Platte County climate

Platte County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wheatland 4 N, 2.9 km from Platte County

Average highs run from 43°F on January 1 to 43°F on January 31, and lows from 16°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.28 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 Platte 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
43°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
0.28 in
Snowfall
4.6 in
Record high
70°FJan 26, 1982
Record low
-36°FJan 7, 1979
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 11 min to 9 h 59 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
16.8 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 143°F16°F65°F 1898-29°F 19249%10%
Jan 243°F16°F68°F 1997-24°F 19749%10%
Jan 343°F16°F63°F 1927-24°F 19749%10%
Jan 443°F16°F65°F 1956-29°F 19599%10%
Jan 543°F16°F65°F 1927-22°F 20049%10%
Jan 643°F16°F63°F 1914-31°F 20179%10%
Jan 743°F16°F68°F 1914-36°F 19799%10%
Jan 843°F17°F66°F 2009-20°F 19379%10%
Jan 943°F17°F64°F 1953-22°F 19739%9%
Jan 1043°F17°F62°F 1990-17°F 19629%9%
Jan 1143°F17°F67°F 1936-22°F 19639%9%
Jan 1243°F17°F64°F 1987-30°F 19639%9%
Jan 1344°F17°F63°F 1928-19°F 19939%9%
Jan 1444°F17°F66°F 1914-28°F 19729%9%
Jan 1544°F17°F68°F 1894-19°F 19729%9%
Jan 1644°F17°F67°F 1974-24°F 19579%9%
Jan 1744°F17°F64°F 2000-17°F 19169%9%
Jan 1844°F17°F69°F 1914-32°F 19849%9%
Jan 1944°F17°F63°F 1920-32°F 19639%9%
Jan 2044°F17°F65°F 2005-20°F 19359%9%
Jan 2144°F17°F65°F 1943-22°F 19359%9%
Jan 2244°F17°F65°F 1981-25°F 19629%9%
Jan 2344°F17°F68°F 1934-30°F 19639%9%
Jan 2444°F17°F65°F 2005-18°F 19499%9%
Jan 2543°F17°F62°F 2006-15°F 194910%9%
Jan 2643°F17°F70°F 1982-22°F 189410%9%
Jan 2743°F17°F63°F 1935-29°F 200910%9%
Jan 2843°F17°F63°F 1942-18°F 195110%9%
Jan 2943°F16°F60°F 1967-22°F 191610%10%
Jan 3043°F16°F67°F 1986-24°F 202310%10%
Jan 3143°F16°F64°F 1931-28°F 199610%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Platte County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:13 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00489615 (Wheatland 4 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00489615, 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.