Peekskill Weather in January
Peekskill in January
The short of it: Peekskill in January averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 38° · low 21° · rain 3.5 in. · daylight 9 h 30 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Peekskill an average January high of 38°, a low of 21° and some 3.5 in. of rain. The dead of winter in Peekskill: highs scarcely reach 38°, nights fall to 21°. Wet spells are common — about 3.5 in., the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 30 min in mid-January, 18 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Peekskill runs cooler than most and about as wet in January. Greenburgh, 18 mi to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
January in Peekskill, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 5° colder, 0.4 in. less rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GreenburghNew York | 18 mi SSE | 39° | 22° | 3.4 in. |
| North StamfordConnecticut | 22 mi ESE | 38° | 21° | 3.7 in. |
| YonkersNew York | 25 mi S | 40° | 24° | 3.4 in. |
| DanburyConnecticut | 25 mi ENE | 36° | 19° | 3.5 in. |
| StamfordConnecticut | 26 mi SE | 39° | 22° | 3.5 in. |
| Mount VernonNew York | 26 mi S | 39° | 24° | 3.3 in. |
| New RochelleNew York | 27 mi SSE | 39° | 24° | 3.2 in. |
| Kings BridgeNew York | 28 mi S | 40° | 25° | 3.4 in. |