Buchanan County climate

Buchanan County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for St Joseph Rosecrans AP, 16.1 km from Buchanan County

Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 39°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.71 in over about 5 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 Buchanan County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
0.71 in
Snowfall
5.0 in
Record high
73°FJan 8, 2003
Record low
-25°FJan 12, 1974
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 10 h 10 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
11.4 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 137°F18°F61°F 2004-14°F 201816%9%
Jan 237°F18°F63°F 1950-14°F 197916%9%
Jan 337°F18°F62°F 1997-18°F 197916%9%
Jan 437°F18°F62°F 1997-17°F 201016%9%
Jan 537°F17°F65°F 2012-16°F 201016%9%
Jan 637°F17°F59°F 2012-20°F 197116%9%
Jan 737°F17°F68°F 2026-15°F 197116%9%
Jan 837°F17°F73°F 2003-12°F 197916%9%
Jan 937°F17°F63°F 2020-13°F 197316%9%
Jan 1037°F17°F56°F 2007-13°F 201016%9%
Jan 1137°F17°F60°F 2006-13°F 197416%9%
Jan 1237°F17°F59°F 2006-25°F 197416%9%
Jan 1337°F17°F56°F 1952-11°F 202416%9%
Jan 1437°F17°F67°F 1952-16°F 197916%9%
Jan 1537°F17°F66°F 2006-16°F 197916%9%
Jan 1637°F17°F65°F 1952-12°F 197716%9%
Jan 1737°F17°F59°F 1973-12°F 197816%9%
Jan 1837°F17°F69°F 1951-10°F 201616%9%
Jan 1937°F17°F64°F 2015-12°F 200816%9%
Jan 2037°F17°F64°F 1997-12°F 202416%9%
Jan 2137°F17°F63°F 1964-9°F 202516%9%
Jan 2238°F17°F68°F 1967-7°F 196316%9%
Jan 2338°F17°F68°F 1967-12°F 196316%9%
Jan 2438°F17°F68°F 1981-9°F 196317%9%
Jan 2538°F17°F62°F 2018-15°F 202617%9%
Jan 2638°F17°F66°F 2002-16°F 202617%9%
Jan 2738°F17°F67°F 2002-9°F 196317%9%
Jan 2838°F17°F73°F 2013-12°F 197217%9%
Jan 2938°F17°F68°F 2013-13°F 196618%9%
Jan 3039°F18°F64°F 2012-9°F 201918%9%
Jan 3139°F18°F71°F 2009-16°F 197918%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Buchanan County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:38 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013993 (St Joseph Rosecrans AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013993, 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.