Basin Weather in January
Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31, and lows from 8°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.24 in over about 3 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
- 32°F
- Average low
- 9°F
- Precipitation
- 0.24 in
- Snowfall
- 3.4 in
- Record high
- 56°FJan 4, 2026
- Record low
- -37°FJan 27, 2009
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 56 min to 9 h 49 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 68%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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 | 32°F | 8°F | 45°F 2006 | -22°F 2011 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 2 | 32°F | 8°F | 51°F 2026 | -20°F 2018 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 3 | 32°F | 8°F | 49°F 2026 | -15°F 2017 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 4 | 32°F | 8°F | 56°F 2026 | -25°F 2017 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 5 | 32°F | 8°F | 48°F 2008 | -30°F 2017 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 6 | 32°F | 8°F | 47°F 2019 | -32°F 2004 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 7 | 32°F | 8°F | 51°F 2026 | -23°F 2017 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 8 | 32°F | 8°F | 45°F 2005 | -20°F 2010 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 9 | 32°F | 8°F | 44°F 2012 | -7°F 2015 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 10 | 32°F | 8°F | 52°F 2007 | -8°F 2011 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 11 | 32°F | 8°F | 50°F 2006 | -19°F 2011 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 12 | 32°F | 8°F | 47°F 2021 | -21°F 2007 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 13 | 32°F | 8°F | 54°F 2021 | -28°F 2024 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 14 | 32°F | 8°F | 56°F 2026 | -24°F 2024 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 15 | 32°F | 9°F | 53°F 2026 | -28°F 2024 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 16 | 32°F | 9°F | 50°F 1999 | -30°F 2024 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 17 | 32°F | 9°F | 48°F 2020 | -15°F 2017 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 18 | 32°F | 9°F | 42°F 2006 | -10°F 2024 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 19 | 32°F | 9°F | 46°F 1999 | -13°F 2024 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 20 | 33°F | 9°F | 47°F 1999 | -14°F 2025 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 21 | 33°F | 9°F | 51°F 2005 | -25°F 2008 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 22 | 33°F | 9°F | 48°F 2020 | -33°F 2008 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 23 | 33°F | 9°F | 55°F 2005 | -23°F 2008 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 24 | 33°F | 9°F | 54°F 2005 | -23°F 2008 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 25 | 33°F | 9°F | 54°F 2006 | -17°F 2008 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 26 | 33°F | 10°F | 51°F 2006 | -27°F 2009 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 27 | 33°F | 10°F | 45°F 2006 | -37°F 2009 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 28 | 33°F | 10°F | 51°F 2021 | -10°F 2001 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 29 | 34°F | 10°F | 53°F 2024 | -17°F 2002 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 30 | 34°F | 10°F | 53°F 2024 | -12°F 2002 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 31 | 34°F | 10°F | 56°F 2024 | -17°F 2011 | 12% | 9% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00480540 (Basin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024048, 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.