Boise County climate

Boise County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Idaho City, 18.6 km from Boise County

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 37°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.16 in over about 11 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 Boise County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
3.16 in
Snowfall
28.6 in
Record high
66°FJan 31, 2024
Record low
-17°FJan 31, 1950
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 58 min to 9 h 51 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
93%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
4.3 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 134°F13°F60°F 1997-13°F 194236%34%
Jan 234°F13°F55°F 2009-5°F 197536%34%
Jan 334°F13°F59°F 2026-5°F 199136%34%
Jan 434°F13°F57°F 1956-9°F 199136%34%
Jan 534°F13°F52°F 1954-12°F 199136%34%
Jan 634°F13°F55°F 1948-11°F 201735%34%
Jan 734°F13°F58°F 1948-10°F 197935%34%
Jan 834°F13°F55°F 1953-14°F 197735%33%
Jan 934°F13°F63°F 1953-13°F 197735%33%
Jan 1035°F13°F57°F 1995-8°F 197735%33%
Jan 1135°F13°F58°F 1959-6°F 194935%33%
Jan 1235°F13°F59°F 1953-7°F 196335%33%
Jan 1335°F13°F55°F 1969-1°F 194935%32%
Jan 1435°F13°F56°F 1978-2°F 194735%32%
Jan 1535°F13°F56°F 1951-10°F 194734%32%
Jan 1635°F14°F57°F 2000-1°F 201734%32%
Jan 1735°F14°F56°F 1951-7°F 198434%32%
Jan 1835°F14°F58°F 2018-13°F 198434%31%
Jan 1936°F14°F54°F 1971-10°F 198434%31%
Jan 2036°F14°F57°F 1953-8°F 198434%31%
Jan 2136°F14°F53°F 1943-12°F 196234%31%
Jan 2236°F14°F53°F 1954-11°F 196234%30%
Jan 2336°F14°F57°F 1953-12°F 196233%30%
Jan 2436°F14°F57°F 1959-6°F 194933%30%
Jan 2536°F14°F59°F 1953-5°F 194933%30%
Jan 2637°F14°F55°F 1971-8°F 195733%29%
Jan 2737°F14°F52°F 1940-9°F 195732%29%
Jan 2837°F14°F56°F 1954-6°F 195732%29%
Jan 2937°F14°F58°F 2024-9°F 195732%29%
Jan 3037°F14°F61°F 2024-13°F 197932%28%
Jan 3137°F15°F66°F 2024-17°F 195032%28%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Boise County, 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 (MST).

January 1
sunrise 8:18 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
January 31
sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 5:52 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00104442 (Idaho City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024131, 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.