Custer County climate

Custer County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wind Cave, 13.7 km from Custer County

Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 40°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.45 in over about 5 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 Custer 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
40°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.45 in
Snowfall
6.3 in
Record high
65°FJan 27, 2015
Record low
-30°FJan 14, 2024
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 01 min to 9 h 53 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
10.5 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 139°F15°F56°F 2026-12°F 201813%11%
Jan 239°F15°F49°F 2026-7°F 200213%12%
Jan 339°F15°F56°F 2003-5°F 201713%12%
Jan 439°F15°F53°F 2016-13°F 201713%12%
Jan 539°F15°F58°F 2012-15°F 200413%12%
Jan 639°F15°F53°F 2006-19°F 201014%12%
Jan 739°F15°F64°F 2003-23°F 201014%12%
Jan 840°F15°F60°F 2002-12°F 201014%12%
Jan 940°F15°F52°F 2001-12°F 201514%12%
Jan 1040°F15°F51°F 2004-11°F 201114%12%
Jan 1140°F15°F50°F 2026-15°F 201114%13%
Jan 1240°F15°F53°F 2026-16°F 202414%13%
Jan 1340°F15°F53°F 2023-26°F 202415%13%
Jan 1440°F15°F50°F 2006-30°F 202415%13%
Jan 1540°F15°F53°F 2000-20°F 202415%13%
Jan 1640°F15°F54°F 2010-9°F 200515%13%
Jan 1740°F15°F50°F 2017-7°F 201215%13%
Jan 1840°F15°F61°F 2017-12°F 202416%14%
Jan 1940°F15°F54°F 2005-14°F 202516%14%
Jan 2040°F15°F61°F 2009-16°F 202516%14%
Jan 2140°F15°F57°F 2009-9°F 200816%14%
Jan 2240°F15°F52°F 2009-7°F 200316%14%
Jan 2340°F15°F56°F 2005-12°F 202616%15%
Jan 2440°F15°F62°F 2005-14°F 202617%15%
Jan 2540°F15°F54°F 2006-12°F 202617%15%
Jan 2640°F15°F61°F 2015-12°F 200917%15%
Jan 2740°F15°F65°F 20150°F 200417%15%
Jan 2840°F15°F54°F 2024-6°F 202317%16%
Jan 2940°F15°F53°F 2024-19°F 202318%16%
Jan 3040°F15°F61°F 2024-24°F 202318%16%
Jan 3140°F15°F58°F 2024-20°F 201118%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Custer County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:04 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00399347 (Wind Cave), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094032, 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.