Elk County climate

Elk County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ridgway, 8.4 km from Elk County

Average highs run from 35°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31, and lows from 19°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.44 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 Elk County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
3.44 in
Snowfall
15.3 in
Record high
64°FJan 9, 2008
Record low
-21°FJan 24, 2011
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 15 min to 10 h 03 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
7.6 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 135°F19°F56°F 2019-17°F 201856%26%
Jan 235°F19°F54°F 2022-17°F 201856%26%
Jan 335°F18°F54°F 2004-9°F 196856%27%
Jan 434°F18°F59°F 2023-10°F 201456%27%
Jan 534°F18°F55°F 2007-9°F 196856%27%
Jan 634°F18°F58°F 2007-9°F 196856%28%
Jan 734°F17°F54°F 2007-17°F 201456%28%
Jan 834°F17°F58°F 2008-17°F 201456%28%
Jan 934°F17°F64°F 2008-12°F 196856%29%
Jan 1034°F17°F46°F 2006-13°F 201056%29%
Jan 1134°F17°F47°F 2020-13°F 201056%29%
Jan 1234°F17°F63°F 2020-13°F 196856%29%
Jan 1334°F16°F57°F 2018-14°F 196855%29%
Jan 1434°F16°F62°F 2013-12°F 201855%30%
Jan 1533°F16°F48°F 2007-14°F 201855%30%
Jan 1633°F16°F54°F 2007-10°F 200455%30%
Jan 1733°F16°F49°F 2023-15°F 200955%30%
Jan 1833°F16°F50°F 2012-17°F 200955%30%
Jan 1933°F16°F46°F 2023-4°F 200955%31%
Jan 2033°F15°F46°F 2006-6°F 200954%31%
Jan 2133°F15°F52°F 2006-9°F 200554%31%
Jan 2233°F15°F58°F 2017-16°F 202554%31%
Jan 2333°F15°F58°F 2017-17°F 202554%31%
Jan 2433°F15°F45°F 2009-21°F 201154%31%
Jan 2533°F15°F49°F 2010-21°F 201154%31%
Jan 2633°F15°F51°F 2024-16°F 200453%31%
Jan 2734°F15°F54°F 2024-7°F 196853%31%
Jan 2834°F15°F52°F 2012-16°F 200553%31%
Jan 2934°F15°F49°F 2006-16°F 200553%31%
Jan 3034°F15°F56°F 2013-11°F 201452%30%
Jan 3134°F15°F57°F 2013-14°F 201052%30%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elk County, 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 7:41 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:30 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00367477 (Ridgway), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00363311, 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.