Sheridan climate

Sheridan Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sheridan CO AP, 3.2 km from Sheridan

Average highs run from 36°F on January 1 to 36°F on January 31, and lows from 11°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.61 in over about 8 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 Sheridan, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
0.61 in
Snowfall
7.8 in
Record high
70°FJan 9, 1953
Record low
-35°FJan 12, 1997
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 53 min to 9 h 47 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
11.2 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°F64°F 1997-27°F 197424%10%
Jan 236°F11°F59°F 1998-25°F 196824%10%
Jan 336°F11°F61°F 2003-24°F 195924%10%
Jan 436°F11°F65°F 2020-30°F 197224%10%
Jan 536°F11°F67°F 2012-30°F 197924%10%
Jan 636°F11°F67°F 2006-25°F 196824%10%
Jan 736°F11°F67°F 2003-20°F 196824%10%
Jan 836°F11°F69°F 2002-28°F 197324%10%
Jan 936°F11°F70°F 1953-25°F 197324%10%
Jan 1036°F12°F60°F 1953-21°F 194924%10%
Jan 1136°F12°F69°F 1953-31°F 199724%10%
Jan 1236°F12°F66°F 1953-35°F 199724%10%
Jan 1336°F12°F66°F 2021-31°F 202424%10%
Jan 1436°F12°F62°F 1995-24°F 197924%10%
Jan 1537°F12°F70°F 1974-21°F 202425%11%
Jan 1637°F12°F64°F 1974-20°F 195725%11%
Jan 1737°F12°F60°F 2022-18°F 198425%11%
Jan 1837°F12°F56°F 1989-30°F 196325%11%
Jan 1937°F12°F61°F 2003-35°F 196325%11%
Jan 2037°F12°F61°F 2009-28°F 198525%11%
Jan 2137°F12°F62°F 1981-22°F 194926%11%
Jan 2237°F12°F68°F 1981-24°F 196326%11%
Jan 2337°F12°F65°F 2005-23°F 196326%11%
Jan 2436°F12°F69°F 2005-28°F 194926%11%
Jan 2536°F12°F60°F 2002-28°F 194926%11%
Jan 2636°F12°F66°F 2015-28°F 197226%11%
Jan 2736°F12°F58°F 1988-24°F 197227%11%
Jan 2836°F12°F66°F 2024-28°F 195127%11%
Jan 2936°F12°F61°F 2024-30°F 195127%11%
Jan 3036°F12°F68°F 2024-28°F 198527%11%
Jan 3136°F12°F66°F 1992-23°F 195127%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sheridan, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:28 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 USW00024029 (Sheridan CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024029, 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.