Adel climate

Adel Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines Wsfo-Johnston, 27.9 km from Adel

Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.01 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 Adel, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
1.01 in
Snowfall
9.7 in
Record high
67°FJan 27, 2002
Record low
-32°FJan 12, 1974
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 10 h 02 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
11.9 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 131°F15°F54°F 1954-22°F 201824%20%
Jan 231°F15°F54°F 1964-25°F 201824%20%
Jan 331°F14°F55°F 2004-22°F 201024%20%
Jan 430°F14°F57°F 1916-25°F 194224%20%
Jan 530°F14°F65°F 1956-26°F 192424%20%
Jan 630°F14°F65°F 2012-24°F 191024%20%
Jan 730°F14°F54°F 1948-30°F 191225%20%
Jan 830°F13°F62°F 2026-24°F 194225%21%
Jan 930°F13°F64°F 2003-18°F 197725%21%
Jan 1030°F13°F63°F 1928-28°F 194225%21%
Jan 1130°F13°F58°F 2012-19°F 191825%21%
Jan 1230°F13°F61°F 1928-32°F 197425%22%
Jan 1330°F13°F55°F 2022-25°F 191625%22%
Jan 1430°F13°F59°F 1987-31°F 195725%22%
Jan 1530°F13°F54°F 1914-26°F 200925%22%
Jan 1630°F13°F58°F 1990-20°F 197725%22%
Jan 1730°F13°F60°F 1990-22°F 193025%22%
Jan 1830°F13°F57°F 1951-23°F 193025%23%
Jan 1930°F13°F56°F 2013-28°F 197026%23%
Jan 2030°F13°F57°F 1944-28°F 197026%23%
Jan 2130°F13°F55°F 1964-29°F 197026%23%
Jan 2230°F13°F59°F 1992-27°F 193026%23%
Jan 2330°F13°F58°F 1947-21°F 196326%23%
Jan 2430°F13°F59°F 1981-23°F 190426%23%
Jan 2530°F13°F65°F 1944-20°F 190426%24%
Jan 2630°F13°F61°F 1944-22°F 190426%24%
Jan 2730°F13°F67°F 2002-22°F 190226%24%
Jan 2830°F13°F58°F 2006-19°F 197226%24%
Jan 2931°F13°F57°F 1919-23°F 196626%24%
Jan 3031°F13°F54°F 1964-20°F 199126%24%
Jan 3131°F13°F63°F 2012-27°F 191826%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Adel, 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 7:43 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:31 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132209 (Des Moines Wsfo-Johnston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00136566, 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.