Dakota Weather in January
Average highs run from 26°F on January 1 to 26°F on January 31, and lows from 9°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.14 in over about 9 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 25°F
- Average low
- 7°F
- Precipitation
- 1.14 in
- Snowfall
- 12.8 in
- Record high
- 59°FJan 25, 1944
- Record low
- -43°FJan 30, 1951
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 58 min to 9 h 51 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 90%
- Dew point
- 12°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 26°F | 9°F | 47°F 2007 | -28°F 1924 | 27% | 20% |
| Jan 2 | 26°F | 9°F | 50°F 1998 | -25°F 1979 | 27% | 20% |
| Jan 3 | 26°F | 9°F | 47°F 1998 | -24°F 1904 | 27% | 20% |
| Jan 4 | 25°F | 9°F | 50°F 2007 | -34°F 1924 | 27% | 20% |
| Jan 5 | 25°F | 8°F | 46°F 2007 | -31°F 1924 | 27% | 20% |
| Jan 6 | 25°F | 8°F | 51°F 1933 | -30°F 1924 | 27% | 20% |
| Jan 7 | 25°F | 8°F | 46°F 2012 | -31°F 1912 | 27% | 21% |
| Jan 8 | 25°F | 8°F | 50°F 2003 | -26°F 1929 | 27% | 21% |
| Jan 9 | 25°F | 8°F | 52°F 2002 | -34°F 1977 | 27% | 21% |
| Jan 10 | 25°F | 7°F | 46°F 1928 | -28°F 1982 | 27% | 21% |
| Jan 11 | 25°F | 7°F | 52°F 2012 | -29°F 1979 | 27% | 21% |
| Jan 12 | 25°F | 7°F | 52°F 2012 | -36°F 1912 | 27% | 21% |
| Jan 13 | 25°F | 7°F | 50°F 1961 | -29°F 1912 | 27% | 21% |
| Jan 14 | 25°F | 7°F | 46°F 1987 | -35°F 1929 | 28% | 21% |
| Jan 15 | 25°F | 7°F | 49°F 1990 | -40°F 1963 | 28% | 21% |
| Jan 16 | 25°F | 7°F | 49°F 1990 | -28°F 1994 | 28% | 21% |
| Jan 17 | 24°F | 6°F | 47°F 1986 | -32°F 1948 | 28% | 22% |
| Jan 18 | 24°F | 6°F | 47°F 1973 | -34°F 1930 | 28% | 22% |
| Jan 19 | 25°F | 6°F | 45°F 1947 | -34°F 1994 | 28% | 22% |
| Jan 20 | 25°F | 6°F | 48°F 1968 | -30°F 1994 | 28% | 22% |
| Jan 21 | 25°F | 6°F | 51°F 1964 | -31°F 1924 | 28% | 22% |
| Jan 22 | 25°F | 6°F | 50°F 1964 | -30°F 1936 | 28% | 22% |
| Jan 23 | 25°F | 6°F | 50°F 1942 | -33°F 1935 | 28% | 22% |
| Jan 24 | 25°F | 6°F | 51°F 1934 | -37°F 1922 | 28% | 22% |
| Jan 25 | 25°F | 6°F | 59°F 1944 | -32°F 1904 | 28% | 22% |
| Jan 26 | 25°F | 6°F | 54°F 1973 | -39°F 1927 | 28% | 22% |
| Jan 27 | 25°F | 6°F | 51°F 2002 | -32°F 1904 | 27% | 22% |
| Jan 28 | 25°F | 6°F | 53°F 2006 | -31°F 1915 | 27% | 22% |
| Jan 29 | 25°F | 6°F | 46°F 2025 | -29°F 1951 | 27% | 22% |
| Jan 30 | 25°F | 6°F | 46°F 1989 | -43°F 1951 | 27% | 22% |
| Jan 31 | 26°F | 6°F | 50°F 1989 | -28°F 1959 | 27% | 22% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:07 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00473405 (Hancock Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00473405, 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.