Westerville weather in January

In January, Westerville sees average daytime highs of 35°F and overnight lows near 22°F, with 3.3 in of precipitation across 11.1 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 14% 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 Westerville's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Westerville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.3 in
11.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:58 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
9 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Westerville is city in Franklin and Delaware counties, Ohio, United States.

Density
1,175/km²
people per km²
Founded
1858

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 Westerville 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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23724
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43724
53724
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How January really feels in Westerville

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.

Westerville 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°3.311.169.50.0
Feb39° / 24°2.79.24.610.40.0
Mar49° / 32°3.811.32.811.71.9
Apr62° / 42°4.512.70.8134.8
May71° / 53°4.413.5014.26.0
Jun80° / 62°4.111.9014.86.2
Jul83° / 65°3.611.4014.65.9
Aug81° / 64°2.99.6013.66.6
Sep75° / 56°2.98.8012.37.1
Oct63° / 45°2.99.20.210.95.6
Nov50° / 35°3.29.61.29.82.3
Dec40° / 27°3.410.23.99.20.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
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52575
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Westerville gets around 3.3 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13616
23717
33717
43818
53918
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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
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 mph in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light 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 7:59 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:595:11
29.27:595:11
39.27:595:12
49.27:595:13
59.27:595:14
69.38:005:15
79.37:595:16
89.37:595:16
99.37:595:17
109.37:595:18
119.37:595:19
129.47:595:20
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149.47:585:22
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169.47:585:24
179.57:575:25
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209.57:565:29
219.67:565:30
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249.77:545:33
259.77:535:34
269.77:535:35
279.77:525:36
289.87:515:38
299.87:515:39
309.87:505:40
319.97:495:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
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192.0Moderate
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212.1Moderate
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232.1Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Westerville?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Westerville.

What to pack for Westerville in January

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

In January, Westerville sees daytime highs around 35°F and nights near 22°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Westerville 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 Westerville peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Westerville 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 Westerville 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 1216 µg/m³Oct 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Westerville?

Westerville sits at 40.1°N, 82.9°W, 869 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Gahanna, 8.1 mi away.

Topography around Westerville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Westerville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 873 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 ft.

The land around Westerville is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 2 miles, trees (46%) and grassland (22%) within 10 miles, and cropland (49%) and trees (32%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
210 ft
10 miles
538 ft
50 miles
1,033 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Gahanna 8.1 mi · Dublin 9.9 mi · Whitehall 11 mi · Upper Arlington 12 mi · Columbus 12 mi · Reynoldsburg 14 mi · Hilliard 14 mi · Delaware 14 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 Westerville (40.1262°, -82.9291°, elevation 869 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).