McKenzie County Weather in January
Average highs run from 22°F on January 1 to 23°F on January 31, and lows from 6°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.50 in over about 7 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
- 22°F
- Average low
- 5°F
- Precipitation
- 0.50 in
- Snowfall
- 9.5 in
- Record high
- 60°FJan 6, 2012
- Record low
- -45°FJan 11, 1912
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 30 min to 9 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 13°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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 | 22°F | 6°F | 49°F 1964 | -36°F 1928 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 2 | 22°F | 6°F | 51°F 1948 | -32°F 1928 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 3 | 22°F | 6°F | 47°F 1962 | -31°F 1942 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 4 | 22°F | 6°F | 50°F 2012 | -35°F 1950 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 5 | 22°F | 6°F | 53°F 2012 | -32°F 2005 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 6 | 22°F | 5°F | 60°F 2012 | -32°F 2005 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 7 | 21°F | 5°F | 47°F 1963 | -35°F 1937 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 8 | 21°F | 5°F | 51°F 1958 | -33°F 1937 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 9 | 21°F | 5°F | 55°F 2002 | -31°F 1912 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 10 | 21°F | 5°F | 52°F 2012 | -30°F 1912 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 11 | 21°F | 5°F | 52°F 1992 | -45°F 1912 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 12 | 21°F | 5°F | 49°F 1992 | -40°F 1912 | 24% | 27% |
| Jan 13 | 21°F | 5°F | 48°F 1944 | -32°F 1965 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 14 | 21°F | 5°F | 54°F 2021 | -36°F 1972 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 15 | 21°F | 5°F | 55°F 2006 | -33°F 2009 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 16 | 21°F | 5°F | 48°F 1942 | -30°F 1950 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 17 | 21°F | 5°F | 57°F 1944 | -41°F 1943 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 18 | 21°F | 5°F | 48°F 1974 | -39°F 1950 | 23% | 26% |
| Jan 19 | 21°F | 5°F | 50°F 1944 | -37°F 1912 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 20 | 21°F | 5°F | 48°F 1974 | -36°F 1954 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 21 | 21°F | 5°F | 52°F 1942 | -35°F 1954 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 22 | 22°F | 5°F | 50°F 1942 | -32°F 1922 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 23 | 22°F | 5°F | 57°F 1944 | -41°F 1935 | 22% | 25% |
| Jan 24 | 22°F | 5°F | 51°F 1942 | -29°F 1969 | 22% | 25% |
| Jan 25 | 22°F | 5°F | 51°F 1942 | -36°F 1950 | 21% | 25% |
| Jan 26 | 22°F | 5°F | 57°F 2006 | -37°F 1950 | 21% | 24% |
| Jan 27 | 22°F | 5°F | 51°F 2015 | -31°F 1997 | 21% | 24% |
| Jan 28 | 22°F | 5°F | 54°F 2015 | -31°F 1929 | 21% | 24% |
| Jan 29 | 22°F | 5°F | 55°F 1931 | -37°F 1929 | 21% | 24% |
| Jan 30 | 22°F | 5°F | 53°F 1931 | -35°F 1996 | 21% | 23% |
| Jan 31 | 23°F | 5°F | 55°F 1931 | -38°F 1959 | 21% | 23% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:42 AM, sunset 5:12 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 8:22 AM, sunset 5:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00329233 (Watford City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00329233, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.