sits at 42.1°N, 70.2°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Yarmouth, 24 mi away.

Topography around Provincetown

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Provincetown has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft around an average of 16 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 ft.

The land around Provincetown is covered by water (40%) and trees (25%) within 2 miles, water (90%) within 10 miles, and water (72%) and trees (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

102 ft

water 40%

10 miles

184 ft

water 90%

50 miles

846 ft

water 72%

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

January weather nearby: Yarmouth 24 mi · Duxbury 25 mi · Barnstable 25 mi · Hanover 32 mi · Rockland 38 mi · Middleborough 39 mi · Abington 39 mi · Weymouth 40 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 Provincetown (42.053°, -70.1864°, elevation 0 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). 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	40	33
2	40	32
3	40	32
4	40	32
5	40	32
6	40	31
7	39	31
8	39	31
9	39	31
10	39	31
11	39	31
12	39	30
13	38	30
14	38	30
15	38	30
16	38	30
17	38	29
18	38	29
19	37	29
20	37	29
21	37	29
22	37	29
23	37	29
24	37	29
25	37	29
26	37	29
27	37	29
28	37	29
29	37	29
30	37	29
31	37	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	16
2	37	17
3	37	17
4	37	18
5	37	18
6	38	19
7	38	19
8	38	19
9	39	20
10	39	20
11	40	20
12	40	21
13	40	21
14	40	21
15	40	21
16	40	21
17	40	21
18	39	20
19	39	20
20	39	20
21	38	20
22	38	20
23	37	20
24	37	19
25	36	19
26	36	18
27	36	18
28	35	17
29	35	17
30	35	17
31	35	17

	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	40	33
2	40	32
3	40	32
4	40	32
5	40	32
6	40	31
7	39	31
8	39	31
9	39	31
10	39	31
11	39	31
12	39	30
13	38	30
14	38	30
15	38	30
16	38	30
17	38	29
18	38	29
19	37	29
20	37	29
21	37	29
22	37	29
23	37	29
24	37	29
25	37	29
26	37	29
27	37	29
28	37	29
29	37	29
30	37	29
31	37	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	16
2	37	17
3	37	17
4	37	18
5	37	18
6	38	19
7	38	19
8	38	19
9	39	20
10	39	20
11	40	20
12	40	21
13	40	21
14	40	21
15	40	21
16	40	21
17	40	21
18	39	20
19	39	20
20	39	20
21	38	20
22	38	20
23	37	20
24	37	19
25	36	19
26	36	18
27	36	18
28	35	17
29	35	17
30	35	17
31	35	17

	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	40	33
2	40	32
3	40	32
4	40	32
5	40	32
6	40	31
7	39	31
8	39	31
9	39	31
10	39	31
11	39	31
12	39	30
13	38	30
14	38	30
15	38	30
16	38	30
17	38	29
18	38	29
19	37	29
20	37	29
21	37	29
22	37	29
23	37	29
24	37	29
25	37	29
26	37	29
27	37	29
28	37	29
29	37	29
30	37	29
31	37	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	16
2	37	17
3	37	17
4	37	18
5	37	18
6	38	19
7	38	19
8	38	19
9	39	20
10	39	20
11	40	20
12	40	21
13	40	21
14	40	21
15	40	21
16	40	21
17	40	21
18	39	20
19	39	20
20	39	20
21	38	20
22	38	20
23	37	20
24	37	19
25	36	19
26	36	18
27	36	18
28	35	17
29	35	17
30	35	17
31	35	17

	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