Devils Lake climate

Devils Lake Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Devils Lake Kdlr, 0.7 km from Devils Lake

Average highs run from 17°F on January 1 to 17°F on January 31, and lows from 0°F to -2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.48 in over about 8 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 Devils Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
16°F
Average low
-2°F
Precipitation
0.48 in
Record high
53°FJan 10, 1990
Record low
-37°FJan 22, 1936
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 27 min to 9 h 29 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
5°F
Wind
11.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 117°F0°F41°F 1964-25°F 192827%
Jan 217°F0°F43°F 1926-27°F 196827%
Jan 317°F0°F44°F 2007-26°F 192427%
Jan 417°F0°F43°F 2012-35°F 196827%
Jan 516°F-1°F39°F 2012-29°F 193727%
Jan 616°F-1°F48°F 2012-30°F 196827%
Jan 716°F-1°F41°F 1963-34°F 196627%
Jan 816°F-1°F46°F 2002-31°F 193027%
Jan 916°F-1°F46°F 1953-35°F 193027%
Jan 1016°F-1°F53°F 1990-30°F 198927%
Jan 1116°F-2°F41°F 1928-30°F 197426%
Jan 1216°F-2°F45°F 1986-28°F 197126%
Jan 1316°F-2°F43°F 1987-32°F 192926%
Jan 1416°F-2°F41°F 1942-30°F 197226%
Jan 1516°F-2°F45°F 1973-33°F 197126%
Jan 1616°F-2°F46°F 1973-30°F 192425%
Jan 1716°F-2°F46°F 1972-34°F 194325%
Jan 1816°F-2°F42°F 1991-34°F 199425%
Jan 1916°F-2°F42°F 1942-35°F 199625%
Jan 2016°F-2°F48°F 1944-35°F 195424%
Jan 2116°F-2°F46°F 1942-36°F 195424%
Jan 2216°F-3°F46°F 1942-37°F 193624%
Jan 2316°F-3°F47°F 1942-36°F 193523%
Jan 2416°F-3°F47°F 1973-35°F 196623%
Jan 2516°F-2°F46°F 1973-31°F 197223%
Jan 2616°F-2°F45°F 1990-36°F 195023%
Jan 2717°F-2°F41°F 2008-31°F 196622%
Jan 2817°F-2°F40°F 1992-36°F 196622%
Jan 2917°F-2°F43°F 1931-36°F 195122%
Jan 3017°F-2°F40°F 1931-34°F 195022%
Jan 3117°F-2°F42°F 1952-31°F 193821%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Devils Lake, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 8:26 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
January 31
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 5:34 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014912 (Devils Lake Kdlr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014912, 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.