Placitas Weather in January
Average highs run from 45°F on January 1 to 50°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.50 in over about 2 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
- 24°F
- Precipitation
- 0.50 in
- Snowfall
- 2.7 in
- Record high
- 69°FJan 5, 1994
- Record low
- -17°FJan 7, 1971
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 49 min to 10 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 45%
- Humidity
- 62%
- Dew point
- 18°F
- Wind
- 7.8 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 | 22°F | 62°F 1981 | 3°F 1959 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 2 | 45°F | 23°F | 62°F 1997 | 3°F 1976 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 3 | 45°F | 23°F | 61°F 1981 | 3°F 1975 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 4 | 45°F | 23°F | 63°F 2025 | -4°F 1971 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 5 | 45°F | 23°F | 69°F 1994 | -15°F 1971 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 6 | 45°F | 23°F | 60°F 1956 | -12°F 1971 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 7 | 45°F | 23°F | 61°F 1965 | -17°F 1971 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 8 | 46°F | 23°F | 62°F 1948 | -8°F 1971 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 9 | 46°F | 23°F | 61°F 1948 | 2°F 1944 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 10 | 46°F | 23°F | 63°F 1990 | -4°F 1977 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 11 | 46°F | 23°F | 63°F 1990 | -6°F 1962 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 12 | 46°F | 23°F | 62°F 1953 | -1°F 1963 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 13 | 46°F | 23°F | 62°F 1980 | -5°F 1963 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 14 | 47°F | 24°F | 63°F 1957 | 0°F 1964 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 15 | 47°F | 24°F | 64°F 1936 | 3°F 1997 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 16 | 47°F | 24°F | 64°F 2000 | 8°F 1947 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 17 | 47°F | 24°F | 67°F 2000 | 11°F 1963 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 18 | 47°F | 24°F | 64°F 1971 | 3°F 1987 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 19 | 47°F | 24°F | 67°F 2000 | 0°F 1987 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 20 | 48°F | 24°F | 65°F 1950 | -7°F 1963 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 21 | 48°F | 25°F | 68°F 1971 | 6°F 2025 | 8% | 4% |
| Jan 22 | 48°F | 25°F | 66°F 1950 | 6°F 1937 | 8% | 4% |
| Jan 23 | 48°F | 25°F | 68°F 1972 | 8°F 1937 | 8% | 4% |
| Jan 24 | 49°F | 25°F | 63°F 1950 | 8°F 1937 | 8% | 4% |
| Jan 25 | 49°F | 25°F | 67°F 1952 | 10°F 1964 | 8% | 4% |
| Jan 26 | 49°F | 25°F | 68°F 1972 | 3°F 1937 | 8% | 4% |
| Jan 27 | 49°F | 25°F | 63°F 1951 | 6°F 1948 | 8% | 4% |
| Jan 28 | 49°F | 26°F | 66°F 2003 | 5°F 1948 | 8% | 4% |
| Jan 29 | 50°F | 26°F | 63°F 1971 | 7°F 1948 | 8% | 4% |
| Jan 30 | 50°F | 26°F | 67°F 2014 | 3°F 1949 | 9% | 4% |
| Jan 31 | 50°F | 26°F | 69°F 1971 | 5°F 1951 | 9% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00296911 (Placitas 4W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023050, 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.