Desert Aire climate

Desert Aire Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Priest Rapids Dam, 3.8 km from Desert Aire

Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 43°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.08 in over about 10 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 Desert Aire, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
1.08 in
Snowfall
3.2 in
Record high
70°FJan 1, 1918
Record low
-26°FJan 21, 1930
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 39 min to 9 h 37 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
7.2 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 139°F29°F70°F 1918-7°F 197933%10%
Jan 239°F29°F63°F 1913-5°F 197933%10%
Jan 340°F29°F59°F 19031°F 195933%10%
Jan 440°F29°F63°F 1989-16°F 189933%10%
Jan 540°F29°F60°F 1994-9°F 189933%9%
Jan 640°F29°F62°F 1914-8°F 198233%9%
Jan 740°F29°F63°F 1902-7°F 197433%9%
Jan 840°F29°F66°F 1983-16°F 191233%9%
Jan 940°F29°F62°F 2002-18°F 190933%9%
Jan 1040°F29°F60°F 1953-10°F 190933%9%
Jan 1140°F29°F63°F 1983-8°F 190933%9%
Jan 1240°F29°F62°F 1945-24°F 190933%8%
Jan 1340°F29°F60°F 1991-7°F 190933%8%
Jan 1440°F29°F64°F 1967-21°F 190933%8%
Jan 1540°F30°F61°F 1961-7°F 190733%8%
Jan 1640°F30°F66°F 1976-6°F 195033%8%
Jan 1741°F30°F62°F 1919-16°F 193033%7%
Jan 1841°F30°F61°F 1920-7°F 193033%7%
Jan 1941°F30°F67°F 1977-16°F 191633%7%
Jan 2041°F30°F64°F 1968-20°F 193032%7%
Jan 2141°F30°F64°F 1968-26°F 193032%7%
Jan 2241°F30°F67°F 1968-22°F 193032%6%
Jan 2341°F30°F59°F 1916-14°F 193032%6%
Jan 2441°F30°F66°F 1953-10°F 193032%6%
Jan 2542°F30°F62°F 1984-10°F 193031%6%
Jan 2642°F30°F60°F 1962-20°F 195731%6%
Jan 2742°F30°F65°F 2003-18°F 195731%5%
Jan 2842°F30°F63°F 1931-14°F 195731%5%
Jan 2942°F31°F61°F 1899-13°F 195030%5%
Jan 3043°F31°F64°F 1971-14°F 192930%5%
Jan 3143°F31°F68°F 1971-17°F 195030%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Desert Aire, 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 (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 4:23 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:02 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00456747 (Priest Rapids Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00458207, 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.