Esmeralda County Weather in January
Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 49°F on January 31, and lows from 17°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.27 in over about 2 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
- 46°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 0.27 in
- Snowfall
- 3.2 in
- Record high
- 67°FJan 18, 1971
- Record low
- -15°FJan 23, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 37 min to 10 h 18 min
- Cloud cover
- 53%
- Humidity
- 57%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 7.2 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 | 44°F | 17°F | 60°F 1964 | 0°F 1988 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 2 | 44°F | 17°F | 57°F 1981 | -10°F 1974 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 3 | 44°F | 17°F | 61°F 2003 | -10°F 1974 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 4 | 44°F | 17°F | 61°F 2012 | -6°F 1972 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 5 | 44°F | 17°F | 63°F 2012 | -4°F 2011 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 6 | 44°F | 17°F | 62°F 2015 | -9°F 2005 | 6% | 5% |
| Jan 7 | 45°F | 18°F | 64°F 2015 | -1°F 2005 | 6% | 5% |
| Jan 8 | 45°F | 18°F | 63°F 1990 | -1°F 1989 | 6% | 5% |
| Jan 9 | 45°F | 18°F | 63°F 1990 | -6°F 1987 | 6% | 5% |
| Jan 10 | 45°F | 18°F | 62°F 1986 | -5°F 1974 | 6% | 5% |
| Jan 11 | 45°F | 18°F | 61°F 1990 | -10°F 1987 | 6% | 5% |
| Jan 12 | 46°F | 18°F | 62°F 2002 | -7°F 1955 | 6% | 5% |
| Jan 13 | 46°F | 18°F | 62°F 2021 | -12°F 1955 | 6% | 5% |
| Jan 14 | 46°F | 19°F | 61°F 2026 | -5°F 1955 | 6% | 5% |
| Jan 15 | 46°F | 19°F | 62°F 2021 | -6°F 1955 | 6% | 5% |
| Jan 16 | 46°F | 19°F | 62°F 1976 | 4°F 1955 | 6% | 5% |
| Jan 17 | 47°F | 19°F | 64°F 1971 | -4°F 1955 | 6% | 5% |
| Jan 18 | 47°F | 19°F | 67°F 1971 | 5°F 1955 | 6% | 5% |
| Jan 19 | 47°F | 19°F | 64°F 1971 | -5°F 1955 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 20 | 47°F | 19°F | 62°F 1971 | -6°F 1955 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 21 | 47°F | 20°F | 60°F 1981 | -8°F 1962 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 22 | 48°F | 20°F | 59°F 1994 | -9°F 1962 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 23 | 48°F | 20°F | 60°F 1970 | -15°F 1962 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 24 | 48°F | 20°F | 59°F 2015 | -15°F 1962 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 25 | 48°F | 20°F | 64°F 2015 | 3°F 2017 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 26 | 48°F | 20°F | 65°F 2015 | 7°F 1979 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 27 | 49°F | 20°F | 63°F 1971 | -3°F 1955 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 28 | 49°F | 21°F | 62°F 1976 | -10°F 1957 | 7% | 5% |
| Jan 29 | 49°F | 21°F | 64°F 2024 | -7°F 1957 | 8% | 4% |
| Jan 30 | 49°F | 21°F | 67°F 2018 | 0°F 1979 | 8% | 4% |
| Jan 31 | 49°F | 21°F | 65°F 2003 | 6°F 1957 | 8% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 5:13 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00267463 (Silverpeak), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023153, 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.