Lead climate

Lead Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lead, 1.8 km from Lead

Average highs run from 38°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.54 in over about 11 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 Lead, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
1.54 in
Snowfall
24.8 in
Record high
79°FJan 19, 1921
Record low
-32°FJan 4, 1950
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 56 min to 9 h 49 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
9.6 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 138°F18°F63°F 1997-24°F 192434%32%
Jan 238°F18°F66°F 1927-24°F 196834%32%
Jan 338°F18°F60°F 1893-28°F 195034%32%
Jan 438°F18°F59°F 1956-32°F 195034%33%
Jan 538°F18°F68°F 1921-19°F 190934%33%
Jan 638°F18°F65°F 1914-24°F 191234%33%
Jan 738°F18°F66°F 2003-22°F 191234%33%
Jan 838°F18°F63°F 1958-19°F 197634%33%
Jan 939°F18°F67°F 2012-22°F 193034%33%
Jan 1039°F18°F63°F 1928-24°F 198234%33%
Jan 1139°F18°F68°F 1953-22°F 191234%33%
Jan 1239°F18°F67°F 1987-31°F 191635%33%
Jan 1339°F18°F62°F 1983-28°F 191635%34%
Jan 1439°F18°F60°F 1933-26°F 202435%34%
Jan 1539°F18°F72°F 1986-23°F 190735%34%
Jan 1639°F18°F68°F 1973-28°F 202435%34%
Jan 1739°F18°F66°F 1974-30°F 194335%34%
Jan 1839°F18°F64°F 1965-30°F 194335%34%
Jan 1939°F18°F79°F 1921-24°F 194335%34%
Jan 2039°F18°F66°F 1986-30°F 198535%34%
Jan 2138°F18°F63°F 2009-23°F 196635%34%
Jan 2238°F18°F64°F 1942-22°F 191735%34%
Jan 2338°F18°F65°F 1931-26°F 194936%34%
Jan 2438°F18°F68°F 1981-24°F 192936%34%
Jan 2538°F17°F67°F 1973-21°F 195036%35%
Jan 2638°F17°F63°F 2015-21°F 190236%35%
Jan 2738°F17°F70°F 2015-26°F 191836%35%
Jan 2838°F17°F67°F 2015-26°F 192936%35%
Jan 2938°F17°F70°F 1931-31°F 191636%35%
Jan 3038°F17°F68°F 1925-30°F 191836%35%
Jan 3138°F17°F66°F 1989-30°F 189337%35%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lead, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:27 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:03 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00394834 (Lead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00397882, 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.