Challis climate

Challis Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Challis AP, 2.4 km from Challis

Average highs run from 28°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 9°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.41 in over about 6 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 Challis, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
0.41 in
Record high
56°FJan 31, 2003
Record low
-32°FJan 15, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 55 min to 9 h 49 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
11°F
Wind
6.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 128°F9°F44°F 2009-14°F 201623%
Jan 228°F9°F44°F 2009-18°F 201622%
Jan 328°F9°F44°F 2003-16°F 201722%
Jan 428°F9°F44°F 2026-16°F 201722%
Jan 528°F9°F51°F 1999-27°F 201722%
Jan 628°F9°F43°F 2026-26°F 201722%
Jan 728°F9°F46°F 2009-27°F 201722%
Jan 828°F9°F47°F 2009-12°F 201022%
Jan 928°F10°F44°F 2018-2°F 201022%
Jan 1029°F10°F43°F 2014-7°F 201622%
Jan 1129°F10°F47°F 2009-13°F 201622%
Jan 1229°F10°F46°F 2002-18°F 201722%
Jan 1329°F10°F50°F 2021-25°F 201722%
Jan 1429°F10°F46°F 2012-31°F 201721%
Jan 1529°F10°F45°F 1999-32°F 201721%
Jan 1629°F11°F40°F 2014-29°F 201721%
Jan 1729°F11°F48°F 2011-19°F 201721%
Jan 1829°F11°F50°F 2015-11°F 201721%
Jan 1929°F11°F44°F 2005-6°F 201321%
Jan 2030°F11°F45°F 2012-6°F 200121%
Jan 2130°F11°F48°F 2003-19°F 200820%
Jan 2230°F12°F44°F 2003-24°F 200820%
Jan 2330°F12°F48°F 2003-18°F 200820%
Jan 2430°F12°F41°F 2005-18°F 200820%
Jan 2530°F12°F48°F 2012-5°F 199920%
Jan 2630°F12°F46°F 2015-8°F 202520%
Jan 2731°F13°F47°F 2019-12°F 200120%
Jan 2831°F13°F48°F 2018-15°F 200120%
Jan 2931°F13°F46°F 2024-19°F 200120%
Jan 3031°F13°F54°F 2018-24°F 202319%
Jan 3131°F13°F56°F 2003-17°F 202319%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Challis, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 8:13 AM, sunset 5:08 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 5:45 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004114 (Challis AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004114, 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.