Sheboygan weather in January

In January, Sheboygan sees average daytime highs of 28°F and overnight lows near 17°F, with 1.6 in of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°F in the first days to 27°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sheboygan's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sheboygan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Precipitation
1.6 in
8.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:28 AM – 4:32 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
11 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sheboygan is city in and county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.

Density
1,293/km²
people per km²
Founded
1846

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°F in the first days to 27°F by the end.

A typical January day in Sheboygan reaches about 28°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 13°F and 39°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 6°F cooler than December and about 1°F cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Sheboygan

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.

Sheboygan 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
Jan28° / 17°1.68.26.99.10.0
Feb29° / 17°1.56.75.510.20.0
Mar37° / 25°2.18.74.311.60.0
Apr47° / 36°3.410.82.213.21.5
May57° / 46°3.310.3014.54.1
Jun69° / 58°3.39.9015.26.4
Jul76° / 65°3.110014.97.0
Aug76° / 65°3.410.3013.87.0
Sep69° / 58°2.89.3012.36.5
Oct57° / 46°2.99.70.110.84.0
Nov45° / 36°2.18.51.69.51.0
Dec34° / 25°1.97.55.38.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Sheboygan gets around 1.6 in of rain and snow over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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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.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 4:18 PM to 4:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:304:18
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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 1.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sheboygan?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sheboygan.

What to pack for Sheboygan in January

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

In January, Sheboygan sees daytime highs around 28°F and nights near 17°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Sheboygan 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 10 mi away) is warmest in August at about 69°F and coldest in March near 36°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 8 to Aug 24 — about 0.6 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan38Bracing
Feb36Bracing
Mar36Bracing
Apr38Bracing
May41Bracing
Jun52Bracing
Jul65Cool
Aug69Refreshing
Sep65Cool
Oct55Bracing
Nov46Bracing
Dec41Bracing

UV index in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan peaks around June 18 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 18UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan?

Sheboygan sits at 43.8°N, 87.7°W, 630 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Manitowoc, 24 mi away.

Topography around Sheboygan

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sheboygan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 ft around an average of 614 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 761 ft.

The land around Sheboygan is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and water (36%) within 2 miles, water (52%) and cropland (21%) within 10 miles, and water (54%) and cropland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
174 ft
10 miles
295 ft
50 miles
761 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Manitowoc 24 mi · West Bend 32 mi · Fond du Lac 36 mi · Mequon 40 mi · Germantown 41 mi · Menomonee Falls 44 mi · Oshkosh 45 mi · Kaukauna 46 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 Sheboygan (43.7508°, -87.7145°, elevation 630 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).