La Crosse Weather in January
Average highs run from 25°F on January 1 to 24°F on January 31, and lows from 10°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.12 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
- 24°F
- Average low
- 8°F
- Precipitation
- 1.12 in
- Snowfall
- 10.5 in
- Record high
- 58°FJan 30, 2025
- Record low
- -37°FJan 30, 1951
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 59 min to 9 h 52 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 11°F
- Wind
- 11.9 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 | 25°F | 10°F | 48°F 1998 | -27°F 1947 | 33% | 30% |
| Jan 2 | 25°F | 10°F | 51°F 1998 | -19°F 1979 | 33% | 30% |
| Jan 3 | 25°F | 10°F | 51°F 1998 | -18°F 1947 | 33% | 30% |
| Jan 4 | 25°F | 10°F | 48°F 2007 | -22°F 1942 | 33% | 31% |
| Jan 5 | 24°F | 9°F | 54°F 2019 | -20°F 1972 | 32% | 31% |
| Jan 6 | 24°F | 9°F | 49°F 2012 | -22°F 1971 | 32% | 31% |
| Jan 7 | 24°F | 9°F | 56°F 2003 | -25°F 1942 | 32% | 31% |
| Jan 8 | 24°F | 9°F | 55°F 2003 | -23°F 1971 | 32% | 31% |
| Jan 9 | 24°F | 9°F | 53°F 2002 | -27°F 1977 | 32% | 31% |
| Jan 10 | 24°F | 8°F | 53°F 2012 | -26°F 1982 | 32% | 32% |
| Jan 11 | 23°F | 8°F | 49°F 2002 | -24°F 1977 | 32% | 32% |
| Jan 12 | 23°F | 8°F | 48°F 2006 | -26°F 1977 | 32% | 32% |
| Jan 13 | 23°F | 8°F | 48°F 2026 | -28°F 1965 | 32% | 32% |
| Jan 14 | 23°F | 8°F | 45°F 1947 | -27°F 1965 | 32% | 32% |
| Jan 15 | 23°F | 8°F | 46°F 1990 | -31°F 1963 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 16 | 23°F | 8°F | 51°F 1974 | -25°F 1982 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 17 | 23°F | 8°F | 49°F 1996 | -25°F 1982 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 18 | 23°F | 8°F | 50°F 1996 | -31°F 1967 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 19 | 23°F | 8°F | 48°F 2013 | -32°F 1970 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 20 | 23°F | 8°F | 50°F 1968 | -33°F 1994 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 21 | 23°F | 8°F | 47°F 1964 | -28°F 1970 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 22 | 23°F | 8°F | 51°F 1964 | -21°F 1963 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 23 | 23°F | 8°F | 49°F 1981 | -26°F 1963 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 24 | 23°F | 8°F | 54°F 1981 | -22°F 2008 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 25 | 23°F | 8°F | 57°F 1981 | -20°F 1966 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 26 | 23°F | 8°F | 54°F 2002 | -25°F 1963 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 27 | 24°F | 8°F | 54°F 2002 | -26°F 1950 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 28 | 24°F | 8°F | 54°F 2025 | -24°F 1965 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 29 | 24°F | 8°F | 44°F 2013 | -30°F 1965 | 32% | 33% |
| Jan 30 | 24°F | 8°F | 58°F 2025 | -37°F 1951 | 32% | 34% |
| Jan 31 | 24°F | 8°F | 53°F 2024 | -33°F 2019 | 32% | 34% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:15 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00474373 (La Crosse WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014920, 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.