Ogallala Weather in January
Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 40°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.51 in over about 3 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 40°F
- Average low
- 15°F
- Precipitation
- 0.51 in
- Snowfall
- 4.6 in
- Record high
- 74°FJan 3, 1997
- Record low
- -29°FJan 17, 1930
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 17 min to 10 h 04 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 67%
- Dew point
- 18°F
- Wind
- 11.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 39°F | 15°F | 65°F 1943 | -23°F 1979 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 2 | 39°F | 15°F | 68°F 1922 | -17°F 1942 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 3 | 39°F | 15°F | 74°F 1997 | -20°F 1974 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 4 | 39°F | 15°F | 64°F 1989 | -21°F 1942 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 5 | 39°F | 15°F | 67°F 1927 | -21°F 1942 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 6 | 39°F | 15°F | 68°F 2012 | -21°F 1894 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 7 | 39°F | 15°F | 64°F 1965 | -20°F 1942 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 8 | 39°F | 15°F | 63°F 1965 | -17°F 1973 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 9 | 39°F | 15°F | 66°F 2002 | -20°F 1974 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 10 | 40°F | 15°F | 65°F 1928 | -18°F 1973 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 11 | 40°F | 15°F | 70°F 1990 | -19°F 1985 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 12 | 40°F | 15°F | 67°F 1987 | -20°F 1963 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 13 | 40°F | 15°F | 65°F 1987 | -15°F 1963 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 14 | 40°F | 15°F | 62°F 1983 | -18°F 1979 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 15 | 40°F | 15°F | 62°F 1943 | -19°F 1930 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 16 | 40°F | 15°F | 69°F 2012 | -24°F 1930 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 17 | 40°F | 16°F | 60°F 1946 | -29°F 1930 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 18 | 40°F | 16°F | 65°F 1951 | -18°F 1984 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 19 | 40°F | 16°F | 62°F 2006 | -21°F 1963 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 20 | 40°F | 16°F | 67°F 1950 | -19°F 1963 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 21 | 40°F | 16°F | 72°F 1950 | -27°F 1930 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 22 | 40°F | 16°F | 70°F 1943 | -22°F 1966 | 10% | 10% |
| Jan 23 | 40°F | 16°F | 71°F 1967 | -19°F 1966 | 10% | 11% |
| Jan 24 | 40°F | 16°F | 68°F 1981 | -27°F 1894 | 10% | 11% |
| Jan 25 | 40°F | 16°F | 68°F 2005 | -12°F 1929 | 10% | 11% |
| Jan 26 | 40°F | 16°F | 70°F 1951 | -22°F 1950 | 10% | 11% |
| Jan 27 | 40°F | 16°F | 68°F 2002 | -21°F 1963 | 11% | 11% |
| Jan 28 | 40°F | 16°F | 73°F 2015 | -20°F 1948 | 11% | 11% |
| Jan 29 | 40°F | 16°F | 67°F 1946 | -14°F 1949 | 11% | 11% |
| Jan 30 | 40°F | 16°F | 63°F 1931 | -18°F 1985 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 31 | 40°F | 16°F | 69°F 1989 | -22°F 1979 | 11% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00256200 (Ogallala), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00256200, 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.