Chadron climate

Chadron Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chadron 3SW, 4.9 km from Chadron

Average highs run from 38°F on January 1 to 39°F on January 31, and lows from 12°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.55 in over about 4 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 Chadron, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
0.55 in
Snowfall
5.8 in
Record high
69°FJan 21, 2009
Record low
-26°FJan 13, 2024
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 06 min to 9 h 56 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
11.0 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 138°F12°F59°F 2026-10°F 201815%15%
Jan 238°F12°F61°F 2009-10°F 201815%15%
Jan 338°F12°F60°F 2003-2°F 201715%15%
Jan 438°F12°F65°F 2026-17°F 201514%15%
Jan 538°F12°F63°F 2012-17°F 200514%14%
Jan 638°F12°F60°F 2006-21°F 200414%14%
Jan 738°F12°F65°F 2003-18°F 201014%14%
Jan 838°F12°F66°F 2002-20°F 201014%14%
Jan 938°F12°F60°F 2018-9°F 201014%14%
Jan 1038°F12°F60°F 2007-10°F 201114%14%
Jan 1138°F12°F60°F 2026-14°F 201114%14%
Jan 1238°F12°F61°F 2026-18°F 202414%14%
Jan 1338°F12°F59°F 2026-26°F 202414%14%
Jan 1438°F13°F67°F 2006-22°F 202414%14%
Jan 1538°F13°F59°F 2006-20°F 200514%14%
Jan 1638°F13°F52°F 2009-18°F 202414%14%
Jan 1738°F13°F58°F 2022-14°F 201214%14%
Jan 1838°F13°F56°F 2006-5°F 202514%14%
Jan 1938°F13°F60°F 2003-16°F 202515%14%
Jan 2038°F13°F65°F 2009-15°F 202515%15%
Jan 2138°F13°F69°F 2009-16°F 202515%15%
Jan 2239°F13°F61°F 2009-16°F 200815%15%
Jan 2339°F13°F59°F 2005-16°F 202615%15%
Jan 2439°F13°F62°F 2005-21°F 202615%15%
Jan 2539°F13°F64°F 2002-18°F 202615%15%
Jan 2639°F13°F67°F 2002-16°F 200915%15%
Jan 2739°F13°F69°F 2015-23°F 200916%15%
Jan 2839°F13°F56°F 2011-5°F 200416%16%
Jan 2939°F13°F62°F 2012-1°F 200716%16%
Jan 3039°F13°F57°F 2006-18°F 202316%16%
Jan 3139°F13°F62°F 2024-16°F 202317%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chadron, 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 7:23 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 5:04 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00251575 (Chadron 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024017, 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.