Decorah climate

Decorah Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Decorah, 0.8 km from Decorah

Average highs run from 29°F on January 1 to 29°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 10°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 Decorah, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
1.01 in
Snowfall
10.3 in
Record high
62°FJan 30, 2025
Record low
-43°FJan 30, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 02 min to 9 h 54 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
12°F
Wind
12.5 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 129°F13°F57°F 1897-24°F 197424%19%
Jan 228°F13°F52°F 1897-25°F 197924%19%
Jan 328°F12°F49°F 2007-24°F 191124%19%
Jan 428°F12°F47°F 2007-31°F 191924%19%
Jan 528°F12°F55°F 2012-28°F 192424%19%
Jan 628°F12°F52°F 2012-33°F 198824%19%
Jan 728°F11°F56°F 2003-37°F 191224%19%
Jan 828°F11°F56°F 2003-25°F 197124%19%
Jan 928°F11°F55°F 1939-26°F 197724%19%
Jan 1027°F11°F53°F 2012-29°F 198225%20%
Jan 1127°F11°F52°F 2012-31°F 191225%20%
Jan 1227°F10°F48°F 2013-37°F 191225%20%
Jan 1327°F10°F49°F 1996-29°F 191225%20%
Jan 1427°F10°F56°F 1914-24°F 192425%20%
Jan 1527°F10°F53°F 1990-39°F 196325%20%
Jan 1627°F10°F50°F 1894-34°F 200925%21%
Jan 1727°F10°F53°F 1894-29°F 192425%21%
Jan 1827°F10°F51°F 1996-35°F 196725%21%
Jan 1927°F10°F47°F 2013-31°F 197025%21%
Jan 2027°F10°F50°F 2018-36°F 199425%21%
Jan 2127°F10°F52°F 2018-32°F 197025%21%
Jan 2227°F9°F55°F 2002-37°F 193025%21%
Jan 2328°F9°F54°F 2002-30°F 193725%21%
Jan 2428°F9°F55°F 1981-32°F 193625%21%
Jan 2528°F9°F58°F 2002-30°F 193625%21%
Jan 2628°F10°F60°F 2002-31°F 193025%21%
Jan 2728°F10°F59°F 2002-31°F 190424%21%
Jan 2828°F10°F55°F 2002-31°F 191524%21%
Jan 2928°F10°F54°F 2025-30°F 196524%21%
Jan 3028°F10°F62°F 2025-43°F 195124%21%
Jan 3129°F10°F61°F 2025-37°F 199624%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Decorah, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132110 (Decorah), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00132110, 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.