Colstrip Weather in January
Average highs run from 35°F on January 1 to 36°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.65 in over about 7 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
- 36°F
- Average low
- 14°F
- Precipitation
- 0.65 in
- Snowfall
- 7.4 in
- Record high
- 70°FJan 31, 1992
- Record low
- -38°FJan 30, 1996
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 45 min to 9 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 71%
- Humidity
- 73%
- Dew point
- 17°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 35°F | 13°F | 54°F 1998 | -30°F 2022 | 21% | 18% |
| Jan 2 | 35°F | 13°F | 57°F 1992 | -25°F 2018 | 21% | 18% |
| Jan 3 | 35°F | 13°F | 60°F 2003 | -21°F 1977 | 21% | 18% |
| Jan 4 | 35°F | 13°F | 62°F 2012 | -21°F 2009 | 21% | 18% |
| Jan 5 | 36°F | 13°F | 66°F 2012 | -36°F 1979 | 21% | 18% |
| Jan 6 | 36°F | 13°F | 58°F 2006 | -26°F 2022 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 7 | 36°F | 13°F | 65°F 2003 | -21°F 2010 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 8 | 36°F | 13°F | 62°F 2002 | -27°F 1977 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 9 | 36°F | 13°F | 57°F 2012 | -33°F 1977 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 10 | 36°F | 13°F | 58°F 1992 | -22°F 1982 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 11 | 36°F | 13°F | 56°F 1987 | -27°F 1997 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 12 | 36°F | 13°F | 61°F 2026 | -33°F 1998 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 13 | 36°F | 14°F | 62°F 1996 | -35°F 2024 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 14 | 36°F | 14°F | 61°F 2026 | -36°F 2024 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 15 | 36°F | 14°F | 54°F 2014 | -34°F 2005 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 16 | 36°F | 14°F | 52°F 1986 | -32°F 1982 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 17 | 36°F | 14°F | 55°F 1980 | -20°F 2024 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 18 | 36°F | 14°F | 56°F 1991 | -25°F 1996 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 19 | 36°F | 14°F | 60°F 2005 | -24°F 2024 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 20 | 36°F | 14°F | 58°F 1992 | -28°F 1985 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 21 | 36°F | 14°F | 60°F 1981 | -28°F 1982 | 22% | 18% |
| Jan 22 | 36°F | 14°F | 64°F 1981 | -22°F 1982 | 22% | 18% |
| Jan 23 | 36°F | 14°F | 66°F 2005 | -33°F 1982 | 22% | 18% |
| Jan 24 | 36°F | 14°F | 65°F 2005 | -14°F 1979 | 22% | 18% |
| Jan 25 | 36°F | 14°F | 61°F 2007 | -14°F 1989 | 22% | 18% |
| Jan 26 | 36°F | 14°F | 61°F 2015 | -14°F 1997 | 21% | 18% |
| Jan 27 | 36°F | 14°F | 67°F 2015 | -29°F 1997 | 21% | 18% |
| Jan 28 | 36°F | 14°F | 58°F 1984 | -18°F 2004 | 21% | 18% |
| Jan 29 | 36°F | 14°F | 58°F 1992 | -24°F 1979 | 21% | 18% |
| Jan 30 | 36°F | 14°F | 63°F 2024 | -38°F 1996 | 21% | 18% |
| Jan 31 | 36°F | 14°F | 70°F 1992 | -25°F 1985 | 21% | 18% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 4:33 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00241905 (Colstrip), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00243098, 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.