Pierce County climate

Pierce County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rugby, 11.7 km from Pierce County

Average highs run from 17°F on January 1 to 17°F on January 31, and lows from -3°F to -3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.49 in over about 4 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 Pierce County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
16°F
Average low
-4°F
Precipitation
0.49 in
Snowfall
8.0 in
Record high
57°FJan 6, 2012
Record low
-45°FJan 19, 1996
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 26 min to 9 h 29 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
5°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 117°F-3°F43°F 1990-37°F 199313%17%
Jan 217°F-3°F42°F 2024-29°F 201013%17%
Jan 316°F-3°F43°F 2007-31°F 198213%17%
Jan 416°F-3°F44°F 2012-39°F 200513%17%
Jan 516°F-3°F43°F 1984-41°F 200513%17%
Jan 616°F-4°F57°F 2012-32°F 199613%17%
Jan 716°F-4°F41°F 1963-36°F 199413%17%
Jan 816°F-4°F47°F 2002-33°F 201013%17%
Jan 916°F-4°F42°F 2002-40°F 199313%17%
Jan 1016°F-4°F52°F 1990-40°F 198913%17%
Jan 1116°F-4°F44°F 1986-30°F 197413%17%
Jan 1215°F-4°F45°F 1987-29°F 197113%17%
Jan 1315°F-4°F41°F 2014-32°F 201713%17%
Jan 1415°F-4°F40°F 2006-32°F 197213%17%
Jan 1515°F-4°F42°F 1973-37°F 199413%17%
Jan 1615°F-4°F43°F 1961-33°F 200913%17%
Jan 1715°F-4°F43°F 1972-34°F 196213%17%
Jan 1816°F-4°F43°F 1972-36°F 195013%17%
Jan 1916°F-4°F41°F 1986-45°F 199613%17%
Jan 2016°F-4°F42°F 1964-43°F 199613%17%
Jan 2116°F-4°F41°F 1964-37°F 194913%17%
Jan 2216°F-4°F37°F 1981-32°F 190612%17%
Jan 2316°F-4°F44°F 1981-34°F 196612%16%
Jan 2416°F-4°F46°F 1981-32°F 190512%16%
Jan 2516°F-4°F44°F 1973-32°F 195012%16%
Jan 2616°F-4°F45°F 1990-37°F 199612%16%
Jan 2716°F-4°F42°F 2012-37°F 200412%16%
Jan 2817°F-4°F43°F 1983-39°F 200412%16%
Jan 2917°F-4°F44°F 1990-35°F 196612%16%
Jan 3017°F-3°F43°F 2024-39°F 201912%16%
Jan 3117°F-3°F51°F 2024-42°F 201912%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pierce County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 8:31 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
January 31
sunrise 8:09 AM, sunset 5:38 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00327704 (Rugby), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00327704, 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.