Ely Weather in January
Average highs run from 16°F on January 1 to 17°F on January 31, and lows from -3°F to -9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.06 in over about 11 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
- 15°F
- Average low
- -7°F
- Precipitation
- 1.06 in
- Snowfall
- 13.8 in
- Record high
- 47°FJan 28, 2006
- Record low
- -43°FJan 17, 2005
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 29 min to 9 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 97%
- Dew point
- 3°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 16°F | -3°F | 35°F 2007 | -34°F 1999 | 36% | 39% |
| Jan 2 | 16°F | -4°F | 27°F 1998 | -22°F 1999 | 36% | 39% |
| Jan 3 | 16°F | -4°F | 39°F 1998 | -20°F 2005 | 36% | 39% |
| Jan 4 | 16°F | -4°F | 35°F 2006 | -20°F 2005 | 37% | 39% |
| Jan 5 | 16°F | -4°F | 36°F 2007 | -31°F 2005 | 37% | 39% |
| Jan 6 | 16°F | -5°F | 35°F 2007 | -34°F 2005 | 37% | 39% |
| Jan 7 | 15°F | -5°F | 38°F 2008 | -34°F 2005 | 37% | 39% |
| Jan 8 | 15°F | -5°F | 45°F 2003 | -20°F 1999 | 37% | 40% |
| Jan 9 | 15°F | -6°F | 45°F 2003 | -26°F 2009 | 37% | 40% |
| Jan 10 | 15°F | -6°F | 37°F 2002 | -26°F 1999 | 38% | 40% |
| Jan 11 | 15°F | -6°F | 38°F 2006 | -28°F 1999 | 37% | 40% |
| Jan 12 | 15°F | -6°F | 38°F 2006 | -32°F 1999 | 38% | 40% |
| Jan 13 | 15°F | -7°F | 37°F 2006 | -32°F 1999 | 38% | 40% |
| Jan 14 | 15°F | -7°F | 32°F 2001 | -38°F 2009 | 38% | 40% |
| Jan 15 | 15°F | -7°F | 27°F 2006 | -38°F 2009 | 38% | 40% |
| Jan 16 | 15°F | -7°F | 32°F 2006 | -38°F 2005 | 38% | 40% |
| Jan 17 | 15°F | -8°F | 36°F 1999 | -43°F 2005 | 38% | 40% |
| Jan 18 | 15°F | -8°F | 40°F 1999 | -33°F 2005 | 38% | 40% |
| Jan 19 | 15°F | -8°F | 28°F 1999 | -29°F 2004 | 37% | 40% |
| Jan 20 | 15°F | -8°F | 24°F 2002 | -30°F 2004 | 37% | 39% |
| Jan 21 | 15°F | -8°F | 24°F 2007 | -30°F 2000 | 37% | 39% |
| Jan 22 | 15°F | -8°F | 26°F 2007 | -30°F 2000 | 37% | 39% |
| Jan 23 | 15°F | -8°F | 33°F 2002 | -25°F 2004 | 37% | 39% |
| Jan 24 | 15°F | -9°F | 31°F 2006 | -32°F 2004 | 37% | 38% |
| Jan 25 | 15°F | -9°F | 25°F 2005 | -28°F 2008 | 36% | 38% |
| Jan 26 | 15°F | -9°F | 38°F 2002 | -27°F 2009 | 36% | 38% |
| Jan 27 | 16°F | -9°F | 44°F 2006 | -27°F 2009 | 36% | 37% |
| Jan 28 | 16°F | -9°F | 47°F 2006 | -26°F 2009 | 36% | 37% |
| Jan 29 | 16°F | -9°F | 39°F 2008 | -30°F 2004 | 35% | 37% |
| Jan 30 | 16°F | -9°F | 37°F 2001 | -30°F 2004 | 35% | 36% |
| Jan 31 | 17°F | -9°F | 42°F 1999 | -28°F 2004 | 35% | 36% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 4:26 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:07 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212543 (Ely), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212543, 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.