Townsend climate

Townsend Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Townsend 3SE, 5.7 km from Townsend

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 36°F on January 31, and lows from 12°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.28 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 Townsend, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.28 in
Snowfall
4.4 in
Record high
63°FJan 25, 2015
Record low
-42°FJan 25, 1957
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 41 min to 9 h 39 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
6.9 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 133°F12°F60°F 1939-33°F 194217%17%
Jan 233°F13°F54°F 1939-26°F 195017%17%
Jan 333°F13°F55°F 2026-30°F 195017%17%
Jan 433°F13°F53°F 1956-33°F 194217%17%
Jan 533°F13°F53°F 2012-37°F 194217%17%
Jan 633°F13°F53°F 1948-32°F 200417%16%
Jan 733°F13°F61°F 2002-29°F 194217%16%
Jan 833°F13°F55°F 1966-24°F 197416%16%
Jan 933°F13°F60°F 1953-25°F 196216%16%
Jan 1033°F13°F56°F 1990-26°F 196216%16%
Jan 1133°F13°F62°F 1953-28°F 199816%16%
Jan 1233°F13°F58°F 2026-33°F 199716%15%
Jan 1334°F13°F56°F 2026-36°F 202416%15%
Jan 1434°F14°F58°F 2026-28°F 202416%15%
Jan 1534°F14°F58°F 1974-28°F 195016%15%
Jan 1634°F14°F56°F 1974-26°F 195716%15%
Jan 1734°F14°F53°F 2022-30°F 194316%15%
Jan 1834°F14°F51°F 1977-33°F 194315%15%
Jan 1934°F14°F55°F 2005-32°F 194915%15%
Jan 2034°F14°F57°F 1950-36°F 195415%15%
Jan 2134°F14°F52°F 1950-32°F 196215%15%
Jan 2235°F14°F54°F 1954-29°F 196215%15%
Jan 2335°F14°F52°F 1953-35°F 196915%15%
Jan 2435°F15°F58°F 1953-35°F 196915%15%
Jan 2535°F15°F63°F 2015-42°F 195715%15%
Jan 2635°F15°F57°F 2003-41°F 195715%15%
Jan 2735°F15°F56°F 1983-37°F 195715%14%
Jan 2835°F15°F54°F 1984-30°F 197215%14%
Jan 2935°F15°F56°F 1962-31°F 195015%14%
Jan 3035°F15°F58°F 1989-37°F 199615%14%
Jan 3136°F15°F62°F 1992-31°F 199615%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Townsend, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 8:09 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 5:29 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00248324 (Townsend 3SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024144, 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.