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Typical January weather
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · January
41° days
26° nights
about 4 snowy days · 9½ hours of daylight
What to pack
- Warm coat
- Gloves & beanie
- Snow boots
What January feels like
The Mummers Parade goes up Broad Street on New Year's Day in whatever the weather does, and there is nothing else like it in the country. After that January is the real thing — ice in the shaded stretches of the Wissahickon and a wind that funnels straight down the numbered streets.
Winter is doing its thing: 7.1 in of snow in a typical January, with fresh snow on about 4 days. about 23 nights dip below freezing.
The numbers
| Typical high | 41° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 26° |
| Days with snow | 4 |
| Rain and melted snow | 3.1 in |
| Snowfall | 7.1 in |
| Humidity | dry air |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 7:20 am / 4:59 pm |