Reno climate

Reno Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Reno WFO, 4.5 km from Reno

Average highs run from 45°F on January 1 to 47°F on January 31, and lows from 27°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.27 in over about 7 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 Reno, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
1.27 in
Snowfall
7.0 in
Record high
71°FJan 31, 2003
Record low
-16°FJan 2, 1942
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
6.3 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 145°F27°F68°F 1964-14°F 194223%14%
Jan 245°F27°F69°F 2012-16°F 194223%14%
Jan 345°F27°F66°F 2012-11°F 194222%14%
Jan 445°F27°F63°F 2003-8°F 197222%14%
Jan 545°F27°F68°F 2012-5°F 194222%13%
Jan 645°F27°F66°F 19690°F 197122%13%
Jan 745°F27°F67°F 1969-3°F 197322%13%
Jan 845°F27°F64°F 19900°F 197222%13%
Jan 945°F27°F68°F 1990-7°F 194922%13%
Jan 1045°F27°F63°F 1990-4°F 194922%13%
Jan 1145°F27°F67°F 1953-10°F 194922%13%
Jan 1246°F27°F63°F 2002-11°F 194922%13%
Jan 1346°F27°F64°F 2022-1°F 195022%13%
Jan 1446°F27°F62°F 2000-2°F 199722%13%
Jan 1546°F27°F70°F 1967-12°F 194922%12%
Jan 1646°F28°F67°F 2011-9°F 196022%12%
Jan 1746°F28°F66°F 2011-7°F 194922%12%
Jan 1846°F28°F66°F 1971-4°F 194922%12%
Jan 1946°F28°F67°F 1986-4°F 195222%12%
Jan 2046°F28°F65°F 1950-3°F 195122%12%
Jan 2146°F28°F62°F 1994-4°F 194922%12%
Jan 2246°F28°F65°F 1981-7°F 196222%12%
Jan 2346°F28°F68°F 1948-10°F 196222%12%
Jan 2446°F28°F67°F 1948-6°F 194922%12%
Jan 2547°F28°F67°F 1975-16°F 194922%12%
Jan 2647°F28°F67°F 1987-15°F 194922%12%
Jan 2747°F28°F64°F 1987-1°F 194922%12%
Jan 2847°F28°F69°F 2024-4°F 194921%11%
Jan 2947°F28°F68°F 2024-7°F 194921%11%
Jan 3047°F28°F69°F 2018-5°F 194922%11%
Jan 3147°F28°F71°F 2003-7°F 194922%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Reno, 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 7:20 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00266791 (Reno WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023185, 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.