Waterville weather in January

In January, Waterville sees average daytime highs of 28°F and overnight lows near 12°F, with 3.1 in of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Waterville's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Waterville's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 3.1 in; 8.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 hours; 7:18 AM – 4:18 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 7 mph; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 1.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Waterville is city in Maine, United States.

Density: 447/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1802

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°F through the month.

A typical January day in Waterville reaches about 28°F in the afternoon and slips back to 12°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°F and 41°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 6°F cooler than December and about 3°F cooler than 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)	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°F)	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

How January really feels in Waterville

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

31 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Waterville weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 12°	3.1	8.9	6.8	9	0.0
Feb	30° / 14°	2.9	8.3	7.2	10.1	0.0
Mar	38° / 23°	3.6	10.2	6.1	11.6	0.1
Apr	51° / 36°	3.8	10.6	2.6	13.2	2.3
May	62° / 46°	3.2	11	0.2	14.6	5.1
Jun	71° / 56°	3.8	11	0	15.3	6.4
Jul	77° / 62°	3.1	9.9	0	15	6.7
Aug	76° / 61°	2.9	9.3	0	13.9	7.1
Sep	68° / 53°	3.3	8.2	0	12.3	6.6
Oct	56° / 42°	4.4	10.1	0.4	10.7	3.9
Nov	44° / 31°	3.5	9.5	2.3	9.4	0.8
Dec	33° / 20°	4.0	10.7	6.9	8.7	0.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	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 (%)	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	53	53	53	53	52	52	53	53	53	52
Cloudier (%)	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	48	47	47	47	47	48	48	47	47	47	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	52	48

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Waterville gets around 3.1 in of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 7 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 (%)	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29
Snow chance (%)	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	24

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

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 7 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 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 7:21 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 4:02 PM to 4:37 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)	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07
Sunset (PM)	4:02	4:03	4:04	4:05	4:06	4:07	4:08	4:09	4:10	4:11	4:12	4:13	4:14	4:15	4:16	4:18	4:19	4:20	4:21	4:22	4:24	4:25	4:26	4:27	4:29	4:30	4:31	4:33	4:34	4:35	4:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.7	7:21	4:02
2	8.7	7:21	4:03
3	8.7	7:21	4:04
4	8.7	7:21	4:05
5	8.7	7:21	4:06
6	8.8	7:21	4:07
7	8.8	7:21	4:08
8	8.8	7:21	4:09
9	8.8	7:21	4:10
10	8.8	7:20	4:11
11	8.9	7:20	4:12
12	8.9	7:20	4:13
13	8.9	7:19	4:14
14	8.9	7:19	4:15
15	9.0	7:19	4:16
16	9.0	7:18	4:18
17	9.0	7:18	4:19
18	9.0	7:17	4:20
19	9.1	7:17	4:21
20	9.1	7:16	4:22
21	9.1	7:15	4:24
22	9.2	7:15	4:25
23	9.2	7:14	4:26
24	9.2	7:13	4:27
25	9.3	7:12	4:29
26	9.3	7:12	4:30
27	9.3	7:11	4:31
28	9.4	7:10	4:33
29	9.4	7:09	4:34
30	9.5	7:08	4:35
31	9.5	7:07	4:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.88 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	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	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	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4
Level	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	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.6	Dim
2	1.6	Dim
3	1.6	Dim
4	1.6	Dim
5	1.6	Dim
6	1.6	Dim
7	1.6	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	1.9	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	2.0	Dim
21	2.0	Moderate
22	2.0	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.2	Moderate
27	2.2	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Waterville

In seasonPeak

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

Waterville 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 Waterville?

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 Waterville.

What to pack for Waterville in January

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

In January, Waterville sees daytime highs around 28°F and nights near 12°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Waterville 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 at the nearest coast (about 39 mi away) is warmest in August at about 58°F and coldest in February near 35°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)	39	35	35	40	46	52	57	58	57	54	49	44
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	39	Bracing
Feb	35	Bracing
Mar	35	Bracing
Apr	40	Bracing
May	46	Bracing
Jun	52	Bracing
Jul	57	Bracing
Aug	58	Bracing
Sep	57	Bracing
Oct	54	Bracing
Nov	49	Bracing
Dec	44	Bracing

UV index in Waterville 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 Waterville peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Waterville?

Waterville sits at 44.6°N, 69.6°W, 108 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Augusta, 18 mi away.

Topography around Waterville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Waterville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 ft around an average of 157 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,298 ft.

The land around Waterville is covered by trees (60%) within 2 miles, trees (72%) within 10 miles, and trees (83%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

394 ft

trees 60%

10 miles

696 ft

trees 72%

50 miles

4,298 ft

trees 83%

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

January weather nearby: Augusta 18 mi · Lewiston 42 mi · Auburn 43 mi · Bangor 45 mi · Brunswick 47 mi · Portland 69 mi · South Portland 70 mi · Westbrook 71 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 Waterville (44.552°, -69.6317°, elevation 108 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	29	15
2	29	15
3	29	15
4	29	14
5	29	14
6	28	14
7	28	13
8	28	13
9	28	13
10	28	13
11	28	13
12	28	12
13	27	12
14	27	12
15	27	12
16	27	12
17	27	11
18	27	11
19	27	11
20	27	11
21	27	11
22	27	11
23	27	11
24	27	11
25	27	11
26	27	11
27	27	11
28	27	11
29	27	11
30	27	11
31	27	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	52	48

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	52	48

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	52	48

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

	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