Brainerd Weather in January
Average highs run from 20°F on January 1 to 21°F on January 31, and lows from 1°F to -3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.80 in over about 8 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
- 20°F
- Average low
- -2°F
- Precipitation
- 0.80 in
- Snowfall
- 10.0 in
- Record high
- 53°FJan 31, 2024
- Record low
- -43°FJan 31, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 41 min to 9 h 39 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew point
- 5°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 20°F | 1°F | 39°F 1998 | -27°F 2022 | 26% | 21% |
| Jan 2 | 20°F | 1°F | 39°F 1997 | -32°F 2022 | 26% | 21% |
| Jan 3 | 20°F | 1°F | 38°F 2007 | -32°F 2010 | 26% | 21% |
| Jan 4 | 20°F | 1°F | 42°F 2001 | -29°F 2010 | 26% | 21% |
| Jan 5 | 20°F | 0°F | 51°F 2012 | -29°F 2018 | 26% | 21% |
| Jan 6 | 20°F | 0°F | 46°F 2012 | -30°F 2017 | 26% | 21% |
| Jan 7 | 20°F | 0°F | 47°F 2003 | -35°F 2022 | 26% | 20% |
| Jan 8 | 20°F | -1°F | 51°F 2003 | -29°F 2014 | 26% | 20% |
| Jan 9 | 19°F | -1°F | 48°F 2012 | -25°F 1999 | 26% | 20% |
| Jan 10 | 19°F | -1°F | 52°F 2012 | -28°F 2022 | 26% | 20% |
| Jan 11 | 19°F | -1°F | 43°F 2002 | -22°F 2016 | 25% | 20% |
| Jan 12 | 19°F | -2°F | 43°F 2026 | -24°F 2018 | 25% | 20% |
| Jan 13 | 19°F | -2°F | 42°F 2021 | -33°F 2017 | 25% | 20% |
| Jan 14 | 19°F | -2°F | 34°F 2001 | -33°F 2005 | 25% | 20% |
| Jan 15 | 19°F | -2°F | 37°F 2006 | -28°F 2009 | 25% | 20% |
| Jan 16 | 19°F | -3°F | 38°F 2014 | -36°F 2009 | 25% | 20% |
| Jan 17 | 19°F | -3°F | 42°F 2001 | -38°F 2005 | 25% | 20% |
| Jan 18 | 19°F | -3°F | 41°F 2022 | -19°F 2016 | 25% | 20% |
| Jan 19 | 19°F | -3°F | 47°F 2018 | -20°F 2012 | 25% | 20% |
| Jan 20 | 19°F | -3°F | 41°F 2021 | -26°F 2025 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 21 | 19°F | -3°F | 36°F 2017 | -33°F 2011 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 22 | 19°F | -3°F | 45°F 2002 | -25°F 2026 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 23 | 19°F | -3°F | 42°F 2015 | -27°F 2026 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 24 | 20°F | -3°F | 37°F 2006 | -31°F 2026 | 24% | 19% |
| Jan 25 | 20°F | -4°F | 50°F 2002 | -31°F 1997 | 24% | 19% |
| Jan 26 | 20°F | -4°F | 44°F 2006 | -37°F 1997 | 24% | 19% |
| Jan 27 | 20°F | -4°F | 45°F 2006 | -31°F 2019 | 23% | 19% |
| Jan 28 | 20°F | -3°F | 42°F 2025 | -26°F 2014 | 23% | 19% |
| Jan 29 | 20°F | -3°F | 42°F 2024 | -30°F 2019 | 23% | 19% |
| Jan 30 | 21°F | -3°F | 48°F 2025 | -34°F 2019 | 23% | 19% |
| Jan 31 | 21°F | -3°F | 53°F 2024 | -43°F 2019 | 23% | 19% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210939 (Brainerd), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094938, 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.