Moorcroft climate

Moorcroft Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moorcroft 3S, 5.4 km from Moorcroft

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 11°F to 12°F.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Moorcroft, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
12°F
Snowfall
5.3 in
Record high
64°FJan 26, 2015
Record low
-40°FJan 13, 2024
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 57 min to 9 h 49 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
11.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 133°F11°F54°F 2026-21°F 202213%
Jan 233°F11°F53°F 20060°F 200512%
Jan 333°F11°F57°F 2003-10°F 201512%
Jan 433°F12°F58°F 2026-10°F 200412%
Jan 533°F12°F54°F 2012-18°F 200412%
Jan 633°F12°F61°F 2006-22°F 200412%
Jan 733°F12°F62°F 2002-12°F 201012%
Jan 833°F12°F58°F 2002-7°F 201012%
Jan 933°F12°F54°F 2007-14°F 201512%
Jan 1033°F12°F56°F 2007-9°F 201112%
Jan 1133°F12°F58°F 2006-17°F 201112%
Jan 1232°F12°F61°F 2026-28°F 202412%
Jan 1332°F12°F57°F 2022-40°F 202412%
Jan 1432°F12°F58°F 2006-37°F 202412%
Jan 1532°F12°F54°F 2000-25°F 202412%
Jan 1632°F12°F52°F 2000-14°F 202412%
Jan 1732°F12°F56°F 2022-2°F 201212%
Jan 1832°F12°F53°F 2005-13°F 202412%
Jan 1932°F12°F57°F 2003-14°F 202412%
Jan 2032°F12°F59°F 2005-14°F 202512%
Jan 2132°F12°F53°F 2020-13°F 200812%
Jan 2232°F12°F53°F 2009-5°F 200813%
Jan 2332°F12°F63°F 2005-14°F 202613%
Jan 2432°F12°F63°F 2005-15°F 202613%
Jan 2532°F12°F62°F 2006-15°F 202613%
Jan 2631°F12°F64°F 2015-13°F 200913%
Jan 2731°F12°F63°F 2015-15°F 200913%
Jan 2831°F12°F59°F 2024-9°F 200413%
Jan 2931°F12°F57°F 2024-19°F 202313%
Jan 3031°F12°F63°F 2024-19°F 202313%
Jan 3131°F12°F63°F 2024-19°F 201113%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Moorcroft, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:08 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024088 (Moorcroft 3S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094023, 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.