Elgin Weather in January
Average highs run from 25°F on January 1 to 26°F on January 31, and lows from 4°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.48 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
- 25°F
- Average low
- 3°F
- Precipitation
- 0.48 in
- Snowfall
- 7.3 in
- Record high
- 63°FJan 24, 1981
- Record low
- -47°FJan 29, 1966
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 40 min to 9 h 39 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 12°F
- Wind
- 12.8 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 | 25°F | 4°F | 58°F 1964 | -33°F 2018 | 22% | 18% |
| Jan 2 | 25°F | 4°F | 54°F 1998 | -33°F 2018 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 3 | 25°F | 4°F | 48°F 1992 | -24°F 1977 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 4 | 25°F | 4°F | 52°F 2012 | -35°F 1968 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 5 | 25°F | 4°F | 56°F 2008 | -31°F 1973 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 6 | 25°F | 3°F | 62°F 2012 | -28°F 1996 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 7 | 25°F | 3°F | 46°F 1990 | -33°F 1994 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 8 | 24°F | 3°F | 54°F 2002 | -35°F 2010 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 9 | 24°F | 3°F | 61°F 2002 | -35°F 2010 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 10 | 24°F | 3°F | 51°F 2012 | -33°F 1974 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 11 | 24°F | 3°F | 53°F 1990 | -33°F 1974 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 12 | 24°F | 3°F | 49°F 1992 | -34°F 1964 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 13 | 24°F | 3°F | 51°F 2021 | -34°F 2024 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 14 | 24°F | 3°F | 55°F 2021 | -37°F 2009 | 21% | 19% |
| Jan 15 | 24°F | 3°F | 53°F 2006 | -33°F 2009 | 20% | 19% |
| Jan 16 | 24°F | 3°F | 47°F 1973 | -34°F 1978 | 20% | 19% |
| Jan 17 | 24°F | 3°F | 50°F 1973 | -33°F 1978 | 20% | 19% |
| Jan 18 | 24°F | 2°F | 48°F 1974 | -41°F 1970 | 20% | 19% |
| Jan 19 | 24°F | 2°F | 47°F 1981 | -34°F 1970 | 20% | 19% |
| Jan 20 | 24°F | 2°F | 54°F 1964 | -32°F 1970 | 20% | 19% |
| Jan 21 | 24°F | 3°F | 48°F 1968 | -37°F 1966 | 20% | 19% |
| Jan 22 | 25°F | 3°F | 50°F 1968 | -28°F 1966 | 20% | 19% |
| Jan 23 | 25°F | 3°F | 56°F 1981 | -37°F 1966 | 20% | 19% |
| Jan 24 | 25°F | 3°F | 63°F 1981 | -26°F 1966 | 20% | 19% |
| Jan 25 | 25°F | 3°F | 58°F 2005 | -28°F 1972 | 20% | 19% |
| Jan 26 | 25°F | 3°F | 60°F 2007 | -29°F 1972 | 20% | 18% |
| Jan 27 | 25°F | 3°F | 49°F 2015 | -32°F 1964 | 20% | 18% |
| Jan 28 | 25°F | 3°F | 58°F 2015 | -33°F 1966 | 20% | 18% |
| Jan 29 | 25°F | 3°F | 50°F 2024 | -47°F 1966 | 20% | 18% |
| Jan 30 | 25°F | 3°F | 49°F 2024 | -31°F 1996 | 20% | 18% |
| Jan 31 | 26°F | 3°F | 58°F 2024 | -31°F 1996 | 20% | 18% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:11 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00324091 (Heart Butte Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324102, 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.