Moscow climate

Moscow Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Long Falls Dam, 29.4 km from Moscow

Average highs run from 25°F on January 1 to 23°F on January 31, and lows from 8°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.79 in over about 12 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 Moscow, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
23°F
Average low
4°F
Precipitation
2.79 in
Snowfall
22.7 in
Record high
58°FJan 8, 2008
Record low
-23°FJan 14, 1999
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 50 min to 9 h 45 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
96%
Dew point
11°F
Wind
6.3 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 125°F8°F45°F 2011-15°F 201842%41%
Jan 225°F7°F39°F 2011-18°F 201442%41%
Jan 325°F7°F40°F 2007-17°F 201442%41%
Jan 424°F7°F46°F 2007-14°F 201442%41%
Jan 524°F7°F47°F 2007-11°F 199942%41%
Jan 624°F6°F50°F 2007-14°F 199941%41%
Jan 724°F6°F47°F 2008-15°F 201841%41%
Jan 824°F6°F58°F 2008-20°F 201541%41%
Jan 924°F5°F47°F 2008-21°F 200441%41%
Jan 1023°F5°F46°F 2016-18°F 200441%41%
Jan 1123°F5°F48°F 2020-15°F 202240%41%
Jan 1223°F5°F45°F 2014-15°F 199940%41%
Jan 1323°F4°F46°F 2013-18°F 200440%40%
Jan 1423°F4°F50°F 2006-23°F 199940%40%
Jan 1523°F4°F39°F 1999-19°F 200439%40%
Jan 1623°F4°F34°F 2010-21°F 200939%40%
Jan 1723°F4°F40°F 1999-20°F 200939%40%
Jan 1823°F4°F48°F 2006-14°F 200739%40%
Jan 1923°F3°F42°F 1999-15°F 200538%39%
Jan 2023°F3°F42°F 2006-14°F 200038%39%
Jan 2123°F3°F44°F 2006-18°F 200538%39%
Jan 2223°F3°F33°F 2026-16°F 200538%39%
Jan 2323°F3°F40°F 2002-15°F 201138%39%
Jan 2423°F3°F46°F 1999-21°F 201137%38%
Jan 2523°F3°F45°F 2010-17°F 200437%38%
Jan 2623°F3°F45°F 2010-18°F 200937%38%
Jan 2723°F3°F37°F 2016-14°F 200537%38%
Jan 2823°F3°F41°F 2006-15°F 200336%38%
Jan 2923°F3°F35°F 2002-9°F 201936%37%
Jan 3023°F3°F47°F 2000-8°F 201036%37%
Jan 3123°F3°F52°F 2013-9°F 201936%37%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Moscow, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:08 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 4:46 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00174781 (Long Falls Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094626, 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.