Spencer climate

Spencer Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sparta Wastewater Plant, 17.8 km from Spencer

Average highs run from 48°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.09 in over about 13 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 Spencer, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
5.09 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
79°FJan 24, 1943
Record low
-19°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 47 min to 10 h 25 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
6.0 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 148°F29°F77°F 1952-4°F 197742%3%
Jan 248°F29°F74°F 2006-3°F 192842%3%
Jan 348°F29°F72°F 20042°F 192842%3%
Jan 447°F29°F74°F 1950-3°F 191942%3%
Jan 547°F29°F70°F 19972°F 195942%3%
Jan 647°F28°F74°F 1946-2°F 192442%3%
Jan 747°F28°F74°F 1913-2°F 201442%3%
Jan 847°F28°F73°F 1937-6°F 194242%3%
Jan 947°F28°F73°F 1930-2°F 197042%3%
Jan 1047°F28°F77°F 1949-4°F 197042%3%
Jan 1147°F28°F72°F 2020-4°F 196242%3%
Jan 1247°F28°F73°F 1916-12°F 191842%3%
Jan 1347°F28°F73°F 1972-2°F 191842%3%
Jan 1447°F28°F75°F 19074°F 196342%3%
Jan 1547°F28°F72°F 19075°F 190542%3%
Jan 1647°F28°F73°F 1907-2°F 197241%3%
Jan 1747°F28°F75°F 1943-11°F 202441%3%
Jan 1847°F27°F74°F 19291°F 199441%3%
Jan 1947°F27°F71°F 1929-6°F 194041%3%
Jan 2047°F27°F71°F 1906-11°F 198541%3%
Jan 2147°F27°F72°F 1937-19°F 198541%3%
Jan 2247°F27°F74°F 19372°F 196141%3%
Jan 2347°F27°F72°F 19092°F 193641%3%
Jan 2447°F27°F79°F 1943-9°F 196341%3%
Jan 2548°F27°F77°F 1950-7°F 194041%3%
Jan 2648°F27°F75°F 1950-19°F 194041%3%
Jan 2748°F27°F72°F 1916-10°F 194041%3%
Jan 2848°F27°F72°F 1914-10°F 194041%3%
Jan 2948°F28°F75°F 1903-9°F 189741%3%
Jan 3048°F28°F76°F 2002-12°F 196641%3%
Jan 3148°F28°F76°F 2002-6°F 193641%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Spencer, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 5:08 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00408522 (Sparta Wastewater Plant), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00405882, 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.