Lake Montezuma climate

Lake Montezuma Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Montezuma Castle Nm, 6 km from Lake Montezuma

Average highs run from 58°F on January 1 to 63°F on January 31, and lows from 25°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.36 in over about 5 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 Lake Montezuma, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
1.36 in
Record high
77°FJan 18, 1971
Record low
0°FJan 14, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 54 min to 10 h 30 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 158°F25°F69°F 196414°F 197615%
Jan 258°F25°F70°F 202513°F 196015%
Jan 358°F25°F70°F 200311°F 194915%
Jan 459°F25°F73°F 200310°F 194915%
Jan 559°F25°F70°F 195411°F 194915%
Jan 659°F25°F74°F 200610°F 197115%
Jan 759°F25°F70°F 19483°F 197115%
Jan 859°F25°F76°F 20028°F 197115%
Jan 959°F26°F72°F 199013°F 197115%
Jan 1060°F26°F75°F 195312°F 197715%
Jan 1160°F26°F73°F 199011°F 196215%
Jan 1260°F26°F75°F 199611°F 196315%
Jan 1360°F26°F71°F 19969°F 196315%
Jan 1460°F26°F73°F 20000°F 196215%
Jan 1560°F26°F73°F 200010°F 196215%
Jan 1661°F26°F72°F 200317°F 196215%
Jan 1761°F26°F72°F 195916°F 198715%
Jan 1861°F26°F77°F 197110°F 196015%
Jan 1961°F26°F77°F 197114°F 200115%
Jan 2061°F26°F75°F 195011°F 196315%
Jan 2161°F26°F73°F 197115°F 194515%
Jan 2262°F26°F69°F 199417°F 202515%
Jan 2362°F26°F72°F 200311°F 195515%
Jan 2462°F26°F74°F 195314°F 196415%
Jan 2562°F26°F74°F 195117°F 202515%
Jan 2662°F27°F75°F 200321°F 198115%
Jan 2762°F27°F73°F 200310°F 197915%
Jan 2862°F27°F74°F 198611°F 194915%
Jan 2963°F27°F72°F 19717°F 197915%
Jan 3063°F27°F72°F 20032°F 197915%
Jan 3163°F27°F77°F 200312°F 194915%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lake Montezuma, in percent.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 5:56 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00025635 (Montezuma Castle Nm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00027708, 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.