Alma climate

Alma Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Harlan CO Lake, 12.7 km from Alma

Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 40°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.38 in over about 3 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 Alma, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.38 in
Snowfall
3.5 in
Record high
74°FJan 3, 1997
Record low
-22°FJan 10, 1918
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 23 min to 10 h 08 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
10.7 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 139°F15°F64°F 1939-15°F 19749%5%
Jan 239°F15°F65°F 1964-14°F 19429%5%
Jan 339°F15°F74°F 1997-13°F 19199%5%
Jan 439°F15°F62°F 1956-15°F 19749%5%
Jan 539°F15°F63°F 2026-17°F 19249%5%
Jan 639°F15°F64°F 2012-20°F 19129%6%
Jan 739°F15°F61°F 2026-14°F 19689%6%
Jan 839°F14°F64°F 2026-12°F 19139%6%
Jan 939°F14°F68°F 2002-13°F 20109%6%
Jan 1039°F14°F66°F 1928-22°F 19189%6%
Jan 1139°F14°F74°F 1990-17°F 19749%6%
Jan 1239°F14°F64°F 1928-21°F 191210%6%
Jan 1339°F14°F64°F 1928-18°F 191610%6%
Jan 1439°F14°F69°F 1987-18°F 191610%6%
Jan 1539°F14°F63°F 1943-14°F 197210%7%
Jan 1639°F14°F67°F 2006-15°F 202410%7%
Jan 1739°F14°F62°F 1996-20°F 193010%7%
Jan 1839°F14°F62°F 1951-18°F 194010%7%
Jan 1939°F14°F65°F 1906-20°F 194310%7%
Jan 2039°F14°F67°F 1964-13°F 193510%7%
Jan 2139°F14°F66°F 1950-15°F 193010%7%
Jan 2239°F14°F69°F 1950-15°F 191510%7%
Jan 2339°F14°F64°F 1989-15°F 191510%7%
Jan 2439°F14°F70°F 1981-15°F 191510%7%
Jan 2540°F14°F71°F 2005-10°F 190410%7%
Jan 2640°F14°F66°F 2002-19°F 195010%7%
Jan 2740°F14°F70°F 2002-13°F 191510%7%
Jan 2840°F14°F70°F 2002-14°F 191810%8%
Jan 2940°F15°F68°F 1920-13°F 194911%8%
Jan 3040°F15°F65°F 1931-19°F 191811%8%
Jan 3140°F15°F67°F 2012-17°F 191811%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alma, 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 (CST).

January 1
sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 5:23 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 5:55 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253595 (Harlan CO Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00253910, 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.