Prior Lake Weather in January
Average highs run from 25°F on January 1 to 25°F on January 31, and lows from 9°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.69 in over about 6 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
- 24°F
- Average low
- 8°F
- Precipitation
- 0.69 in
- Snowfall
- 6.4 in
- Record high
- 56°FJan 8, 2003
- Record low
- -29°FJan 30, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 53 min to 9 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 10°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 25°F | 9°F | 42°F 1998 | -16°F 2018 | 17% | 13% |
| Jan 2 | 25°F | 9°F | 44°F 1998 | -18°F 2010 | 17% | 13% |
| Jan 3 | 25°F | 9°F | 41°F 2019 | -17°F 2010 | 17% | 13% |
| Jan 4 | 25°F | 9°F | 44°F 2019 | -14°F 1999 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 5 | 25°F | 9°F | 45°F 2012 | -19°F 2014 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 6 | 25°F | 9°F | 47°F 2012 | -22°F 2014 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 7 | 25°F | 8°F | 53°F 2003 | -21°F 2022 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 8 | 25°F | 8°F | 56°F 2003 | -13°F 2010 | 18% | 14% |
| Jan 9 | 25°F | 8°F | 50°F 2012 | -21°F 1999 | 18% | 14% |
| Jan 10 | 24°F | 8°F | 53°F 2012 | -12°F 1999 | 18% | 14% |
| Jan 11 | 24°F | 8°F | 44°F 2002 | -11°F 1999 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 12 | 24°F | 8°F | 45°F 2006 | -14°F 1998 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 13 | 24°F | 8°F | 43°F 2026 | -21°F 2009 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 14 | 24°F | 7°F | 36°F 2004 | -17°F 2009 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 15 | 24°F | 7°F | 43°F 2012 | -28°F 2009 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 16 | 24°F | 7°F | 37°F 1999 | -25°F 2009 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 17 | 24°F | 7°F | 40°F 2025 | -15°F 2016 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 18 | 24°F | 7°F | 42°F 2013 | -15°F 2016 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 19 | 24°F | 7°F | 44°F 2018 | -11°F 2025 | 19% | 14% |
| Jan 20 | 24°F | 7°F | 42°F 2018 | -16°F 2025 | 20% | 14% |
| Jan 21 | 24°F | 7°F | 40°F 2018 | -25°F 2011 | 20% | 14% |
| Jan 22 | 24°F | 7°F | 42°F 2002 | -19°F 2026 | 20% | 14% |
| Jan 23 | 24°F | 7°F | 39°F 2006 | -22°F 2026 | 20% | 14% |
| Jan 24 | 24°F | 7°F | 41°F 2015 | -19°F 2026 | 20% | 14% |
| Jan 25 | 24°F | 7°F | 47°F 2002 | -17°F 2022 | 20% | 13% |
| Jan 26 | 24°F | 7°F | 49°F 2002 | -20°F 2022 | 20% | 13% |
| Jan 27 | 24°F | 7°F | 44°F 2006 | -16°F 2014 | 20% | 13% |
| Jan 28 | 24°F | 7°F | 48°F 2025 | -19°F 2014 | 20% | 13% |
| Jan 29 | 25°F | 7°F | 49°F 2024 | -26°F 2019 | 20% | 13% |
| Jan 30 | 25°F | 8°F | 52°F 2025 | -29°F 2019 | 21% | 13% |
| Jan 31 | 25°F | 8°F | 54°F 2024 | -28°F 2019 | 21% | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:21 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094963 (Mpls Flying Cloud AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094963, 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.