Otter Tail County Weather in January
Average highs run from 18°F on January 1 to 19°F on January 31, and lows from 1°F to -2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.62 in.
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
- 17°F
- Average low
- -2°F
- Precipitation
- 0.62 in
- Snowfall
- 9.6 in
- Record high
- 56°FJan 20, 1944
- Record low
- -38°FJan 16, 1977
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 41 min to 9 h 39 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- 6°F
- Wind
- 12.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 18°F | 1°F | 42°F 1944 | -27°F 1974 | 22% | |
| Jan 2 | 18°F | 0°F | 45°F 1944 | -29°F 1928 | 22% | |
| Jan 3 | 18°F | 0°F | 40°F 1962 | -33°F 1919 | 22% | |
| Jan 4 | 18°F | 0°F | 40°F 1984 | -32°F 1968 | 22% | |
| Jan 5 | 18°F | 0°F | 40°F 2001 | -35°F 1924 | 22% | |
| Jan 6 | 17°F | -1°F | 43°F 1933 | -30°F 1909 | 22% | |
| Jan 7 | 17°F | -1°F | 44°F 1914 | -28°F 1894 | 22% | |
| Jan 8 | 17°F | -1°F | 46°F 1900 | -27°F 1894 | 22% | |
| Jan 9 | 17°F | -1°F | 47°F 1958 | -34°F 1977 | 22% | |
| Jan 10 | 17°F | -2°F | 43°F 1933 | -30°F 1982 | 22% | |
| Jan 11 | 17°F | -2°F | 47°F 1990 | -33°F 1912 | 22% | |
| Jan 12 | 17°F | -2°F | 49°F 1987 | -35°F 1912 | 22% | |
| Jan 13 | 17°F | -2°F | 47°F 1987 | -36°F 1916 | 22% | |
| Jan 14 | 17°F | -2°F | 48°F 1987 | -31°F 1917 | 22% | |
| Jan 15 | 17°F | -2°F | 41°F 1901 | -37°F 1994 | 22% | |
| Jan 16 | 17°F | -3°F | 43°F 1942 | -38°F 1977 | 22% | |
| Jan 17 | 17°F | -3°F | 43°F 1894 | -34°F 1977 | 22% | |
| Jan 18 | 17°F | -3°F | 46°F 1908 | -37°F 1994 | 22% | |
| Jan 19 | 17°F | -3°F | 46°F 1921 | -37°F 1994 | 22% | |
| Jan 20 | 17°F | -3°F | 56°F 1944 | -33°F 1984 | 22% | |
| Jan 21 | 17°F | -3°F | 50°F 1944 | -33°F 1954 | 22% | |
| Jan 22 | 17°F | -3°F | 52°F 1942 | -38°F 1936 | 22% | |
| Jan 23 | 17°F | -3°F | 56°F 1942 | -36°F 1936 | 22% | |
| Jan 24 | 18°F | -3°F | 48°F 1931 | -38°F 1904 | 22% | |
| Jan 25 | 18°F | -3°F | 55°F 1981 | -33°F 1904 | 22% | |
| Jan 26 | 18°F | -3°F | 50°F 2002 | -31°F 1950 | 22% | |
| Jan 27 | 18°F | -3°F | 42°F 1942 | -30°F 1915 | 22% | |
| Jan 28 | 18°F | -3°F | 43°F 1989 | -32°F 1952 | 22% | |
| Jan 29 | 18°F | -3°F | 49°F 1931 | -36°F 1951 | 22% | |
| Jan 30 | 19°F | -3°F | 43°F 1931 | -33°F 1918 | 22% | |
| Jan 31 | 19°F | -2°F | 39°F 1987 | -31°F 1916 | 22% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:06 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 5:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216276 (Ottertail), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212768, 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.