Sanders County climate

Sanders County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Thompson Falls Ph, 19.2 km from Sanders County

Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 36°F on January 31, and lows from 24°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.34 in over about 18 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 Sanders 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
34°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.34 in
Snowfall
2.5 in
Record high
60°FJan 2, 1939
Record low
-36°FJan 20, 1937
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 31 min to 9 h 32 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
98%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
4.3 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 132°F24°F57°F 1939-27°F 197957%12%
Jan 232°F24°F60°F 1939-28°F 197957%12%
Jan 332°F24°F51°F 2007-16°F 194957%12%
Jan 433°F24°F51°F 1989-22°F 194957%12%
Jan 533°F24°F51°F 2012-23°F 197957%12%
Jan 633°F24°F46°F 2001-25°F 197957%12%
Jan 733°F24°F51°F 2002-27°F 193757%12%
Jan 833°F24°F51°F 1945-22°F 197957%12%
Jan 933°F24°F56°F 1953-16°F 197957%12%
Jan 1033°F24°F52°F 1953-21°F 194957%12%
Jan 1133°F24°F51°F 2002-22°F 194957%12%
Jan 1233°F24°F53°F 1928-20°F 196357%12%
Jan 1334°F24°F55°F 1945-17°F 199357%11%
Jan 1434°F24°F55°F 1994-17°F 193057%11%
Jan 1534°F24°F55°F 1961-14°F 195057%11%
Jan 1634°F24°F54°F 1961-23°F 191657%11%
Jan 1734°F24°F50°F 1971-29°F 193057%11%
Jan 1834°F24°F52°F 1994-28°F 193056%11%
Jan 1934°F24°F54°F 1921-23°F 191656%10%
Jan 2035°F24°F52°F 1919-36°F 193756%10%
Jan 2135°F24°F48°F 1919-30°F 193056%10%
Jan 2235°F24°F50°F 1919-30°F 193056%10%
Jan 2335°F24°F50°F 1953-27°F 192956%10%
Jan 2435°F24°F56°F 1935-28°F 193056%9%
Jan 2535°F24°F50°F 1942-28°F 194956%9%
Jan 2635°F24°F52°F 1934-29°F 195756%9%
Jan 2736°F24°F54°F 1934-22°F 195755%9%
Jan 2836°F24°F60°F 1935-18°F 197255%8%
Jan 2936°F24°F54°F 1971-26°F 195055%8%
Jan 3036°F24°F58°F 1989-31°F 193755%8%
Jan 3136°F24°F57°F 1953-31°F 193755%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sanders County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 8:29 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
January 31
sunrise 8:08 AM, sunset 5:40 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00248211 (Thompson Falls Ph), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024159, 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.