Sidney climate

Sidney Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sidney Muni AP, 4.7 km from Sidney

Average highs run from 41°F on January 1 to 42°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.14 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 Sidney, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.14 in
Snowfall
3.8 in
Record high
74°FJan 5, 2012
Record low
-30°FJan 19, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 10 h 04 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
11.6 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 141°F13°F63°F 1998-16°F 202210%6%
Jan 241°F13°F72°F 1997-15°F 202210%6%
Jan 341°F13°F64°F 2003-20°F 197410%6%
Jan 441°F13°F66°F 2026-24°F 197210%6%
Jan 541°F13°F74°F 2012-19°F 200410%6%
Jan 641°F13°F65°F 1954-19°F 197410%6%
Jan 741°F13°F67°F 1954-18°F 19719%6%
Jan 841°F13°F67°F 1956-13°F 19739%6%
Jan 941°F13°F61°F 2018-18°F 19739%6%
Jan 1042°F13°F63°F 1956-14°F 19779%6%
Jan 1142°F13°F61°F 1953-22°F 19639%6%
Jan 1242°F13°F64°F 2026-23°F 19749%6%
Jan 1342°F13°F61°F 2003-19°F 20249%7%
Jan 1442°F14°F66°F 2006-16°F 19729%7%
Jan 1542°F14°F68°F 2012-22°F 20249%7%
Jan 1642°F14°F64°F 1951-22°F 20249%7%
Jan 1742°F14°F62°F 2000-18°F 19849%7%
Jan 1842°F14°F63°F 1965-22°F 19849%7%
Jan 1942°F14°F63°F 1997-30°F 19639%7%
Jan 2042°F14°F68°F 1971-16°F 19849%7%
Jan 2142°F14°F68°F 1950-23°F 19669%7%
Jan 2242°F14°F67°F 1967-17°F 19629%7%
Jan 2342°F14°F65°F 2005-20°F 196310%7%
Jan 2442°F14°F69°F 1981-15°F 202610%7%
Jan 2542°F14°F64°F 2002-15°F 196610%7%
Jan 2642°F14°F67°F 1951-21°F 195010%7%
Jan 2742°F14°F73°F 1982-25°F 194810%8%
Jan 2842°F14°F65°F 2011-23°F 194811%8%
Jan 2942°F14°F63°F 2021-17°F 194911%8%
Jan 3042°F14°F66°F 2012-18°F 202311%8%
Jan 3142°F14°F66°F 2024-23°F 195111%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sidney, 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 (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:34 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:08 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024030 (Sidney Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024030, 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.