McKinley County Weather in January
Average highs run from 43°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31, and lows from 11°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.79 in over about 5 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
- 44°F
- Average low
- 12°F
- Precipitation
- 1.79 in
- Snowfall
- 9.0 in
- Record high
- 68°FJan 16, 2000
- Record low
- -20°FJan 30, 1979
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 48 min to 10 h 26 min
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- Humidity
- 62%
- Dew point
- 18°F
- Wind
- 9.4 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 | 43°F | 11°F | 59°F 1981 | -18°F 2011 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 2 | 43°F | 11°F | 61°F 1981 | -15°F 2011 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 3 | 43°F | 11°F | 63°F 2025 | -13°F 2019 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 4 | 43°F | 11°F | 63°F 1987 | -10°F 1975 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 5 | 43°F | 11°F | 61°F 2018 | -7°F 1990 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 6 | 43°F | 11°F | 62°F 2006 | -5°F 1990 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 7 | 43°F | 11°F | 62°F 2006 | -10°F 1989 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 8 | 43°F | 11°F | 58°F 2002 | -15°F 1989 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 9 | 43°F | 11°F | 62°F 1990 | -12°F 2024 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 10 | 43°F | 12°F | 64°F 1990 | -16°F 1977 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 11 | 43°F | 12°F | 63°F 1990 | -15°F 1977 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 12 | 43°F | 12°F | 60°F 1990 | -12°F 1977 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 13 | 43°F | 12°F | 59°F 1986 | -9°F 1977 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 14 | 43°F | 12°F | 64°F 2000 | -9°F 1977 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 15 | 43°F | 12°F | 66°F 2000 | -18°F 1997 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 16 | 44°F | 12°F | 68°F 2000 | -10°F 1977 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 17 | 44°F | 12°F | 63°F 2000 | -14°F 1997 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 18 | 44°F | 12°F | 67°F 2000 | -13°F 1987 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 19 | 44°F | 12°F | 66°F 1986 | -10°F 1987 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 20 | 44°F | 12°F | 61°F 1986 | -8°F 2025 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 21 | 44°F | 12°F | 61°F 2005 | -15°F 2025 | 16% | 10% |
| Jan 22 | 44°F | 12°F | 60°F 1994 | -9°F 1987 | 16% | 10% |
| Jan 23 | 44°F | 12°F | 63°F 2013 | -11°F 2025 | 16% | 10% |
| Jan 24 | 44°F | 12°F | 62°F 1999 | -9°F 2002 | 16% | 10% |
| Jan 25 | 44°F | 12°F | 64°F 1975 | -2°F 1988 | 16% | 10% |
| Jan 26 | 44°F | 12°F | 62°F 1975 | -3°F 2004 | 16% | 10% |
| Jan 27 | 44°F | 12°F | 62°F 1986 | -4°F 1979 | 16% | 10% |
| Jan 28 | 44°F | 13°F | 64°F 1986 | -10°F 1979 | 16% | 10% |
| Jan 29 | 44°F | 13°F | 67°F 1986 | -8°F 1979 | 16% | 10% |
| Jan 30 | 44°F | 13°F | 65°F 1986 | -20°F 1979 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 31 | 44°F | 13°F | 66°F 2018 | -13°F 1979 | 17% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00295560 (Mcgaffey 5 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023081, 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.