Afton climate

Afton Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for River Falls, 14.5 km from Afton

Average highs run from 23°F on January 1 to 23°F on January 31, and lows from 7°F to 4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.90 in.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Afton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
22°F
Average low
4°F
Precipitation
0.90 in
Snowfall
8.1 in
Record high
54°FJan 11, 2012
Record low
-34°FJan 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 52 min to 9 h 46 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
9°F
Wind
10.5 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 123°F7°F40°F 2012-19°F 201423%
Jan 223°F7°F33°F 2007-19°F 201023%
Jan 323°F6°F36°F 2007-20°F 201023%
Jan 423°F6°F40°F 2007-20°F 201023%
Jan 522°F6°F41°F 2007-16°F 201823%
Jan 622°F6°F47°F 2012-24°F 201423%
Jan 722°F5°F45°F 2012-24°F 202223%
Jan 822°F5°F43°F 2026-23°F 202224%
Jan 922°F5°F40°F 2012-21°F 201424%
Jan 1022°F5°F48°F 2012-18°F 201024%
Jan 1122°F5°F54°F 2012-14°F 201624%
Jan 1222°F4°F40°F 2013-12°F 201625%
Jan 1322°F4°F43°F 2026-22°F 201525%
Jan 1422°F4°F42°F 2026-21°F 201525%
Jan 1522°F4°F34°F 2021-21°F 200925%
Jan 1622°F4°F41°F 2023-29°F 200925%
Jan 1722°F4°F36°F 2013-30°F 200926%
Jan 1822°F4°F38°F 2015-14°F 201626%
Jan 1922°F4°F42°F 2013-15°F 202526%
Jan 2022°F3°F42°F 2018-16°F 202526%
Jan 2122°F3°F40°F 2018-28°F 201126%
Jan 2222°F3°F37°F 2018-28°F 201126%
Jan 2322°F3°F35°F 2020-23°F 202626%
Jan 2422°F3°F40°F 2015-23°F 202625%
Jan 2522°F3°F41°F 2015-23°F 202625%
Jan 2622°F3°F36°F 2024-19°F 202225%
Jan 2722°F3°F47°F 2018-18°F 202225%
Jan 2822°F3°F40°F 2016-17°F 201425%
Jan 2922°F4°F45°F 2008-15°F 201425%
Jan 3023°F4°F47°F 2024-30°F 201925%
Jan 3123°F4°F51°F 2025-34°F 201924%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Afton, 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 7:49 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00477226 (River Falls), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00218039, 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.