Mankato Weather in January
Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 16°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.78 in over about 4 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
- 37°F
- Average low
- 14°F
- Precipitation
- 0.78 in
- Snowfall
- 5.0 in
- Record high
- 79°FJan 10, 1990
- Record low
- -26°FJan 4, 1959
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 25 min to 10 h 09 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 11.0 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 | 37°F | 16°F | 64°F 2026 | -14°F 1974 | 13% | 8% |
| Jan 2 | 37°F | 16°F | 68°F 1964 | -12°F 1919 | 13% | 8% |
| Jan 3 | 37°F | 15°F | 58°F 2009 | -16°F 1919 | 13% | 8% |
| Jan 4 | 37°F | 15°F | 67°F 1956 | -26°F 1959 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 5 | 37°F | 15°F | 69°F 2026 | -22°F 1924 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 6 | 37°F | 15°F | 70°F 2012 | -14°F 1971 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 7 | 37°F | 15°F | 64°F 2026 | -14°F 1968 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 8 | 37°F | 15°F | 68°F 2002 | -24°F 1913 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 9 | 37°F | 15°F | 63°F 1963 | -10°F 1988 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 10 | 37°F | 14°F | 79°F 1990 | -15°F 1982 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 11 | 37°F | 14°F | 66°F 1999 | -22°F 1918 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 12 | 37°F | 14°F | 66°F 1987 | -18°F 1985 | 12% | 7% |
| Jan 13 | 37°F | 14°F | 69°F 1987 | -16°F 1916 | 12% | 7% |
| Jan 14 | 37°F | 14°F | 66°F 2026 | -14°F 2024 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 15 | 37°F | 14°F | 64°F 1999 | -14°F 2024 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 16 | 37°F | 14°F | 67°F 2006 | -15°F 2024 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 17 | 37°F | 14°F | 66°F 1986 | -12°F 1924 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 18 | 37°F | 14°F | 62°F 1920 | -17°F 1984 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 19 | 37°F | 14°F | 64°F 1986 | -15°F 1984 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 20 | 37°F | 14°F | 68°F 1964 | -15°F 1985 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 21 | 37°F | 14°F | 63°F 1964 | -8°F 2025 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 22 | 37°F | 14°F | 63°F 1976 | -12°F 1966 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 23 | 37°F | 14°F | 68°F 1981 | -9°F 1963 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 24 | 38°F | 14°F | 71°F 1981 | -6°F 1961 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 25 | 38°F | 14°F | 70°F 1968 | -12°F 2026 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 26 | 38°F | 14°F | 72°F 2002 | -12°F 2026 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 27 | 38°F | 14°F | 69°F 2015 | -13°F 1961 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 28 | 38°F | 14°F | 71°F 2015 | -15°F 1918 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 29 | 38°F | 14°F | 72°F 2015 | -9°F 1966 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 30 | 38°F | 14°F | 65°F 1989 | -13°F 1918 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 31 | 38°F | 14°F | 77°F 1989 | -15°F 1918 | 12% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 5:19 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00144982 (Mankato), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147542, 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.