Wells County climate

Wells County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bluffton 6N, 11 km from Wells County

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 19°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.51 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 Wells County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
2.51 in
Snowfall
7.6 in
Record high
66°FJan 8, 2008
Record low
-28°FJan 11, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 10 h 05 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
12.8 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 133°F19°F63°F 2005-2°F 201842%14%
Jan 233°F19°F58°F 2000-14°F 201843%14%
Jan 333°F19°F60°F 2004-13°F 201843%14%
Jan 433°F19°F62°F 2023-12°F 201442%15%
Jan 533°F19°F63°F 1997-8°F 199942%15%
Jan 632°F18°F58°F 1998-11°F 199942%15%
Jan 732°F18°F60°F 2008-12°F 201442%15%
Jan 832°F18°F66°F 2008-12°F 201442%15%
Jan 932°F18°F61°F 2026-9°F 198142%16%
Jan 1032°F18°F60°F 2026-19°F 198242%16%
Jan 1132°F18°F60°F 2020-28°F 198242%16%
Jan 1232°F17°F59°F 2017-8°F 199742%16%
Jan 1332°F17°F66°F 2005-6°F 199742%16%
Jan 1432°F17°F62°F 1995-11°F 202442%16%
Jan 1532°F17°F56°F 1995-14°F 198241%16%
Jan 1632°F17°F49°F 1990-17°F 200941%16%
Jan 1731°F17°F56°F 1990-19°F 200941%17%
Jan 1831°F17°F58°F 1990-19°F 200941%17%
Jan 1931°F17°F62°F 1996-20°F 199441%17%
Jan 2031°F16°F54°F 2006-24°F 198541%17%
Jan 2131°F16°F56°F 2006-20°F 198440%17%
Jan 2231°F16°F64°F 2017-16°F 201940%17%
Jan 2331°F16°F62°F 2017-8°F 202540%17%
Jan 2432°F16°F60°F 1999-9°F 198740%17%
Jan 2532°F16°F53°F 1990-12°F 198740%17%
Jan 2632°F16°F54°F 1989-13°F 198740%17%
Jan 2732°F16°F54°F 2018-12°F 200340%17%
Jan 2832°F16°F61°F 1999-15°F 201439%17%
Jan 2932°F16°F60°F 2002-16°F 201439%17%
Jan 3032°F16°F64°F 2013-19°F 201939%16%
Jan 3132°F16°F55°F 1988-22°F 201939%16%

Chance of rain

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

January 1
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 5:57 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00120830 (Bluffton 6N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00124181, 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.