Carson City climate

Carson City Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carson City, 4.3 km from Carson City

Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 47°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.72 in over about 6 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 Carson City, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
1.72 in
Snowfall
3.6 in
Record high
72°FJan 31, 2003
Record low
-27°FJan 21, 1937
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 28 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
6.7 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 144°F23°F67°F 1964-10°F 195218%5%
Jan 244°F23°F67°F 2012-20°F 192418%5%
Jan 344°F23°F66°F 1927-16°F 197118%5%
Jan 444°F24°F63°F 2003-15°F 194918%5%
Jan 544°F24°F65°F 1927-12°F 197118%6%
Jan 645°F24°F68°F 1969-7°F 189419%6%
Jan 745°F24°F68°F 1962-7°F 193719%6%
Jan 845°F24°F66°F 1962-22°F 193719%6%
Jan 945°F24°F69°F 1990-26°F 193719%6%
Jan 1045°F24°F62°F 1996-15°F 193719%6%
Jan 1145°F24°F62°F 1953-15°F 193719%6%
Jan 1245°F24°F69°F 1953-14°F 199319%6%
Jan 1345°F24°F65°F 1961-9°F 200720%6%
Jan 1445°F24°F64°F 1945-8°F 193220%6%
Jan 1545°F24°F69°F 1943-5°F 194920%6%
Jan 1646°F24°F68°F 2021-6°F 194920%6%
Jan 1746°F24°F65°F 1959-10°F 194920%6%
Jan 1846°F24°F70°F 1959-4°F 198820%6%
Jan 1946°F24°F67°F 1971-2°F 193520%6%
Jan 2046°F24°F65°F 1971-17°F 193720%6%
Jan 2146°F24°F64°F 1950-27°F 193721%6%
Jan 2246°F24°F69°F 1981-14°F 193721%6%
Jan 2346°F25°F65°F 1948-13°F 196221%6%
Jan 2446°F25°F65°F 1947-7°F 196221%6%
Jan 2546°F25°F66°F 1975-16°F 194921%6%
Jan 2646°F25°F65°F 1987-20°F 194921%6%
Jan 2747°F25°F62°F 1987-5°F 189821%6%
Jan 2847°F25°F64°F 1905-8°F 194921%5%
Jan 2947°F25°F67°F 2024-9°F 194921%5%
Jan 3047°F25°F67°F 2024-7°F 194921%5%
Jan 3147°F25°F72°F 2003-9°F 196921%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carson City, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:19 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00261485 (Carson City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00261485, 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.