U.S. climate summary for January 2025

The average temperature of the contiguous U.S. in January was 29.2°F, 0.9°F below average, ranking in the coolest third of the 131-year record and the coldest January on record (2005–25) for the U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN). Generally, January temperatures were below average from the central and southern Rockies to the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Above-average temperatures were present across parts of the West Coast, Northern Tier and Northeast. The top map shows January temperatures compared to the 1991-2020 average, with places that were cooler than average in blue and places that were warmer than average in red.

January precipitation for the contiguous U.S. was 1.39 inches, 0.92 inch below average, ranking as the sixth-driest January in the historical record. Precipitation was below average across much of the West and from the northern Plains to the Northeast and across portions of the Southeast. Pockets of above-average precipitation were present across the Rockies as well as portions of the central and southern Plains. The bottom map shows January precipitation as a percent of the 1991-2020 average, with places that were drier than average colored brown and places that were wetter than average colored blue-green. 

For additional details about January climate, including statistics for Alaska and Hawaii, see NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information's monthly summary for January 2025.