Mitchell climate

Mitchell Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Scottsbluff 1E, 16.3 km from Mitchell

Average highs run from 40°F on January 1 to 42°F on January 31, and lows from 14°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.34 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 Mitchell, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.34 in
Snowfall
4.6 in
Record high
74°FJan 26, 1982
Record low
-33°FJan 17, 1930
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 12 min to 10 h 00 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
12.1 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 140°F14°F64°F 1939-31°F 192415%13%
Jan 240°F14°F70°F 1997-26°F 194215%13%
Jan 340°F14°F65°F 1918-24°F 197415%13%
Jan 440°F14°F64°F 1927-22°F 194215%13%
Jan 540°F14°F70°F 1927-31°F 194215%13%
Jan 640°F14°F65°F 1935-29°F 200415%13%
Jan 740°F14°F67°F 2006-29°F 191315%13%
Jan 841°F14°F66°F 2002-21°F 197915%12%
Jan 941°F14°F67°F 1902-22°F 198815%12%
Jan 1041°F14°F69°F 1902-14°F 193715%12%
Jan 1141°F14°F67°F 1936-25°F 190915%12%
Jan 1241°F15°F66°F 1987-24°F 191215%12%
Jan 1341°F15°F65°F 1928-29°F 190515%12%
Jan 1441°F15°F64°F 1901-17°F 202415%12%
Jan 1541°F15°F66°F 1973-21°F 202415%12%
Jan 1641°F15°F62°F 1894-26°F 202415%12%
Jan 1742°F15°F62°F 2000-33°F 193015%12%
Jan 1842°F15°F62°F 1965-24°F 198415%12%
Jan 1942°F15°F66°F 1920-32°F 196315%12%
Jan 2042°F15°F67°F 2005-20°F 193515%12%
Jan 2142°F15°F68°F 2009-26°F 193015%12%
Jan 2242°F15°F65°F 2009-19°F 191715%12%
Jan 2342°F15°F67°F 1981-21°F 196315%13%
Jan 2442°F16°F65°F 2013-16°F 202616%13%
Jan 2542°F16°F69°F 1935-18°F 196316%13%
Jan 2642°F16°F74°F 1982-22°F 190216%13%
Jan 2742°F16°F67°F 2003-29°F 190216%13%
Jan 2842°F16°F68°F 1931-16°F 190417%13%
Jan 2942°F16°F69°F 1920-16°F 191617%14%
Jan 3042°F16°F67°F 1989-19°F 189917%14%
Jan 3142°F16°F67°F 2024-22°F 197917%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mitchell, 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 4:35 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:09 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00257667 (Scottsbluff 1E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024028, 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.