Cheyenne climate

Cheyenne Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cheyenne WFO, 1.7 km from Cheyenne

Average highs run from 40°F on January 1 to 40°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.36 in over about 5 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 Cheyenne, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.36 in
Snowfall
5.5 in
Record high
70°FJan 27, 2015
Record low
-30°FJan 17, 1930
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 16 min to 10 h 04 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
15.0 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 140°F18°F59°F 2026-17°F 197918%19%
Jan 240°F18°F64°F 1997-18°F 195918%19%
Jan 340°F18°F59°F 1918-23°F 195918%19%
Jan 440°F18°F62°F 1956-27°F 194217%19%
Jan 540°F18°F62°F 2012-16°F 194217%19%
Jan 641°F18°F62°F 1954-17°F 201717%18%
Jan 741°F18°F63°F 2003-18°F 193717%18%
Jan 841°F18°F64°F 2003-26°F 193717%18%
Jan 941°F18°F60°F 1953-20°F 196217%18%
Jan 1041°F18°F62°F 1956-21°F 196317%18%
Jan 1141°F18°F63°F 1953-27°F 196317%18%
Jan 1241°F18°F65°F 1987-23°F 196317%18%
Jan 1341°F18°F58°F 1969-23°F 202417%18%
Jan 1441°F18°F59°F 2006-15°F 201317%19%
Jan 1541°F18°F57°F 1973-15°F 193017%19%
Jan 1641°F18°F62°F 1974-24°F 193017%19%
Jan 1741°F18°F60°F 1954-30°F 193017%19%
Jan 1841°F18°F59°F 1965-29°F 198418%19%
Jan 1941°F18°F62°F 2018-25°F 196318%19%
Jan 2041°F18°F66°F 2005-23°F 193518%19%
Jan 2141°F18°F60°F 1943-22°F 193718%19%
Jan 2241°F18°F62°F 1981-18°F 196218%20%
Jan 2341°F18°F65°F 1981-17°F 196319%20%
Jan 2441°F18°F61°F 1968-16°F 194919%20%
Jan 2541°F18°F61°F 1935-10°F 194919%21%
Jan 2641°F18°F67°F 2015-19°F 200920%21%
Jan 2740°F18°F70°F 2015-20°F 194820%21%
Jan 2840°F18°F61°F 1920-19°F 195120%22%
Jan 2940°F18°F63°F 1920-18°F 195121%22%
Jan 3040°F18°F62°F 1986-16°F 198521%23%
Jan 3140°F17°F63°F 1954-27°F 195122%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cheyenne, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00481676 (Cheyenne WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024018, 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.