Mountainair Weather in January
Average highs run from 45°F on January 1 to 49°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.57 in over about 3 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
- 47°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 0.57 in
- Snowfall
- 2.7 in
- Record high
- 68°FJan 17, 2000
- Record low
- -13°FJan 21, 2025
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 54 min to 10 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- Humidity
- 59%
- Dew point
- 18°F
- Wind
- 9.8 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 | 45°F | 23°F | 61°F 1999 | -8°F 2016 | 10% | 6% |
| Jan 2 | 45°F | 23°F | 54°F 2009 | -11°F 2019 | 10% | 6% |
| Jan 3 | 45°F | 23°F | 59°F 2006 | -7°F 2016 | 10% | 6% |
| Jan 4 | 45°F | 23°F | 64°F 2025 | -8°F 2016 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 5 | 45°F | 23°F | 61°F 2025 | -3°F 2019 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 6 | 45°F | 23°F | 58°F 2003 | 0°F 2013 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 7 | 45°F | 23°F | 58°F 2006 | -12°F 2017 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 8 | 45°F | 23°F | 62°F 2006 | -8°F 2017 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 9 | 46°F | 23°F | 64°F 2002 | 1°F 2010 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 10 | 46°F | 23°F | 63°F 2018 | 3°F 2025 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 11 | 46°F | 23°F | 58°F 2005 | 2°F 2007 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 12 | 46°F | 23°F | 60°F 2017 | 0°F 2021 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 13 | 46°F | 23°F | 58°F 2000 | -5°F 2013 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 14 | 46°F | 23°F | 60°F 2022 | -6°F 2013 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 15 | 46°F | 23°F | 59°F 2006 | -7°F 2013 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 16 | 46°F | 23°F | 63°F 2000 | -8°F 2013 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 17 | 47°F | 23°F | 68°F 2000 | -7°F 2007 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 18 | 47°F | 23°F | 64°F 2000 | -5°F 2001 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 19 | 47°F | 24°F | 62°F 2000 | -1°F 2008 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 20 | 47°F | 24°F | 65°F 2000 | -1°F 2008 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 21 | 47°F | 24°F | 61°F 2005 | -13°F 2025 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 22 | 47°F | 24°F | 60°F 2005 | -10°F 2025 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 23 | 47°F | 24°F | 61°F 2009 | -9°F 2007 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 24 | 48°F | 24°F | 63°F 2013 | -2°F 2025 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 25 | 48°F | 24°F | 64°F 1999 | 1°F 2007 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 26 | 48°F | 24°F | 64°F 1999 | -1°F 2007 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 27 | 48°F | 24°F | 62°F 2015 | 2°F 2026 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 28 | 48°F | 24°F | 63°F 2003 | 6°F 2007 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 29 | 48°F | 24°F | 61°F 2003 | 3°F 2000 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 30 | 49°F | 24°F | 60°F 2024 | 2°F 2007 | 10% | 5% |
| Jan 31 | 49°F | 24°F | 64°F 2014 | -4°F 2001 | 10% | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:34 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00295965 (Mountainair), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00295908, 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.