Los Alamos Weather in January
Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 42°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.90 in over about 6 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
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 0.90 in
- Snowfall
- 9.9 in
- Record high
- 65°FJan 12, 1953
- Record low
- -18°FJan 13, 1963
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 46 min to 10 h 26 min
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- Humidity
- 70%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 6.9 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 | 20°F | 54°F 1997 | -9°F 2011 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 2 | 39°F | 20°F | 55°F 1964 | -10°F 1919 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 3 | 39°F | 20°F | 54°F 1927 | -7°F 1919 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 4 | 39°F | 20°F | 55°F 1927 | -9°F 1971 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 5 | 39°F | 20°F | 56°F 1981 | -13°F 1971 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 6 | 39°F | 20°F | 55°F 1927 | -16°F 1971 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 7 | 39°F | 20°F | 60°F 2006 | -15°F 1971 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 8 | 40°F | 20°F | 58°F 2002 | -9°F 1971 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 9 | 40°F | 20°F | 53°F 1948 | 0°F 1964 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 10 | 40°F | 20°F | 59°F 1953 | -5°F 1962 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 11 | 40°F | 20°F | 59°F 1956 | -9°F 1962 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 12 | 40°F | 20°F | 65°F 1953 | -11°F 1963 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 13 | 40°F | 20°F | 61°F 1953 | -18°F 1963 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 14 | 40°F | 20°F | 58°F 1928 | -4°F 1963 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 15 | 40°F | 20°F | 54°F 2000 | -4°F 2013 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 16 | 40°F | 21°F | 58°F 2000 | 2°F 2007 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 17 | 40°F | 21°F | 60°F 2000 | 1°F 2008 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 18 | 40°F | 21°F | 55°F 1976 | -6°F 1960 | 18% | 13% |
| Jan 19 | 41°F | 21°F | 60°F 1986 | -2°F 1960 | 19% | 13% |
| Jan 20 | 41°F | 21°F | 60°F 1971 | -3°F 1963 | 19% | 13% |
| Jan 21 | 41°F | 21°F | 58°F 1953 | -5°F 1935 | 19% | 13% |
| Jan 22 | 41°F | 21°F | 56°F 1970 | -1°F 1966 | 19% | 13% |
| Jan 23 | 41°F | 21°F | 57°F 1986 | 0°F 1937 | 19% | 13% |
| Jan 24 | 41°F | 21°F | 57°F 1953 | -1°F 1926 | 19% | 13% |
| Jan 25 | 41°F | 21°F | 63°F 1953 | 0°F 1932 | 19% | 13% |
| Jan 26 | 41°F | 21°F | 61°F 1975 | 1°F 1932 | 19% | 13% |
| Jan 27 | 41°F | 21°F | 61°F 1953 | 2°F 1948 | 19% | 13% |
| Jan 28 | 42°F | 21°F | 59°F 1986 | -7°F 1948 | 19% | 13% |
| Jan 29 | 42°F | 21°F | 57°F 1986 | -4°F 1932 | 19% | 13% |
| Jan 30 | 42°F | 22°F | 59°F 1986 | -5°F 1949 | 20% | 13% |
| Jan 31 | 42°F | 22°F | 62°F 1971 | -3°F 1985 | 20% | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00295084 (Los Alamos), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00295084, 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.