Heron Lake Weather in January
Average highs run from 23°F on January 1 to 23°F on January 31, and lows from 7°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.62 in over about 7 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
- 22°F
- Average low
- 5°F
- Precipitation
- 0.62 in
- Snowfall
- 9.2 in
- Record high
- 65°FJan 24, 1981
- Record low
- -36°FJan 7, 1988
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 00 min to 9 h 52 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 87%
- Dew point
- 11°F
- Wind
- 12.8 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 | 23°F | 7°F | 49°F 1964 | -26°F 1974 | 23% | 26% |
| Jan 2 | 23°F | 6°F | 48°F 2004 | -22°F 2010 | 23% | 26% |
| Jan 3 | 22°F | 6°F | 43°F 1962 | -30°F 1911 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 4 | 22°F | 6°F | 45°F 1962 | -24°F 1942 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 5 | 22°F | 6°F | 47°F 2019 | -25°F 1988 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 6 | 22°F | 6°F | 49°F 1914 | -31°F 1988 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 7 | 22°F | 5°F | 57°F 2003 | -36°F 1988 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 8 | 22°F | 5°F | 57°F 2003 | -24°F 1938 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 9 | 22°F | 5°F | 52°F 1958 | -31°F 1977 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 10 | 22°F | 5°F | 49°F 2012 | -30°F 1982 | 23% | 26% |
| Jan 11 | 22°F | 5°F | 52°F 2012 | -27°F 1918 | 23% | 26% |
| Jan 12 | 22°F | 5°F | 47°F 2022 | -22°F 1916 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 13 | 22°F | 5°F | 56°F 1987 | -30°F 1916 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 14 | 22°F | 4°F | 57°F 1987 | -26°F 1917 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 15 | 22°F | 4°F | 55°F 1914 | -29°F 1972 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 16 | 22°F | 4°F | 51°F 1974 | -29°F 1972 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 17 | 22°F | 4°F | 48°F 1974 | -23°F 1977 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 18 | 22°F | 4°F | 51°F 1944 | -28°F 1970 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 19 | 22°F | 4°F | 48°F 1981 | -30°F 1970 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 20 | 22°F | 4°F | 60°F 1944 | -29°F 1985 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 21 | 22°F | 4°F | 56°F 1944 | -30°F 1970 | 24% | 27% |
| Jan 22 | 22°F | 4°F | 53°F 2002 | -27°F 1937 | 24% | 27% |
| Jan 23 | 22°F | 4°F | 57°F 1981 | -24°F 1963 | 24% | 27% |
| Jan 24 | 22°F | 4°F | 65°F 1981 | -22°F 1952 | 24% | 27% |
| Jan 25 | 22°F | 4°F | 62°F 1981 | -19°F 1915 | 24% | 27% |
| Jan 26 | 22°F | 4°F | 61°F 2002 | -25°F 1950 | 24% | 27% |
| Jan 27 | 22°F | 4°F | 47°F 1909 | -26°F 1950 | 24% | 27% |
| Jan 28 | 23°F | 4°F | 48°F 1989 | -26°F 1915 | 24% | 27% |
| Jan 29 | 23°F | 4°F | 54°F 2025 | -27°F 1966 | 24% | 27% |
| Jan 30 | 23°F | 4°F | 52°F 1964 | -28°F 1916 | 24% | 27% |
| Jan 31 | 23°F | 5°F | 58°F 2025 | -32°F 1918 | 24% | 27% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 4:55 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214453 (Lakefield 2NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00219033, 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.