Truckee climate

Truckee Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Truckee RS, 1 km from Truckee

Average highs run from 40°F on January 1 to 43°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.68 in over about 12 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 Truckee, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
5.68 in
Snowfall
43.6 in
Record high
65°FJan 5, 2012
Record low
-22°FJan 13, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 27 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
6.3 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 140°F15°F58°F 2014-10°F 202237%27%
Jan 240°F15°F59°F 2018-11°F 201337%27%
Jan 340°F15°F60°F 2012-12°F 201337%27%
Jan 440°F15°F64°F 2018-9°F 201337%27%
Jan 540°F15°F65°F 2012-1°F 201337%27%
Jan 640°F15°F60°F 20124°F 201338%27%
Jan 741°F15°F62°F 2015-8°F 202438%27%
Jan 841°F16°F60°F 2015-8°F 202438%27%
Jan 941°F16°F57°F 2015-5°F 202438%27%
Jan 1041°F16°F53°F 2012-5°F 201138%27%
Jan 1141°F16°F55°F 2012-5°F 201138%27%
Jan 1241°F16°F54°F 2015-14°F 201338%26%
Jan 1342°F16°F53°F 2018-22°F 201338%26%
Jan 1442°F16°F55°F 2012-19°F 201338%26%
Jan 1542°F16°F56°F 2012-16°F 201338%26%
Jan 1642°F16°F62°F 2021-4°F 201338%26%
Jan 1742°F16°F55°F 2011-6°F 201238%27%
Jan 1842°F16°F60°F 2015-8°F 201338%27%
Jan 1942°F17°F56°F 2014-8°F 201338%27%
Jan 2043°F17°F59°F 2014-7°F 201338%27%
Jan 2143°F17°F56°F 2014-6°F 201338%27%
Jan 2243°F17°F58°F 2014-5°F 202338%27%
Jan 2343°F17°F59°F 2014-8°F 201338%27%
Jan 2443°F17°F54°F 20250°F 202338%27%
Jan 2543°F17°F55°F 2015-3°F 201739%27%
Jan 2643°F17°F65°F 20151°F 201739%27%
Jan 2743°F17°F64°F 2015-3°F 201739%27%
Jan 2843°F17°F56°F 2019-5°F 201739%27%
Jan 2943°F17°F63°F 2024-1°F 201739%27%
Jan 3043°F17°F65°F 2024-11°F 202339%27%
Jan 3143°F17°F60°F 2024-15°F 202339%27%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Truckee, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:20 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049043 (Truckee RS), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00049040, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.