Mendota climate

Mendota Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Paw Paw 2S, 17.6 km from Mendota

Average highs run from 29°F on January 1 to 28°F on January 31, and lows from 14°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.60 in over about 8 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 Mendota, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
1.60 in
Snowfall
9.6 in
Record high
66°FJan 8, 2008
Record low
-26°FJan 19, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 10 h 02 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
12.1 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 129°F14°F55°F 2005-19°F 201827%15%
Jan 229°F13°F55°F 2005-19°F 201827%15%
Jan 329°F13°F62°F 2000-15°F 201827%15%
Jan 429°F13°F61°F 1997-15°F 201827%15%
Jan 528°F13°F64°F 1997-23°F 199927%15%
Jan 628°F13°F55°F 2012-22°F 199927%16%
Jan 728°F13°F63°F 2008-17°F 201427%16%
Jan 828°F12°F66°F 2008-13°F 197027%16%
Jan 928°F12°F60°F 2026-11°F 197027%16%
Jan 1028°F12°F59°F 1975-20°F 198227%16%
Jan 1128°F12°F58°F 1975-22°F 197927%16%
Jan 1228°F12°F57°F 2018-24°F 197427%16%
Jan 1328°F12°F59°F 2005-11°F 199727%16%
Jan 1428°F12°F52°F 2013-17°F 202427%16%
Jan 1528°F11°F46°F 1987-20°F 199427%16%
Jan 1628°F11°F55°F 1990-24°F 197727%17%
Jan 1727°F11°F57°F 1990-21°F 200927%17%
Jan 1827°F11°F60°F 1996-21°F 199426%17%
Jan 1927°F11°F60°F 1996-26°F 198526%17%
Jan 2027°F11°F58°F 2006-25°F 198526%17%
Jan 2127°F11°F58°F 2017-20°F 198426%17%
Jan 2228°F11°F58°F 1964-17°F 197026%17%
Jan 2328°F11°F62°F 1967-9°F 197726%17%
Jan 2428°F11°F63°F 1967-13°F 200826%17%
Jan 2528°F11°F57°F 1973-12°F 200826%17%
Jan 2628°F11°F53°F 1973-18°F 201926%17%
Jan 2728°F11°F55°F 2002-16°F 201925%17%
Jan 2828°F11°F60°F 2002-15°F 197725%16%
Jan 2928°F11°F59°F 2002-15°F 196625%16%
Jan 3028°F12°F65°F 2013-25°F 201925%16%
Jan 3128°F12°F57°F 2012-25°F 201925%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mendota, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:11 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116661 (Paw Paw 2S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116753, 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.