Quay County climate

Quay County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tucumcari Muni AP, 9.9 km from Quay County

Average highs run from 52°F on January 1 to 56°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.40 in over about 2 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Quay County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
0.40 in
Snowfall
3.8 in
Record high
81°FJan 21, 1950
Record low
-19°FJan 13, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 10 h 28 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
11.0 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 152°F23°F71°F 2009-9°F 197910%7%
Jan 252°F23°F73°F 2009-11°F 197910%7%
Jan 352°F23°F72°F 20063°F 19529%7%
Jan 452°F23°F70°F 2026-6°F 19719%7%
Jan 552°F23°F71°F 1965-11°F 19719%7%
Jan 652°F23°F70°F 2006-4°F 20179%6%
Jan 752°F23°F75°F 2006-5°F 20179%6%
Jan 852°F23°F78°F 19483°F 19719%6%
Jan 953°F23°F75°F 20181°F 19778%6%
Jan 1053°F23°F72°F 20051°F 19778%6%
Jan 1153°F23°F74°F 2017-6°F 19638%6%
Jan 1253°F23°F75°F 1953-15°F 19638%6%
Jan 1353°F23°F75°F 1980-19°F 19638%6%
Jan 1453°F23°F72°F 1969-1°F 19638%6%
Jan 1553°F23°F72°F 2026-1°F 20078%6%
Jan 1654°F24°F77°F 19742°F 20078%6%
Jan 1754°F24°F79°F 19744°F 20088%6%
Jan 1854°F24°F75°F 19501°F 19637%6%
Jan 1954°F24°F77°F 2018-1°F 19637%6%
Jan 2054°F24°F78°F 19500°F 20257%6%
Jan 2154°F24°F81°F 1950-2°F 20257%5%
Jan 2255°F24°F75°F 2009-8°F 19667%5%
Jan 2355°F24°F79°F 19724°F 19637%5%
Jan 2455°F24°F75°F 20133°F 19667%5%
Jan 2555°F24°F75°F 1952-2°F 19667%5%
Jan 2655°F24°F77°F 19513°F 20268%5%
Jan 2755°F24°F73°F 19702°F 19488%5%
Jan 2855°F25°F73°F 2003-1°F 19498%5%
Jan 2956°F25°F75°F 1967-4°F 19498%5%
Jan 3056°F25°F78°F 1971-1°F 19498%5%
Jan 3156°F25°F81°F 2018-12°F 19518%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Quay County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 5:22 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023048 (Tucumcari Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023048, 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.