Chinook climate

Chinook Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chinook, 0.4 km from Chinook

Average highs run from 27°F on January 1 to 29°F on January 31, and lows from 4°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.45 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 Chinook, in °F, with the record for each date.-75-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
27°F
Average low
4°F
Precipitation
0.45 in
Snowfall
9.0 in
Record high
68°FJan 31, 1992
Record low
-52°FJan 24, 1969
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 23 min to 9 h 27 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
12.1 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 127°F4°F58°F 1964-32°F 201818%23%
Jan 227°F4°F53°F 1963-32°F 199118%24%
Jan 327°F4°F56°F 2019-30°F 200918%24%
Jan 427°F4°F60°F 2012-33°F 200418%24%
Jan 527°F4°F57°F 2012-37°F 198218%24%
Jan 627°F4°F56°F 2021-37°F 198217%24%
Jan 727°F4°F62°F 2002-37°F 201017%24%
Jan 827°F4°F59°F 2002-35°F 197017%24%
Jan 927°F4°F56°F 2012-25°F 198017%24%
Jan 1027°F4°F54°F 1992-39°F 199717%23%
Jan 1127°F4°F57°F 1987-41°F 199717%23%
Jan 1227°F4°F56°F 2002-40°F 202417%23%
Jan 1327°F4°F58°F 2021-42°F 202416%23%
Jan 1427°F4°F60°F 2026-44°F 202416%23%
Jan 1527°F4°F61°F 1973-36°F 202416%23%
Jan 1627°F4°F60°F 1973-34°F 198216%22%
Jan 1727°F4°F51°F 1976-32°F 197016%22%
Jan 1827°F4°F52°F 1981-34°F 199616%22%
Jan 1927°F4°F60°F 2005-24°F 196915%22%
Jan 2027°F4°F54°F 1992-29°F 196615%22%
Jan 2127°F4°F52°F 1976-30°F 196215%21%
Jan 2227°F4°F57°F 1981-36°F 196915%21%
Jan 2328°F5°F64°F 2005-49°F 196915%21%
Jan 2428°F5°F64°F 2005-52°F 196914%21%
Jan 2528°F5°F54°F 2014-38°F 196914%21%
Jan 2628°F5°F54°F 2015-30°F 197214%20%
Jan 2728°F5°F60°F 2015-36°F 197214%20%
Jan 2828°F5°F62°F 1992-36°F 197214%20%
Jan 2928°F5°F55°F 1992-44°F 196914%20%
Jan 3028°F5°F60°F 2024-43°F 196914%20%
Jan 3129°F5°F68°F 1992-36°F 196914%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chinook, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 8:09 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 5:14 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00241722 (Chinook), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094012, 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.