Cottonwood climate

Cottonwood Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cottonwood 2 Wsw, 3.7 km from Cottonwood

Average highs run from 36°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.81 in over about 13 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 Cottonwood, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
1.81 in
Snowfall
16.3 in
Record high
62°FJan 31, 1971
Record low
-24°FJan 7, 1937
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 43 min to 9 h 41 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
6.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 136°F23°F58°F 1997-16°F 197943%30%
Jan 236°F23°F55°F 2012-6°F 197843%30%
Jan 336°F24°F53°F 2026-10°F 195943%30%
Jan 436°F24°F52°F 1984-13°F 195943%30%
Jan 536°F24°F55°F 2012-9°F 194243%29%
Jan 636°F24°F58°F 1954-14°F 193743%29%
Jan 736°F24°F57°F 2002-24°F 193743%29%
Jan 836°F24°F56°F 1966-20°F 193742%29%
Jan 937°F24°F59°F 1945-12°F 194942%28%
Jan 1037°F24°F56°F 1959-14°F 194942%28%
Jan 1137°F24°F59°F 1953-22°F 196342%28%
Jan 1237°F25°F57°F 1959-19°F 196341%27%
Jan 1337°F25°F54°F 1983-9°F 193041%27%
Jan 1437°F25°F59°F 1973-8°F 195041%27%
Jan 1537°F25°F57°F 1973-10°F 194741%27%
Jan 1637°F25°F53°F 1974-22°F 193040%26%
Jan 1737°F25°F53°F 1976-14°F 193040%26%
Jan 1837°F25°F54°F 1986-17°F 194340%26%
Jan 1938°F25°F56°F 1971-17°F 193040%26%
Jan 2038°F25°F55°F 1981-19°F 193539%26%
Jan 2138°F25°F54°F 1981-22°F 193739%25%
Jan 2238°F25°F61°F 1981-13°F 196239%25%
Jan 2338°F25°F54°F 1953-10°F 194939%25%
Jan 2438°F25°F54°F 1953-16°F 194939%25%
Jan 2538°F26°F54°F 1951-14°F 194938%24%
Jan 2638°F26°F55°F 1896-16°F 195738%24%
Jan 2738°F26°F57°F 1987-17°F 195738%24%
Jan 2838°F26°F58°F 1984-11°F 195738%24%
Jan 2938°F26°F54°F 1960-16°F 195038%23%
Jan 3038°F26°F56°F 1971-13°F 195038%23%
Jan 3138°F26°F62°F 1971-20°F 195038%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cottonwood, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 4:11 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:50 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00102159 (Cottonwood 2 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00103771, 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.