Kittitas climate

Kittitas Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ellensburg, 9.5 km from Kittitas

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 19°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.19 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 Kittitas, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
1.19 in
Record high
61°FJan 13, 2009
Record low
-29°FJan 26, 1957
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 37 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 133°F19°F50°F 2020-10°F 195234%
Jan 233°F19°F45°F 1951-9°F 195233%
Jan 333°F19°F47°F 2021-13°F 194933%
Jan 433°F20°F50°F 2019-14°F 194933%
Jan 533°F20°F58°F 2015-14°F 200433%
Jan 633°F20°F48°F 20090°F 194233%
Jan 733°F20°F53°F 1945-2°F 201733%
Jan 834°F20°F50°F 2009-12°F 194932%
Jan 934°F20°F52°F 1953-19°F 194932%
Jan 1034°F20°F49°F 2014-23°F 194932%
Jan 1134°F20°F56°F 2009-8°F 194932%
Jan 1234°F20°F56°F 2009-13°F 194932%
Jan 1334°F20°F61°F 2009-17°F 195031%
Jan 1434°F20°F54°F 2014-21°F 195031%
Jan 1535°F20°F60°F 2014-11°F 195031%
Jan 1635°F20°F48°F 2014-18°F 195031%
Jan 1735°F20°F53°F 2021-22°F 195031%
Jan 1835°F20°F50°F 2015-18°F 195030%
Jan 1935°F20°F50°F 2015-12°F 195430%
Jan 2036°F21°F47°F 2011-19°F 195430%
Jan 2136°F21°F51°F 2011-9°F 195730%
Jan 2236°F21°F53°F 2011-15°F 194329%
Jan 2336°F21°F57°F 2011-14°F 194929%
Jan 2436°F21°F55°F 2015-21°F 194929%
Jan 2537°F21°F56°F 2011-25°F 195729%
Jan 2637°F21°F58°F 2023-29°F 195728%
Jan 2737°F21°F53°F 2015-24°F 195728%
Jan 2837°F21°F54°F 2015-16°F 195728%
Jan 2938°F21°F50°F 1999-20°F 195028%
Jan 3038°F21°F55°F 2005-22°F 195027%
Jan 3138°F21°F60°F 1953-28°F 195027%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 4:24 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:28 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 USC00452505 (Ellensburg), 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.