Soap Lake climate

Soap Lake Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ephrata Muni AP, 9.2 km from Soap Lake

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.91 in over about 9 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 Soap Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
0.91 in
Record high
61°FJan 31, 1953
Record low
-22°FJan 29, 1950
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 33 min to 9 h 34 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
7.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 134°F22°F54°F 2020-11°F 197932%
Jan 234°F22°F49°F 1954-10°F 199331%
Jan 334°F23°F52°F 1963-6°F 194931%
Jan 434°F23°F53°F 1990-10°F 197431%
Jan 534°F23°F56°F 1954-11°F 200431%
Jan 634°F23°F52°F 2009-15°F 198231%
Jan 734°F23°F52°F 1990-9°F 197430%
Jan 834°F23°F54°F 2002-7°F 197430%
Jan 934°F23°F56°F 1953-12°F 197430%
Jan 1035°F23°F54°F 2014-11°F 197429%
Jan 1135°F23°F54°F 2014-9°F 194929%
Jan 1235°F23°F56°F 1953-8°F 194929%
Jan 1335°F23°F55°F 2014-8°F 201729%
Jan 1435°F23°F57°F 1999-13°F 195028%
Jan 1535°F23°F54°F 1961-9°F 195028%
Jan 1635°F23°F54°F 1994-14°F 195028%
Jan 1736°F24°F54°F 2011-18°F 195028%
Jan 1836°F24°F58°F 1989-6°F 196028%
Jan 1936°F24°F56°F 1968-4°F 196027%
Jan 2036°F24°F54°F 1968-8°F 194927%
Jan 2136°F24°F51°F 2010-4°F 196227%
Jan 2236°F24°F51°F 1981-5°F 200826%
Jan 2337°F24°F51°F 1981-12°F 196926%
Jan 2437°F24°F54°F 1968-6°F 195026%
Jan 2537°F24°F53°F 1992-15°F 194926%
Jan 2637°F24°F56°F 2003-19°F 195725%
Jan 2737°F25°F54°F 1962-20°F 195725%
Jan 2838°F25°F55°F 1958-13°F 195725%
Jan 2938°F25°F55°F 1953-22°F 195025%
Jan 3038°F25°F59°F 1989-18°F 195024%
Jan 3138°F25°F61°F 1953-20°F 195024%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 4:18 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:59 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024141 (Ephrata Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024141, 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.