La Crescent climate

La Crescent Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for La Crescent Dam 7, 4.2 km from La Crescent

Average highs run from 26°F on January 1 to 27°F on January 31, and lows from 14°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.17 in over about 8 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 La Crescent, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
26°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
1.17 in
Snowfall
11.2 in
Record high
58°FJan 30, 2025
Record low
-37°FJan 30, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 00 min to 9 h 52 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
11°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 126°F14°F48°F 1998-27°F 194724%16%
Jan 226°F14°F51°F 1998-19°F 197924%16%
Jan 325°F14°F51°F 1998-18°F 194724%16%
Jan 425°F13°F48°F 2007-22°F 194224%16%
Jan 525°F13°F54°F 2019-20°F 197224%16%
Jan 625°F13°F49°F 2012-22°F 197124%17%
Jan 725°F13°F56°F 2003-25°F 194224%17%
Jan 825°F12°F55°F 2003-23°F 197124%17%
Jan 925°F12°F53°F 2002-27°F 197725%17%
Jan 1025°F12°F53°F 2012-26°F 198225%17%
Jan 1125°F12°F49°F 2002-24°F 197725%17%
Jan 1225°F12°F48°F 2006-26°F 197725%17%
Jan 1325°F12°F48°F 2026-28°F 196525%17%
Jan 1425°F11°F45°F 1947-27°F 196525%18%
Jan 1525°F11°F46°F 1990-31°F 196325%18%
Jan 1625°F11°F51°F 1974-25°F 198225%18%
Jan 1725°F11°F49°F 1996-25°F 198225%18%
Jan 1825°F11°F50°F 1996-31°F 196725%18%
Jan 1925°F11°F48°F 2013-32°F 197025%18%
Jan 2025°F11°F50°F 1968-33°F 199425%18%
Jan 2126°F11°F47°F 1964-28°F 197025%18%
Jan 2226°F11°F51°F 1964-21°F 196325%18%
Jan 2326°F11°F49°F 1981-26°F 196325%18%
Jan 2426°F11°F54°F 1981-22°F 200825%18%
Jan 2526°F11°F57°F 1981-20°F 196625%18%
Jan 2626°F11°F54°F 2002-25°F 196325%18%
Jan 2726°F11°F54°F 2002-26°F 195025%17%
Jan 2826°F11°F54°F 2025-24°F 196525%17%
Jan 2927°F11°F44°F 2013-30°F 196525%17%
Jan 3027°F11°F58°F 2025-37°F 195125%17%
Jan 3127°F11°F53°F 2024-33°F 201925%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Crescent, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214418 (La Crescent Dam 7), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014920, 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.