Chinle climate

Chinle Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Canyon De Chelly, 1.2 km from Chinle

Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 47°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.76 in over about 4 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Chinle, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
0.76 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
63°FJan 15, 2000
Record low
-25°FJan 1, 2011
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 46 min to 10 h 24 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
8.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 142°F18°F59°F 2018-25°F 201115%3%
Jan 242°F18°F59°F 2006-20°F 201115%3%
Jan 342°F18°F62°F 2025-14°F 201315%3%
Jan 442°F18°F57°F 2018-14°F 201315%3%
Jan 542°F18°F62°F 2018-10°F 201315%3%
Jan 642°F18°F60°F 2006-9°F 201315%3%
Jan 742°F18°F59°F 2006-6°F 200015%3%
Jan 842°F18°F58°F 2002-4°F 201315%3%
Jan 943°F18°F61°F 2018-11°F 202414%3%
Jan 1043°F18°F54°F 1999-5°F 202614%3%
Jan 1143°F18°F57°F 1999-9°F 201114%3%
Jan 1243°F19°F55°F 2002-18°F 201314%3%
Jan 1343°F19°F59°F 2021-15°F 201314%3%
Jan 1443°F19°F58°F 2000-13°F 201314%3%
Jan 1544°F19°F63°F 2000-22°F 201314%3%
Jan 1644°F19°F62°F 2000-8°F 200714%3%
Jan 1744°F19°F60°F 2021-13°F 200814%3%
Jan 1844°F19°F63°F 2000-5°F 200814%3%
Jan 1944°F19°F61°F 2000-6°F 200814%3%
Jan 2044°F19°F60°F 2014-7°F 202514%3%
Jan 2145°F19°F60°F 2005-13°F 202514%3%
Jan 2245°F19°F57°F 2026-7°F 202514%3%
Jan 2345°F19°F57°F 2003-8°F 202514%3%
Jan 2445°F20°F60°F 1999-5°F 202514%3%
Jan 2545°F20°F60°F 1999-7°F 201014%3%
Jan 2646°F20°F60°F 2015-9°F 202314%3%
Jan 2746°F20°F62°F 2003-9°F 202114%2%
Jan 2846°F20°F57°F 2003-3°F 201714%2%
Jan 2946°F20°F60°F 20181°F 200814%2%
Jan 3046°F21°F63°F 2018-1°F 200114%2%
Jan 3147°F21°F63°F 2003-11°F 200114%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chinle, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:15 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 5:44 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00021248 (Canyon De Chelly), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003029, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.