Spencer climate

Spencer Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chippewa Lake, 16.6 km from Spencer

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 19°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.88 in over about 17 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 Spencer, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
2.88 in
Snowfall
9.9 in
Record high
67°FJan 13, 2005
Record low
-14°FJan 17, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 10 h 04 min
Cloud cover
81%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
12.3 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 133°F19°F56°F 2011-4°F 201851%17%
Jan 233°F19°F60°F 20003°F 200152%17%
Jan 333°F19°F63°F 20231°F 201852%17%
Jan 433°F18°F59°F 20232°F 199952%17%
Jan 533°F18°F61°F 1998-5°F 199952%17%
Jan 633°F18°F58°F 1998-11°F 201452%18%
Jan 733°F18°F66°F 2008-11°F 201452%18%
Jan 833°F18°F64°F 2008-4°F 201552%18%
Jan 932°F18°F63°F 20261°F 200152%18%
Jan 1032°F17°F60°F 2018-4°F 199952%18%
Jan 1132°F17°F66°F 2020-2°F 199952%18%
Jan 1232°F17°F64°F 200510°F 201052%18%
Jan 1332°F17°F67°F 2005-2°F 201552%18%
Jan 1432°F17°F48°F 2020-13°F 201552%19%
Jan 1532°F17°F56°F 2007-7°F 200952%19%
Jan 1632°F17°F47°F 2012-13°F 200951%19%
Jan 1732°F16°F59°F 2012-14°F 200951%19%
Jan 1832°F16°F46°F 1999-6°F 200551%19%
Jan 1932°F16°F58°F 20230°F 200951%19%
Jan 2032°F16°F54°F 2006-1°F 200451%19%
Jan 2132°F16°F61°F 2017-8°F 202551%19%
Jan 2232°F16°F63°F 2017-11°F 202550%19%
Jan 2332°F16°F60°F 1999-1°F 200550%19%
Jan 2432°F16°F51°F 2010-7°F 200450%19%
Jan 2532°F16°F51°F 2017-10°F 200450%19%
Jan 2632°F16°F53°F 2018-2°F 202250%19%
Jan 2732°F16°F60°F 1999-13°F 200350%19%
Jan 2832°F16°F60°F 2002-10°F 200049%19%
Jan 2932°F16°F61°F 2013-7°F 200049%19%
Jan 3032°F16°F64°F 2013-12°F 202649%19%
Jan 3132°F16°F59°F 2012-13°F 202648%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Spencer, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:44 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00331541 (Chippewa Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004849, 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.