Box Elder climate

Box Elder Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rapid City Rgnl AP, 7.8 km from Box Elder

Average highs run from 36°F on January 1 to 36°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.31 in over about 6 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 Box Elder, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
0.31 in
Snowfall
5.3 in
Record high
76°FJan 12, 1987
Record low
-27°FJan 4, 1950
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
17°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 136°F13°F63°F 1998-20°F 197417%18%
Jan 236°F13°F66°F 1998-16°F 196817%18%
Jan 336°F13°F61°F 2012-24°F 195017%18%
Jan 436°F13°F67°F 2026-27°F 195017%19%
Jan 536°F13°F73°F 2012-17°F 197917%19%
Jan 636°F13°F64°F 1954-21°F 198218%19%
Jan 736°F13°F64°F 2002-18°F 196818%19%
Jan 836°F13°F72°F 2002-18°F 197618%19%
Jan 936°F13°F74°F 1953-20°F 198818%19%
Jan 1036°F13°F66°F 1990-24°F 198218%20%
Jan 1136°F13°F68°F 1987-21°F 198218%20%
Jan 1236°F13°F76°F 1987-18°F 202418%20%
Jan 1336°F13°F62°F 1983-21°F 202419%20%
Jan 1436°F13°F69°F 2006-23°F 197919%20%
Jan 1536°F13°F63°F 2000-22°F 195019%20%
Jan 1636°F13°F68°F 1973-26°F 198219%21%
Jan 1736°F13°F62°F 1972-12°F 194919%21%
Jan 1836°F13°F59°F 1989-22°F 196319%21%
Jan 1936°F13°F66°F 2005-26°F 196319%21%
Jan 2036°F13°F64°F 2009-25°F 194920%21%
Jan 2136°F13°F64°F 1989-25°F 194920%21%
Jan 2236°F13°F62°F 1981-18°F 196220%21%
Jan 2336°F13°F68°F 2005-21°F 196320%22%
Jan 2436°F13°F69°F 1968-22°F 195720%22%
Jan 2536°F13°F66°F 2006-21°F 195720%22%
Jan 2636°F13°F68°F 2015-23°F 195720%22%
Jan 2736°F13°F73°F 2015-23°F 197221%22%
Jan 2836°F13°F66°F 1988-23°F 195121%22%
Jan 2936°F13°F64°F 1960-25°F 195121%22%
Jan 3036°F13°F72°F 1989-24°F 202321%23%
Jan 3136°F13°F68°F 1992-21°F 199621%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Box Elder, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:25 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:01 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024090 (Rapid City Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024090, 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.