Niobrara County climate

Niobrara County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lance Creek 11NNE, 17.5 km from Niobrara County

Average highs run from 36°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 11°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.27 in over about 3 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 Niobrara County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
0.27 in
Snowfall
4.9 in
Record high
71°FJan 27, 2015
Record low
-33°FJan 27, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 05 min to 9 h 55 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
13.4 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 136°F11°F53°F 2026-16°F 201913%18%
Jan 236°F11°F57°F 2009-9°F 200213%18%
Jan 336°F11°F60°F 2026-12°F 201513%18%
Jan 436°F11°F58°F 2026-15°F 201513%18%
Jan 536°F11°F60°F 2012-16°F 201712%18%
Jan 636°F11°F60°F 2006-19°F 201712%18%
Jan 736°F11°F62°F 2003-21°F 201012%18%
Jan 836°F11°F63°F 2002-23°F 201012%18%
Jan 937°F11°F67°F 2003-15°F 201512%18%
Jan 1037°F11°F70°F 2003-16°F 201112%17%
Jan 1137°F11°F58°F 2003-13°F 201112%17%
Jan 1237°F11°F57°F 2026-16°F 202412%17%
Jan 1337°F11°F59°F 2022-30°F 202411%17%
Jan 1437°F11°F57°F 2026-17°F 202411%17%
Jan 1537°F11°F62°F 2003-21°F 202411%17%
Jan 1637°F12°F58°F 2003-26°F 202411%17%
Jan 1737°F12°F58°F 2000-13°F 201211%17%
Jan 1837°F12°F59°F 2018-11°F 202411%17%
Jan 1937°F12°F59°F 2018-18°F 202511%17%
Jan 2037°F12°F63°F 2005-17°F 202511%17%
Jan 2137°F12°F64°F 2009-14°F 202511%17%
Jan 2237°F12°F59°F 2009-14°F 200810%17%
Jan 2337°F12°F66°F 2003-13°F 202610%17%
Jan 2437°F12°F62°F 2005-21°F 202610%17%
Jan 2537°F12°F56°F 2002-19°F 202610%17%
Jan 2638°F12°F65°F 2015-26°F 200910%17%
Jan 2738°F12°F71°F 2015-33°F 200910%17%
Jan 2838°F12°F56°F 2011-2°F 202310%17%
Jan 2938°F12°F56°F 2024-5°F 202311%17%
Jan 3038°F13°F60°F 2024-30°F 202311%17%
Jan 3138°F13°F62°F 2024-27°F 202311%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Niobrara County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:34 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:09 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00485374 (Lance Creek 11NNE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094057, 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.