Springfield weather in January

In January, Springfield sees average daytime highs of 35°F and overnight lows near 22°F, with 3.2 in of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Springfield's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Springfield's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.2 in
10.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:01 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
10 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Springfield is county seat of Clark County, Ohio, United States.

Density
904/km²
people per km²
Founded
1801

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 35°F through the month.

A typical January day in Springfield reaches about 35°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 19°F and 52°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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How January really feels in Springfield

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
28 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Springfield weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°3.210.45.49.50.0
Feb39° / 24°2.79.54.610.40.1
Mar49° / 32°3.811.22.511.71.9
Apr62° / 43°4.612.60.6134.8
May71° / 53°4.513.9014.26.0
Jun79° / 62°4.011.9014.86.2
Jul82° / 66°3.311.5014.56.0
Aug81° / 64°3.19.7013.66.5
Sep76° / 56°2.78012.37.2
Oct63° / 45°2.98.80.210.95.7
Nov50° / 35°3.291.29.82.4
Dec40° / 27°3.49.73.59.20.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32575
42575
52575
62674
72674
82674
92575
102575
112575
122575
132674
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303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Springfield gets around 3.2 in of rain and snow over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13415
23415
33516
43516
53616
63617
73617
83617
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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
131000
141000
151000
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 mph in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light 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 8:02 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:025:15
29.28:025:16
39.28:025:16
49.28:025:17
59.38:025:18
69.38:025:19
79.38:025:20
89.38:025:21
99.38:025:21
109.38:025:22
119.48:025:23
129.48:025:24
139.48:025:25
149.48:015:26
159.48:015:27
169.58:015:28
179.58:005:29
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199.58:005:32
209.67:595:33
219.67:595:34
229.67:585:35
239.67:585:36
249.77:575:37
259.77:565:38
269.77:565:39
279.87:555:40
289.87:545:42
299.87:545:43
309.97:535:44
319.97:525:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
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31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
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151.9Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Springfield?

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 Springfield.

What to pack for Springfield in January

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

In January, Springfield sees daytime highs around 35°F and nights near 22°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Springfield 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 Springfield peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Springfield 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 Springfield is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1117 µg/m³Oct 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Springfield?

Springfield sits at 39.9°N, 83.8°W, 978 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fairborn, 13 mi away.

Topography around Springfield

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Springfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 ft around an average of 997 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 ft.

The land around Springfield is covered by trees (40%), artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (50%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and cropland (62%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
197 ft
10 miles
433 ft
50 miles
1,007 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Fairborn 13 mi · Huber Heights 17 mi · Xenia 18 mi · Riverside 19 mi · Beavercreek 20 mi · Vandalia 21 mi · Troy 22 mi · Dayton 23 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 Springfield (39.9242°, -83.8088°, elevation 978 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).