Waseca climate

Waseca Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1.7 km from Waseca

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 1.27 in over about 9 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 Waseca, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
22°F
Average low
5°F
Precipitation
1.27 in
Snowfall
10.7 in
Record high
62°FJan 25, 1944
Record low
-37°FJan 5, 1924
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
11°F
Wind
12.3 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 123°F7°F43°F 1944-32°F 197429%25%
Jan 223°F7°F48°F 1931-29°F 201029%25%
Jan 322°F7°F51°F 1931-29°F 201029%25%
Jan 422°F6°F43°F 1930-30°F 201029%25%
Jan 522°F6°F43°F 1930-37°F 192428%25%
Jan 622°F6°F47°F 2012-27°F 197929%25%
Jan 722°F6°F43°F 2012-27°F 194229%25%
Jan 822°F6°F54°F 2003-27°F 191829%25%
Jan 922°F5°F54°F 2003-33°F 197729%25%
Jan 1021°F5°F46°F 2002-29°F 198229%26%
Jan 1121°F5°F51°F 2012-30°F 197729%26%
Jan 1221°F5°F46°F 1928-29°F 197429%26%
Jan 1321°F5°F43°F 1915-31°F 191629%26%
Jan 1421°F5°F47°F 1987-29°F 197229%26%
Jan 1521°F4°F43°F 1990-33°F 196329%26%
Jan 1621°F4°F48°F 1990-32°F 197729%26%
Jan 1721°F4°F45°F 1974-28°F 197729%26%
Jan 1821°F4°F48°F 1919-34°F 197029%26%
Jan 1921°F4°F46°F 1981-35°F 197029%26%
Jan 2021°F4°F50°F 1944-34°F 197029%26%
Jan 2121°F4°F51°F 1964-36°F 197029%26%
Jan 2221°F4°F49°F 1942-33°F 197029%26%
Jan 2322°F4°F50°F 1942-34°F 193529%26%
Jan 2422°F4°F52°F 1981-30°F 193629%26%
Jan 2522°F4°F62°F 1944-24°F 202229%26%
Jan 2622°F4°F60°F 1944-28°F 191729%26%
Jan 2722°F4°F53°F 2002-25°F 192529%25%
Jan 2822°F4°F52°F 1931-32°F 191529%25%
Jan 2922°F4°F51°F 2025-31°F 195128%25%
Jan 3022°F4°F50°F 2024-33°F 195128%25%
Jan 3123°F5°F53°F 2025-35°F 191828%25%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waseca, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:23 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00218692 (Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00218692, 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.