Mitchellville climate

Mitchellville Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines 17 E, 13.9 km from Mitchellville

Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 14°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.02 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 Mitchellville, 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
1.02 in
Snowfall
6.2 in
Record high
67°FJan 6, 2012
Record low
-28°FJan 16, 2009
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°F14°F55°F 2012-20°F 201828%12%
Jan 231°F14°F56°F 1998-21°F 201828%12%
Jan 331°F14°F56°F 2004-12°F 201428%12%
Jan 430°F14°F56°F 1998-15°F 195928%12%
Jan 530°F14°F60°F 1956-21°F 199928%12%
Jan 630°F14°F67°F 2012-21°F 199928%12%
Jan 730°F13°F58°F 2012-18°F 196828%12%
Jan 830°F13°F61°F 2003-18°F 196828%12%
Jan 930°F13°F66°F 2003-18°F 197728%13%
Jan 1030°F13°F58°F 2020-25°F 198229%13%
Jan 1130°F13°F60°F 2012-15°F 197729%13%
Jan 1230°F13°F56°F 1961-25°F 197429%13%
Jan 1330°F13°F61°F 1987-18°F 197429%13%
Jan 1430°F13°F63°F 1996-25°F 195729%14%
Jan 1530°F12°F49°F 2006-20°F 199429%14%
Jan 1630°F12°F58°F 2006-28°F 200929%14%
Jan 1730°F12°F57°F 1989-18°F 197729%14%
Jan 1830°F12°F59°F 1951-18°F 199429%14%
Jan 1930°F12°F54°F 2013-21°F 197029%14%
Jan 2030°F12°F51°F 2006-22°F 198529%14%
Jan 2130°F12°F55°F 1964-25°F 197029%14%
Jan 2230°F12°F53°F 1964-23°F 197029%15%
Jan 2330°F12°F56°F 1981-21°F 196329%15%
Jan 2430°F12°F60°F 1967-11°F 196129%15%
Jan 2530°F12°F58°F 1981-11°F 197229%15%
Jan 2630°F12°F60°F 2002-14°F 196329%15%
Jan 2730°F13°F66°F 2002-20°F 195529%15%
Jan 2830°F13°F66°F 2002-17°F 197229%15%
Jan 2931°F13°F57°F 2013-22°F 196629%15%
Jan 3031°F13°F56°F 1988-17°F 199129%15%
Jan 3131°F13°F66°F 2012-25°F 199629%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mitchellville, 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 7:40 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00054902 (Des Moines 17 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130241, 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.