Mescalero Weather in January
Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 43°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.59 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
- 42°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 1.59 in
- Snowfall
- 13.1 in
- Record high
- 73°FJan 24, 1999
- Record low
- -10°FJan 9, 1920
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 00 min to 10 h 35 min
- Cloud cover
- 42%
- Humidity
- 50%
- Dew point
- 21°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 | 42°F | 18°F | 61°F 2005 | 2°F 1931 | 20% | 16% |
| Jan 2 | 42°F | 18°F | 65°F 2006 | -4°F 1979 | 20% | 16% |
| Jan 3 | 42°F | 18°F | 63°F 1997 | 1°F 1930 | 20% | 15% |
| Jan 4 | 42°F | 18°F | 65°F 1989 | 4°F 1930 | 20% | 16% |
| Jan 5 | 42°F | 18°F | 63°F 2001 | 0°F 1925 | 20% | 16% |
| Jan 6 | 42°F | 19°F | 62°F 1921 | 2°F 2014 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 7 | 42°F | 19°F | 65°F 2006 | 4°F 2014 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 8 | 42°F | 19°F | 63°F 2002 | -2°F 1934 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 9 | 42°F | 19°F | 65°F 1996 | -10°F 1920 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 10 | 42°F | 19°F | 67°F 2005 | 2°F 1921 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 11 | 42°F | 19°F | 68°F 1990 | 4°F 1937 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 12 | 42°F | 19°F | 62°F 1987 | -10°F 1931 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 13 | 42°F | 19°F | 61°F 1996 | 0°F 1931 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 14 | 42°F | 19°F | 65°F 1980 | -6°F 1931 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 15 | 42°F | 19°F | 66°F 1995 | 0°F 1931 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 16 | 42°F | 19°F | 72°F 2000 | 1°F 1992 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 17 | 43°F | 19°F | 66°F 2000 | 3°F 2008 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 18 | 43°F | 19°F | 66°F 2000 | 0°F 1930 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 19 | 43°F | 19°F | 66°F 2005 | -6°F 1940 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 20 | 43°F | 19°F | 68°F 1986 | -8°F 1930 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 21 | 43°F | 19°F | 63°F 2009 | -1°F 1976 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 22 | 43°F | 19°F | 63°F 1993 | -2°F 1930 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 23 | 43°F | 19°F | 65°F 1943 | 0°F 1922 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 24 | 43°F | 19°F | 73°F 1999 | 4°F 2014 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 25 | 43°F | 20°F | 70°F 1999 | -1°F 1932 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 26 | 43°F | 20°F | 64°F 1982 | 6°F 1921 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 27 | 43°F | 20°F | 64°F 2002 | 0°F 1937 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 28 | 43°F | 20°F | 66°F 2003 | 4°F 1937 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 29 | 43°F | 20°F | 62°F 1988 | 5°F 1930 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 30 | 43°F | 20°F | 65°F 1986 | 9°F 1979 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 31 | 43°F | 20°F | 65°F 2006 | 2°F 1985 | 19% | 16% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:07 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 5:34 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00291931 (Cloudcroft), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00291440, 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.