Kittitas County climate

Kittitas County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ellensburg Bowers Fld, 15.1 km from Kittitas County

Average highs run from 35°F on January 1 to 40°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.23 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 Kittitas County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
1.23 in
Record high
61°FJan 13, 2009
Record low
-29°FJan 26, 1957
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 35 min to 9 h 35 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
93%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
4.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 135°F23°F50°F 2020-10°F 195240%
Jan 235°F23°F45°F 1951-9°F 195240%
Jan 335°F23°F47°F 2021-13°F 194940%
Jan 435°F23°F50°F 2019-14°F 194939%
Jan 535°F23°F58°F 2015-14°F 200439%
Jan 635°F23°F48°F 20090°F 194239%
Jan 735°F23°F53°F 1945-2°F 201739%
Jan 835°F23°F50°F 2009-12°F 194939%
Jan 935°F24°F52°F 1953-19°F 194938%
Jan 1035°F24°F49°F 2014-23°F 194938%
Jan 1136°F24°F56°F 2009-8°F 194938%
Jan 1236°F24°F56°F 2009-13°F 194938%
Jan 1336°F24°F61°F 2009-17°F 195037%
Jan 1436°F24°F54°F 2014-21°F 195037%
Jan 1536°F24°F60°F 2014-11°F 195037%
Jan 1636°F24°F48°F 2014-18°F 195037%
Jan 1737°F24°F53°F 2021-22°F 195037%
Jan 1837°F24°F50°F 2015-18°F 195036%
Jan 1937°F24°F50°F 2015-12°F 195436%
Jan 2037°F24°F47°F 2011-19°F 195436%
Jan 2137°F25°F51°F 2011-9°F 195736%
Jan 2237°F25°F53°F 2011-15°F 194336%
Jan 2338°F25°F57°F 2011-14°F 194936%
Jan 2438°F25°F55°F 2015-21°F 194935%
Jan 2538°F25°F56°F 2011-25°F 195735%
Jan 2638°F25°F58°F 2023-29°F 195735%
Jan 2739°F25°F53°F 2015-24°F 195735%
Jan 2839°F25°F54°F 2015-16°F 195735%
Jan 2939°F25°F50°F 1999-20°F 195035%
Jan 3039°F25°F55°F 2005-22°F 195034%
Jan 3140°F25°F60°F 1953-28°F 195034%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kittitas County, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 4:24 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:04 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024220 (Ellensburg Bowers Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024220, 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.