Dell Rapids Weather in January
Average highs run from 25°F on January 1 to 25°F on January 31, and lows from 8°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.71 in over about 8 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 24°F
- Average low
- 6°F
- Precipitation
- 0.71 in
- Snowfall
- 6.3 in
- Record high
- 63°FJan 5, 2012
- Record low
- -26°FJan 30, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 59 min to 9 h 51 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 87%
- Dew point
- 11°F
- Wind
- 12.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 25°F | 8°F | 36°F 2020 | -24°F 2018 | 26% | 13% |
| Jan 2 | 24°F | 8°F | 34°F 2020 | -23°F 2018 | 26% | 13% |
| Jan 3 | 24°F | 7°F | 42°F 2012 | -3°F 2017 | 26% | 13% |
| Jan 4 | 24°F | 7°F | 53°F 2012 | -8°F 2015 | 26% | 13% |
| Jan 5 | 24°F | 7°F | 63°F 2012 | -17°F 2014 | 27% | 13% |
| Jan 6 | 24°F | 7°F | 47°F 2012 | -18°F 2014 | 27% | 13% |
| Jan 7 | 24°F | 7°F | 50°F 2026 | -10°F 2015 | 27% | 13% |
| Jan 8 | 24°F | 7°F | 43°F 2012 | -6°F 2014 | 27% | 13% |
| Jan 9 | 24°F | 7°F | 51°F 2012 | -12°F 2016 | 27% | 13% |
| Jan 10 | 24°F | 6°F | 56°F 2012 | -14°F 2016 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 11 | 24°F | 6°F | 49°F 2022 | -7°F 2016 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 12 | 24°F | 6°F | 54°F 2026 | -12°F 2015 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 13 | 24°F | 6°F | 50°F 2026 | -19°F 2024 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 14 | 24°F | 6°F | 40°F 2021 | -20°F 2024 | 27% | 14% |
| Jan 15 | 24°F | 6°F | 47°F 2012 | -14°F 2024 | 28% | 14% |
| Jan 16 | 24°F | 6°F | 42°F 2013 | -13°F 2020 | 28% | 14% |
| Jan 17 | 24°F | 6°F | 44°F 2022 | -17°F 2016 | 28% | 14% |
| Jan 18 | 24°F | 6°F | 49°F 2022 | -6°F 2016 | 28% | 14% |
| Jan 19 | 24°F | 6°F | 49°F 2018 | -14°F 2011 | 28% | 14% |
| Jan 20 | 24°F | 6°F | 44°F 2021 | -18°F 2024 | 29% | 14% |
| Jan 21 | 24°F | 6°F | 40°F 2018 | -15°F 2025 | 29% | 14% |
| Jan 22 | 24°F | 6°F | 41°F 2022 | -13°F 2026 | 29% | 14% |
| Jan 23 | 24°F | 6°F | 41°F 2015 | -19°F 2026 | 29% | 14% |
| Jan 24 | 24°F | 6°F | 41°F 2015 | -12°F 2026 | 29% | 14% |
| Jan 25 | 25°F | 6°F | 40°F 2014 | -11°F 2026 | 29% | 14% |
| Jan 26 | 25°F | 6°F | 46°F 2015 | -13°F 2026 | 29% | 14% |
| Jan 27 | 25°F | 6°F | 45°F 2025 | -10°F 2014 | 29% | 14% |
| Jan 28 | 25°F | 6°F | 53°F 2025 | -8°F 2014 | 29% | 14% |
| Jan 29 | 25°F | 7°F | 49°F 2025 | -23°F 2019 | 29% | 14% |
| Jan 30 | 25°F | 7°F | 57°F 2025 | -26°F 2019 | 30% | 14% |
| Jan 31 | 25°F | 7°F | 50°F 2024 | -15°F 2019 | 30% | 14% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 5:36 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004990 (Sioux Falls 14 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00397666, 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.