Hays Weather in January
Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 46°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.56 in over about 2 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
- 44°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 0.56 in
- Snowfall
- 3.2 in
- Record high
- 84°FJan 28, 2015
- Record low
- -15°FJan 6, 1971
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 14 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 69%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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 | 44°F | 20°F | 61°F 2014 | 3°F 2015 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 2 | 44°F | 20°F | 53°F 1994 | -4°F 2022 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 3 | 44°F | 20°F | 56°F 1990 | -7°F 2022 | 8% | 6% |
| Jan 4 | 44°F | 20°F | 56°F 1992 | 3°F 1971 | 8% | 6% |
| Jan 5 | 44°F | 20°F | 59°F 1989 | -3°F 1971 | 8% | 6% |
| Jan 6 | 44°F | 20°F | 71°F 2012 | -15°F 1971 | 8% | 6% |
| Jan 7 | 44°F | 20°F | 60°F 2011 | -14°F 1971 | 8% | 6% |
| Jan 8 | 44°F | 20°F | 60°F 2020 | -5°F 1970 | 8% | 6% |
| Jan 9 | 44°F | 20°F | 61°F 1990 | -3°F 1970 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 10 | 44°F | 20°F | 64°F 2023 | 10°F 2025 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 11 | 44°F | 20°F | 75°F 1990 | 5°F 2011 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 12 | 44°F | 20°F | 61°F 2013 | 2°F 2011 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 13 | 44°F | 20°F | 60°F 2022 | 2°F 1993 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 14 | 44°F | 20°F | 66°F 2021 | -1°F 2024 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 15 | 44°F | 20°F | 64°F 2016 | 2°F 2024 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 16 | 44°F | 20°F | 64°F 2012 | -2°F 2024 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 17 | 44°F | 20°F | 64°F 2015 | -2°F 2024 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 18 | 44°F | 20°F | 63°F 2022 | 2°F 1970 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 19 | 44°F | 20°F | 67°F 2022 | 2°F 1970 | 9% | 5% |
| Jan 20 | 45°F | 20°F | 71°F 2014 | 7°F 1970 | 9% | 5% |
| Jan 21 | 45°F | 20°F | 60°F 1992 | 3°F 2025 | 9% | 5% |
| Jan 22 | 45°F | 20°F | 60°F 1981 | 3°F 2025 | 9% | 5% |
| Jan 23 | 45°F | 20°F | 69°F 1981 | 5°F 2023 | 9% | 5% |
| Jan 24 | 45°F | 20°F | 75°F 1981 | 5°F 1990 | 9% | 5% |
| Jan 25 | 45°F | 20°F | 63°F 1970 | 6°F 1972 | 9% | 5% |
| Jan 26 | 45°F | 20°F | 69°F 2018 | -1°F 1972 | 9% | 5% |
| Jan 27 | 45°F | 20°F | 74°F 2015 | -4°F 1972 | 9% | 5% |
| Jan 28 | 45°F | 20°F | 84°F 2015 | -3°F 1972 | 9% | 5% |
| Jan 29 | 45°F | 20°F | 77°F 2013 | -2°F 1972 | 9% | 5% |
| Jan 30 | 45°F | 20°F | 69°F 1992 | 4°F 1991 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 31 | 46°F | 20°F | 72°F 2012 | -1°F 1994 | 10% | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 5:26 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:58 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143523 (Hays), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00143523, 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.