Ames Weather in January
Average highs run from 30°F on January 1 to 30°F on January 31, and lows from 12°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.61 in over about 6 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 29°F
- Average low
- 11°F
- Precipitation
- 0.61 in
- Snowfall
- 6.6 in
- Record high
- 67°FJan 26, 2002
- Record low
- -26°FJan 21, 1970
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 11 min to 10 h 00 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 15°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 30°F | 12°F | 48°F 2004 | -22°F 2018 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 2 | 29°F | 12°F | 53°F 1998 | -21°F 2010 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 3 | 29°F | 12°F | 50°F 1998 | -14°F 1968 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 4 | 29°F | 12°F | 50°F 2019 | -15°F 1969 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 5 | 29°F | 12°F | 62°F 2012 | -22°F 1999 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 6 | 29°F | 11°F | 62°F 2012 | -17°F 1971 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 7 | 29°F | 11°F | 59°F 2003 | -18°F 1968 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 8 | 29°F | 11°F | 63°F 2002 | -17°F 1970 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 9 | 29°F | 11°F | 56°F 2003 | -21°F 1977 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 10 | 29°F | 11°F | 56°F 2012 | -25°F 1982 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 11 | 28°F | 11°F | 55°F 2012 | -18°F 1977 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 12 | 28°F | 11°F | 52°F 2022 | -25°F 1974 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 13 | 28°F | 11°F | 58°F 1996 | -11°F 2009 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 14 | 28°F | 11°F | 51°F 1987 | -20°F 1982 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 15 | 28°F | 10°F | 57°F 1990 | -25°F 2009 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 16 | 28°F | 10°F | 58°F 1990 | -22°F 1977 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 17 | 28°F | 10°F | 58°F 1990 | -18°F 1977 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 18 | 28°F | 10°F | 52°F 1996 | -21°F 1994 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 19 | 28°F | 10°F | 52°F 2014 | -20°F 1970 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 20 | 28°F | 10°F | 52°F 1968 | -21°F 1985 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 21 | 28°F | 10°F | 50°F 1992 | -26°F 1970 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 22 | 29°F | 10°F | 58°F 2002 | -12°F 1991 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 23 | 29°F | 10°F | 55°F 1981 | -14°F 2026 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 24 | 29°F | 11°F | 60°F 1981 | -17°F 2008 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 25 | 29°F | 11°F | 60°F 2002 | -13°F 1972 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 26 | 29°F | 11°F | 67°F 2002 | -13°F 2022 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 27 | 29°F | 11°F | 57°F 2002 | -12°F 1971 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 28 | 29°F | 11°F | 57°F 2002 | -18°F 1972 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 29 | 29°F | 11°F | 53°F 2025 | -23°F 1966 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 30 | 29°F | 11°F | 59°F 2012 | -23°F 2019 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 31 | 30°F | 11°F | 59°F 1989 | -24°F 1996 | 20% | 14% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094989 (Ames Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130200, 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.