Billings Weather in January
Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.16 in over about 5 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
- 47°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 1.16 in
- Snowfall
- 3.1 in
- Record high
- 79°FJan 29, 2015
- Record low
- -10°FJan 8, 1988
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 43 min to 10 h 23 min
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 10.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 46°F | 23°F | 68°F 2005 | -2°F 2018 | 15% | 5% |
| Jan 2 | 46°F | 23°F | 76°F 2006 | -6°F 2018 | 15% | 5% |
| Jan 3 | 46°F | 23°F | 72°F 1997 | 4°F 1959 | 15% | 5% |
| Jan 4 | 46°F | 23°F | 76°F 2006 | -7°F 1959 | 15% | 5% |
| Jan 5 | 46°F | 23°F | 68°F 1989 | -5°F 1959 | 15% | 5% |
| Jan 6 | 46°F | 23°F | 67°F 2012 | 5°F 1968 | 15% | 5% |
| Jan 7 | 46°F | 23°F | 74°F 2008 | -3°F 2014 | 15% | 5% |
| Jan 8 | 46°F | 23°F | 74°F 2006 | -10°F 1988 | 15% | 5% |
| Jan 9 | 46°F | 23°F | 71°F 2006 | -1°F 1988 | 15% | 5% |
| Jan 10 | 46°F | 23°F | 71°F 1990 | -6°F 1982 | 15% | 5% |
| Jan 11 | 46°F | 23°F | 70°F 2007 | -2°F 1982 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 12 | 46°F | 23°F | 69°F 2017 | -5°F 1963 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 13 | 46°F | 23°F | 71°F 1996 | 0°F 1963 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 14 | 46°F | 23°F | 70°F 1996 | -3°F 1979 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 15 | 46°F | 23°F | 68°F 1990 | 4°F 1979 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 16 | 46°F | 23°F | 69°F 2006 | -6°F 2018 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 17 | 46°F | 23°F | 71°F 2012 | -2°F 1978 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 18 | 47°F | 23°F | 66°F 1964 | 3°F 2018 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 19 | 47°F | 23°F | 75°F 2015 | -10°F 1984 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 20 | 47°F | 23°F | 75°F 1986 | -5°F 1962 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 21 | 47°F | 23°F | 70°F 1957 | -4°F 1984 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 22 | 47°F | 23°F | 78°F 1967 | 6°F 1959 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 23 | 47°F | 23°F | 71°F 1967 | -3°F 1963 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 24 | 47°F | 23°F | 74°F 1981 | 3°F 1963 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 25 | 47°F | 23°F | 74°F 2017 | 6°F 1987 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 26 | 48°F | 23°F | 65°F 1964 | 9°F 1978 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 27 | 48°F | 23°F | 74°F 2015 | -3°F 1963 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 28 | 48°F | 23°F | 76°F 2015 | 4°F 1997 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 29 | 48°F | 23°F | 79°F 2015 | 0°F 1966 | 15% | 6% |
| Jan 30 | 48°F | 23°F | 76°F 2011 | 0°F 1966 | 16% | 6% |
| Jan 31 | 48°F | 24°F | 72°F 1986 | -8°F 1979 | 16% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:25 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00340755 (Billings), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00340818, 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.