Pleasant Hill climate

Pleasant Hill Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines Intl AP, 12.4 km from Pleasant Hill

Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.08 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 Pleasant Hill, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
1.08 in
Snowfall
9.4 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 132°F15°F55°F 2012-20°F 201826%20%
Jan 232°F15°F56°F 1998-21°F 201826%20%
Jan 331°F15°F56°F 2004-12°F 201426%20%
Jan 431°F15°F56°F 1998-15°F 195926%20%
Jan 531°F15°F60°F 1956-21°F 199926%21%
Jan 631°F15°F67°F 2012-21°F 199926%21%
Jan 731°F14°F58°F 2012-18°F 196826%21%
Jan 831°F14°F61°F 2003-18°F 196826%21%
Jan 931°F14°F66°F 2003-18°F 197726%21%
Jan 1031°F14°F58°F 2020-25°F 198226%22%
Jan 1131°F14°F60°F 2012-15°F 197727%22%
Jan 1231°F14°F56°F 1961-25°F 197427%22%
Jan 1331°F14°F61°F 1987-18°F 197427%22%
Jan 1431°F14°F63°F 1996-25°F 195727%22%
Jan 1531°F13°F49°F 2006-20°F 199427%23%
Jan 1631°F13°F58°F 2006-28°F 200927%23%
Jan 1731°F13°F57°F 1989-18°F 197727%23%
Jan 1831°F13°F59°F 1951-18°F 199427%23%
Jan 1931°F13°F54°F 2013-21°F 197027%23%
Jan 2031°F13°F51°F 2006-22°F 198527%23%
Jan 2131°F13°F55°F 1964-25°F 197027%23%
Jan 2231°F13°F53°F 1964-23°F 197027%23%
Jan 2331°F13°F56°F 1981-21°F 196327%23%
Jan 2431°F13°F60°F 1967-11°F 196128%23%
Jan 2531°F13°F58°F 1981-11°F 197228%23%
Jan 2631°F13°F60°F 2002-14°F 196328%23%
Jan 2731°F13°F66°F 2002-20°F 195528%23%
Jan 2831°F14°F66°F 2002-17°F 197228%23%
Jan 2931°F14°F57°F 2013-22°F 196628%23%
Jan 3032°F14°F56°F 1988-17°F 199128%23%
Jan 3132°F14°F66°F 2012-25°F 199628%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pleasant Hill, 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 7:41 AM, sunset 4:55 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:29 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014933 (Des Moines Intl AP), 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.