Sterling climate

Sterling Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Acme Mesonet, 15 km from Sterling

Average highs run from 50°F on January 1 to 53°F on January 31, and lows from 28°F to 29°F.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sterling, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
28°F
Snowfall
1.9 in
Record high
85°FJan 25, 1950
Record low
-11°FJan 18, 1930
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 53 min to 10 h 29 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
10.7 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 150°F28°F73°F 19653°F 19283%
Jan 250°F28°F73°F 20007°F 19283%
Jan 350°F28°F77°F 19975°F 19593%
Jan 450°F28°F80°F 1997-7°F 19474%
Jan 550°F28°F74°F 1927-5°F 19474%
Jan 650°F28°F74°F 19218°F 20044%
Jan 750°F28°F77°F 1965-1°F 19884%
Jan 850°F28°F74°F 1954-2°F 19884%
Jan 950°F28°F76°F 19570°F 19444%
Jan 1050°F28°F78°F 1928-3°F 19304%
Jan 1151°F28°F78°F 1928-2°F 19184%
Jan 1251°F28°F78°F 19280°F 19184%
Jan 1351°F28°F75°F 19520°F 19164%
Jan 1451°F28°F79°F 19282°F 19164%
Jan 1551°F28°F77°F 19285°F 19724%
Jan 1651°F28°F78°F 1938-1°F 19304%
Jan 1751°F28°F73°F 1913-6°F 19304%
Jan 1851°F28°F75°F 1964-11°F 19304%
Jan 1952°F28°F79°F 19140°F 19434%
Jan 2052°F28°F74°F 19694°F 19844%
Jan 2152°F28°F82°F 19861°F 19304%
Jan 2252°F29°F83°F 1943-11°F 19304%
Jan 2352°F29°F81°F 1943-1°F 19304%
Jan 2452°F29°F78°F 19434°F 19634%
Jan 2552°F29°F85°F 19508°F 19404%
Jan 2653°F29°F80°F 19146°F 19404%
Jan 2753°F29°F75°F 19696°F 19634%
Jan 2853°F29°F76°F 19708°F 19484%
Jan 2953°F29°F76°F 20025°F 19664%
Jan 3053°F29°F78°F 19173°F 19664%
Jan 3153°F29°F77°F 19894°F 19184%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sterling, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.012341102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 6:01 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00340010 (Acme Mesonet), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00345063, 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.