Pierre climate

Pierre Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pierre Rgnl AP, 5.4 km from Pierre

Average highs run from 29°F on January 1 to 30°F on January 31, and lows from 10°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.45 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 Pierre, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
9°F
Precipitation
0.45 in
Snowfall
5.1 in
Record high
68°FJan 23, 1981
Record low
-33°FJan 29, 1966
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 56 min to 9 h 49 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
11.2 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 129°F10°F64°F 1998-22°F 201820%20%
Jan 229°F10°F63°F 1998-21°F 201820%20%
Jan 329°F10°F62°F 1962-24°F 196820%20%
Jan 429°F10°F60°F 1935-24°F 195020%20%
Jan 529°F10°F66°F 2012-22°F 196020%20%
Jan 629°F10°F52°F 1990-26°F 198820%20%
Jan 729°F9°F61°F 2003-24°F 194220%20%
Jan 829°F9°F61°F 1958-23°F 201020%20%
Jan 929°F9°F57°F 2012-22°F 197720%20%
Jan 1029°F9°F63°F 1990-27°F 199720%20%
Jan 1129°F9°F63°F 1987-18°F 197420%20%
Jan 1229°F9°F64°F 1983-20°F 197420%20%
Jan 1329°F9°F60°F 1983-21°F 199820%20%
Jan 1429°F9°F57°F 2006-21°F 197220%19%
Jan 1529°F9°F54°F 1974-27°F 197220%19%
Jan 1629°F9°F65°F 1974-23°F 197720%19%
Jan 1729°F9°F56°F 1934-22°F 194320%19%
Jan 1829°F9°F54°F 1964-27°F 197020%19%
Jan 1929°F9°F56°F 1999-32°F 197020%18%
Jan 2029°F9°F65°F 1964-25°F 195419%18%
Jan 2129°F9°F62°F 1942-26°F 194919%18%
Jan 2229°F9°F58°F 1967-19°F 196619%18%
Jan 2329°F9°F68°F 1981-20°F 195219%18%
Jan 2429°F9°F67°F 1981-22°F 196119%18%
Jan 2530°F9°F58°F 2002-22°F 195019%18%
Jan 2630°F9°F64°F 2006-25°F 195019%17%
Jan 2730°F9°F61°F 1934-23°F 194819%17%
Jan 2830°F9°F60°F 1942-25°F 196619%17%
Jan 2930°F9°F54°F 1974-33°F 196619%17%
Jan 3030°F10°F63°F 1989-20°F 199619%17%
Jan 3130°F10°F62°F 1992-20°F 198519%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pierre, 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 (CST).

January 1
sunrise 8:17 AM, sunset 5:13 PM
January 31
sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 5:50 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024025 (Pierre Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024025, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.