Manhattan climate

Manhattan Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Logan Landfill, 6.4 km from Manhattan

Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31, and lows from 9°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.39 in.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Manhattan, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
0.39 in
Snowfall
4.6 in
Record high
60°FJan 24, 1953
Record low
-46°FJan 26, 1957
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 44 min to 9 h 42 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
8.7 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 131°F9°F53°F 1964-42°F 194210%
Jan 231°F9°F53°F 1963-33°F 196810%
Jan 331°F9°F50°F 2021-30°F 194910%
Jan 431°F9°F55°F 1984-38°F 194210%
Jan 531°F9°F56°F 2012-40°F 194210%
Jan 632°F9°F51°F 1954-36°F 197910%
Jan 732°F9°F56°F 2002-35°F 194210%
Jan 832°F9°F50°F 2009-37°F 196210%
Jan 932°F9°F53°F 2007-42°F 196210%
Jan 1032°F9°F50°F 1990-41°F 196210%
Jan 1132°F9°F55°F 1953-34°F 19749%
Jan 1232°F9°F57°F 2026-33°F 19639%
Jan 1332°F9°F54°F 2026-45°F 20249%
Jan 1432°F9°F54°F 2026-35°F 20249%
Jan 1533°F9°F55°F 1974-34°F 19479%
Jan 1633°F9°F56°F 1974-31°F 19579%
Jan 1733°F9°F53°F 1961-29°F 19438%
Jan 1833°F10°F54°F 1989-42°F 19638%
Jan 1933°F10°F59°F 2005-43°F 19638%
Jan 2033°F10°F51°F 1950-42°F 19498%
Jan 2133°F10°F52°F 1950-45°F 19628%
Jan 2233°F10°F52°F 1981-42°F 19628%
Jan 2333°F10°F54°F 2005-43°F 19698%
Jan 2433°F10°F60°F 1953-44°F 19697%
Jan 2534°F10°F52°F 1953-43°F 19497%
Jan 2634°F10°F51°F 2015-46°F 19577%
Jan 2734°F11°F54°F 1983-39°F 19577%
Jan 2834°F11°F53°F 1967-38°F 19517%
Jan 2934°F11°F52°F 2012-40°F 19517%
Jan 3034°F11°F57°F 1971-37°F 19517%
Jan 3134°F11°F58°F 1953-34°F 19797%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Manhattan, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 8:07 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 5:30 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00245123 (Logan Landfill), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024132, 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.