Mars climate

Mars Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Butler 2 Sw, 18.1 km from Mars

Average highs run from 35°F on January 1 to 35°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.36 in over about 18 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 Mars, 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
17°F
Precipitation
3.36 in
Snowfall
11.3 in
Record high
69°FJan 12, 2020
Record low
-20°FJan 13, 1977
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 10 h 06 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
6.5 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°F20°F63°F 1973-6°F 201855%27%
Jan 235°F20°F68°F 1985-9°F 196856%28%
Jan 335°F19°F64°F 2000-9°F 196856%28%
Jan 435°F19°F59°F 2004-6°F 201856%29%
Jan 535°F19°F66°F 1997-6°F 196856%29%
Jan 635°F19°F63°F 1998-6°F 196856%30%
Jan 735°F18°F58°F 1998-12°F 201857%30%
Jan 834°F18°F64°F 1998-12°F 201857%31%
Jan 934°F18°F68°F 2008-10°F 198157%31%
Jan 1034°F18°F53°F 2016-7°F 199457%31%
Jan 1134°F18°F59°F 1975-10°F 197957%31%
Jan 1234°F18°F69°F 2020-14°F 198157%32%
Jan 1334°F17°F63°F 2017-20°F 197757%32%
Jan 1434°F17°F69°F 2005-20°F 197757%32%
Jan 1534°F17°F64°F 1995-9°F 197057%32%
Jan 1634°F17°F57°F 1995-12°F 199457%33%
Jan 1734°F17°F54°F 1991-16°F 198257%33%
Jan 1834°F17°F61°F 1990-16°F 200957%33%
Jan 1934°F17°F63°F 1973-20°F 199457%33%
Jan 2034°F17°F55°F 1995-20°F 199457%33%
Jan 2134°F16°F63°F 1988-20°F 198457%34%
Jan 2234°F16°F62°F 2017-18°F 198457%34%
Jan 2334°F16°F59°F 2017-18°F 198457%34%
Jan 2434°F16°F61°F 1999-13°F 197857%34%
Jan 2534°F16°F58°F 1969-9°F 200457%34%
Jan 2634°F16°F60°F 1990-9°F 200456%34%
Jan 2734°F16°F61°F 1974-10°F 200356%34%
Jan 2834°F16°F59°F 1999-13°F 201456%34%
Jan 2935°F16°F62°F 2002-13°F 201456%34%
Jan 3035°F16°F67°F 2013-11°F 201456%34%
Jan 3135°F16°F60°F 1988-9°F 197855%33%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mars, 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 7:44 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:37 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00361139 (Butler 2 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00361139, 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.