Polk County Weather in January
Average highs run from 16°F on January 1 to 16°F on January 31, and lows from 0°F to -4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.60 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
- 15°F
- Average low
- -3°F
- Precipitation
- 0.60 in
- Snowfall
- 10.1 in
- Record high
- 57°FJan 5, 1902
- Record low
- -44°FJan 18, 1892
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 29 min to 9 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew point
- 3°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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 | 0°F | 41°F 1927 | -33°F 2022 | 26% | 28% |
| Jan 2 | 16°F | 0°F | 41°F 1944 | -39°F 2010 | 26% | 28% |
| Jan 3 | 16°F | -1°F | 40°F 1997 | -34°F 2014 | 26% | 28% |
| Jan 4 | 16°F | -1°F | 38°F 1984 | -36°F 1896 | 26% | 28% |
| Jan 5 | 16°F | -1°F | 57°F 1902 | -36°F 1924 | 26% | 28% |
| Jan 6 | 15°F | -1°F | 45°F 2012 | -35°F 1968 | 26% | 27% |
| Jan 7 | 15°F | -2°F | 44°F 1914 | -32°F 1909 | 26% | 27% |
| Jan 8 | 15°F | -2°F | 45°F 2003 | -35°F 1973 | 26% | 27% |
| Jan 9 | 15°F | -2°F | 46°F 2002 | -34°F 1930 | 26% | 27% |
| Jan 10 | 15°F | -2°F | 49°F 1990 | -36°F 1989 | 26% | 27% |
| Jan 11 | 15°F | -3°F | 45°F 1986 | -39°F 1912 | 26% | 27% |
| Jan 12 | 15°F | -3°F | 42°F 1928 | -38°F 1912 | 26% | 27% |
| Jan 13 | 15°F | -3°F | 43°F 1899 | -40°F 2009 | 26% | 27% |
| Jan 14 | 15°F | -3°F | 43°F 1899 | -38°F 1916 | 26% | 27% |
| Jan 15 | 15°F | -3°F | 40°F 1942 | -39°F 1971 | 26% | 26% |
| Jan 16 | 15°F | -3°F | 43°F 1942 | -43°F 1977 | 25% | 26% |
| Jan 17 | 14°F | -4°F | 41°F 1919 | -36°F 2005 | 25% | 26% |
| Jan 18 | 14°F | -4°F | 41°F 1923 | -44°F 1892 | 25% | 26% |
| Jan 19 | 14°F | -4°F | 45°F 1900 | -39°F 1994 | 25% | 26% |
| Jan 20 | 15°F | -4°F | 47°F 1900 | -41°F 1996 | 25% | 26% |
| Jan 21 | 15°F | -4°F | 46°F 1900 | -41°F 1954 | 25% | 26% |
| Jan 22 | 15°F | -4°F | 47°F 1900 | -39°F 1936 | 25% | 25% |
| Jan 23 | 15°F | -4°F | 47°F 1942 | -36°F 1935 | 25% | 25% |
| Jan 24 | 15°F | -4°F | 48°F 1981 | -39°F 1936 | 25% | 25% |
| Jan 25 | 15°F | -4°F | 43°F 1944 | -35°F 1996 | 25% | 25% |
| Jan 26 | 15°F | -4°F | 42°F 2002 | -37°F 1893 | 25% | 25% |
| Jan 27 | 15°F | -4°F | 42°F 2006 | -37°F 1895 | 25% | 25% |
| Jan 28 | 15°F | -4°F | 40°F 1892 | -39°F 1966 | 24% | 24% |
| Jan 29 | 15°F | -4°F | 43°F 1890 | -35°F 1965 | 24% | 24% |
| Jan 30 | 16°F | -4°F | 43°F 1992 | -38°F 2019 | 24% | 24% |
| Jan 31 | 16°F | -4°F | 42°F 1952 | -38°F 2019 | 24% | 24% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:15 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 5:25 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216787 (Red Lake Falls), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211891, 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.