Great Falls climate

Great Falls Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Great Falls 16ST, 2.1 km from Great Falls

Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 37°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.61 in over about 6 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 Great Falls, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.61 in
Snowfall
9.2 in
Record high
67°FJan 26, 2015
Record low
-37°FJan 23, 1969
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 32 min to 9 h 32 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
18°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 137°F18°F61°F 1964-27°F 201821%25%
Jan 237°F18°F56°F 1939-32°F 195021%25%
Jan 337°F18°F58°F 2026-33°F 195021%25%
Jan 437°F18°F59°F 2012-28°F 198221%25%
Jan 537°F18°F56°F 2001-30°F 198221%25%
Jan 637°F18°F56°F 1948-26°F 198221%25%
Jan 737°F18°F61°F 2003-17°F 196521%25%
Jan 837°F18°F55°F 1958-24°F 196221%25%
Jan 937°F18°F61°F 1953-25°F 196222%25%
Jan 1037°F18°F57°F 1941-30°F 198022%25%
Jan 1137°F18°F62°F 1953-29°F 199821%25%
Jan 1237°F18°F62°F 1959-36°F 202421%25%
Jan 1337°F18°F62°F 2026-37°F 202421%25%
Jan 1437°F18°F64°F 2026-31°F 197222%25%
Jan 1537°F17°F60°F 1973-32°F 202422%25%
Jan 1637°F17°F58°F 1973-22°F 195422%25%
Jan 1737°F17°F58°F 2014-27°F 195022%25%
Jan 1837°F17°F56°F 1986-23°F 196322%25%
Jan 1937°F17°F61°F 1986-25°F 196222%25%
Jan 2037°F17°F60°F 1981-33°F 195422%25%
Jan 2137°F17°F57°F 1994-32°F 194322%25%
Jan 2237°F17°F62°F 1981-32°F 194323%25%
Jan 2337°F17°F63°F 2005-37°F 196923%25%
Jan 2437°F17°F61°F 1968-28°F 194323%25%
Jan 2537°F17°F62°F 2006-31°F 195723%25%
Jan 2637°F17°F67°F 2015-28°F 196923%25%
Jan 2737°F17°F64°F 2015-32°F 197223%25%
Jan 2837°F17°F59°F 1941-28°F 196924%25%
Jan 2937°F17°F62°F 2024-33°F 199624%25%
Jan 3037°F17°F64°F 2024-33°F 199624%25%
Jan 3137°F17°F67°F 1992-32°F 196925%26%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Great Falls, 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 (MST).

January 1
sunrise 8:13 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 5:25 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00243749 (Great Falls 16ST), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024143, 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.