Kindred Weather in January
Average highs run from 18°F on January 1 to 18°F on January 31, and lows from 0°F to -2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.67 in.
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
- 17°F
- Average low
- -2°F
- Precipitation
- 0.67 in
- Snowfall
- 7.4 in
- Record high
- 55°FJan 5, 2012
- Record low
- -33°FJan 18, 1994
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 38 min to 9 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 7°F
- Wind
- 11.2 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 | 18°F | 0°F | 37°F 1998 | -25°F 2010 | 14% | |
| Jan 2 | 18°F | 0°F | 42°F 1997 | -31°F 2010 | 13% | |
| Jan 3 | 18°F | -1°F | 38°F 1992 | -26°F 2010 | 13% | |
| Jan 4 | 18°F | -1°F | 41°F 2001 | -21°F 1999 | 13% | |
| Jan 5 | 17°F | -1°F | 55°F 2012 | -24°F 1996 | 13% | |
| Jan 6 | 17°F | -1°F | 42°F 2012 | -25°F 2014 | 13% | |
| Jan 7 | 17°F | -2°F | 39°F 2012 | -19°F 1996 | 13% | |
| Jan 8 | 17°F | -2°F | 40°F 2012 | -18°F 2010 | 13% | |
| Jan 9 | 17°F | -2°F | 50°F 2012 | -25°F 1993 | 13% | |
| Jan 10 | 17°F | -2°F | 52°F 2012 | -26°F 1993 | 13% | |
| Jan 11 | 17°F | -2°F | 39°F 2012 | -16°F 1994 | 13% | |
| Jan 12 | 17°F | -2°F | 44°F 1996 | -23°F 1999 | 13% | |
| Jan 13 | 17°F | -2°F | 34°F 1996 | -26°F 2009 | 13% | |
| Jan 14 | 17°F | -2°F | 33°F 2004 | -25°F 1994 | 13% | |
| Jan 15 | 17°F | -3°F | 37°F 1999 | -31°F 1994 | 13% | |
| Jan 16 | 17°F | -3°F | 37°F 2014 | -26°F 2009 | 12% | |
| Jan 17 | 17°F | -3°F | 38°F 2015 | -27°F 1994 | 12% | |
| Jan 18 | 17°F | -3°F | 32°F 2015 | -33°F 1994 | 12% | |
| Jan 19 | 17°F | -3°F | 35°F 2013 | -30°F 1994 | 12% | |
| Jan 20 | 17°F | -3°F | 39°F 1992 | -27°F 1996 | 12% | |
| Jan 21 | 17°F | -3°F | 35°F 1992 | -25°F 2011 | 12% | |
| Jan 22 | 17°F | -3°F | 37°F 1992 | -19°F 2011 | 12% | |
| Jan 23 | 17°F | -3°F | 44°F 2015 | -18°F 1996 | 12% | |
| Jan 24 | 17°F | -3°F | 34°F 2010 | -18°F 2008 | 12% | |
| Jan 25 | 18°F | -3°F | 30°F 2012 | -24°F 1997 | 12% | |
| Jan 26 | 18°F | -3°F | 42°F 2015 | -31°F 1997 | 12% | |
| Jan 27 | 18°F | -2°F | 39°F 2016 | -23°F 2004 | 12% | |
| Jan 28 | 18°F | -2°F | 39°F 2008 | -29°F 2004 | 12% | |
| Jan 29 | 18°F | -2°F | 45°F 1992 | -28°F 2004 | 12% | |
| Jan 30 | 18°F | -2°F | 42°F 1992 | -31°F 2004 | 12% | |
| Jan 31 | 18°F | -2°F | 44°F 2009 | -27°F 2004 | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:13 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00322860 (Fargo 3S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00215586, 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.