Harney County climate

Harney County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Malheur Refuge Hq, 24.5 km from Harney County

Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 41°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.66 in.

January day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Harney County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
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January at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
1.66 in
Record high
57°FJan 9, 1990
Record low
-27°FJan 6, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 05 min to 9 h 55 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
10.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 137°F20°F53°F 1997-23°F 2011
Jan 237°F20°F50°F 2026-18°F 2016
Jan 337°F20°F52°F 2026-13°F 2011
Jan 437°F20°F53°F 2012-16°F 2011
Jan 537°F20°F49°F 1999-19°F 2017
Jan 638°F20°F49°F 1990-27°F 1982
Jan 738°F20°F49°F 2015-21°F 1982
Jan 838°F20°F47°F 2007-12°F 1977
Jan 938°F20°F57°F 1990-12°F 1977
Jan 1038°F20°F50°F 1999-12°F 2011
Jan 1138°F20°F49°F 2018-10°F 2011
Jan 1238°F20°F50°F 2009-14°F 2013
Jan 1339°F20°F52°F 1994-16°F 2017
Jan 1439°F20°F52°F 2026-14°F 2017
Jan 1539°F20°F50°F 2026-15°F 2017
Jan 1639°F20°F52°F 1974-18°F 1987
Jan 1739°F20°F55°F 1994-22°F 1984
Jan 1839°F20°F52°F 1994-14°F 1984
Jan 1939°F20°F50°F 1974-8°F 1984
Jan 2039°F20°F51°F 1981-9°F 2013
Jan 2140°F20°F47°F 2014-10°F 2013
Jan 2240°F20°F53°F 1981-14°F 2008
Jan 2340°F20°F49°F 2019-16°F 2008
Jan 2440°F20°F56°F 2015-17°F 1989
Jan 2540°F20°F57°F 2015-14°F 2008
Jan 2640°F20°F57°F 2014-12°F 1979
Jan 2740°F20°F50°F 2014-9°F 1993
Jan 2840°F20°F54°F 2024-9°F 2017
Jan 2940°F20°F53°F 1992-8°F 2017
Jan 3040°F20°F51°F 2003-13°F 1979
Jan 3141°F20°F57°F 2003-16°F 1996

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:07 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00355162 (Malheur Refuge Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094185, 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.