Otero County Weather in January
Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 49°F on January 31, and lows from 11°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.49 in over about 5 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 47°F
- Average low
- 13°F
- Precipitation
- 0.49 in
- Snowfall
- 4.6 in
- Record high
- 78°FJan 26, 1982
- Record low
- -23°FJan 28, 1948
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 36 min to 10 h 17 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 55%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 8.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 46°F | 11°F | 64°F 1950 | -14°F 2011 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 2 | 46°F | 11°F | 76°F 1997 | -13°F 1979 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 3 | 46°F | 11°F | 74°F 1997 | -14°F 1959 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 4 | 46°F | 11°F | 73°F 1956 | -22°F 1959 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 5 | 46°F | 11°F | 74°F 1956 | -14°F 1971 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 6 | 47°F | 12°F | 71°F 1965 | -15°F 1971 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 7 | 47°F | 12°F | 74°F 2006 | -16°F 1971 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 8 | 47°F | 12°F | 70°F 1956 | -8°F 1976 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 9 | 47°F | 12°F | 69°F 2018 | -13°F 1962 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 10 | 47°F | 12°F | 73°F 1990 | -20°F 1962 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 11 | 47°F | 12°F | 69°F 1953 | -17°F 1962 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 12 | 47°F | 13°F | 73°F 1953 | -20°F 1963 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 13 | 47°F | 13°F | 76°F 1996 | -16°F 1963 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 14 | 47°F | 13°F | 69°F 1969 | -12°F 1972 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 15 | 47°F | 13°F | 71°F 1995 | -12°F 1972 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 16 | 47°F | 13°F | 68°F 2015 | -14°F 1984 | 18% | 9% |
| Jan 17 | 47°F | 13°F | 68°F 1950 | -7°F 1978 | 18% | 9% |
| Jan 18 | 48°F | 13°F | 70°F 1999 | -18°F 1984 | 18% | 9% |
| Jan 19 | 48°F | 14°F | 76°F 1986 | -16°F 1984 | 18% | 9% |
| Jan 20 | 48°F | 14°F | 76°F 1971 | -13°F 2025 | 18% | 9% |
| Jan 21 | 48°F | 14°F | 74°F 2009 | -17°F 2025 | 18% | 9% |
| Jan 22 | 48°F | 14°F | 75°F 1950 | -13°F 1966 | 18% | 9% |
| Jan 23 | 48°F | 14°F | 75°F 1972 | -8°F 1963 | 18% | 9% |
| Jan 24 | 48°F | 14°F | 75°F 1981 | -10°F 1966 | 18% | 9% |
| Jan 25 | 48°F | 14°F | 72°F 1968 | -5°F 1966 | 18% | 9% |
| Jan 26 | 48°F | 14°F | 78°F 1982 | -7°F 2026 | 19% | 9% |
| Jan 27 | 48°F | 14°F | 75°F 1970 | -17°F 1948 | 19% | 9% |
| Jan 28 | 48°F | 15°F | 75°F 1986 | -23°F 1948 | 19% | 9% |
| Jan 29 | 48°F | 15°F | 73°F 1971 | -15°F 1949 | 19% | 9% |
| Jan 30 | 48°F | 15°F | 78°F 1986 | -15°F 1949 | 19% | 9% |
| Jan 31 | 49°F | 15°F | 77°F 1997 | -15°F 1979 | 20% | 9% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003063 (La Junta 17 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023067, 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.