Sweetwater County climate

Sweetwater County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rock Springs AP, 16.2 km from Sweetwater County

Average highs run from 29°F on January 1 to 30°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.38 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 Sweetwater County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.38 in
Snowfall
8.2 in
Record high
55°FJan 7, 1969
Record low
-37°FJan 12, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 13 min to 10 h 02 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
13.2 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 129°F13°F47°F 1981-23°F 197916%21%
Jan 229°F13°F49°F 1981-26°F 197416%21%
Jan 329°F13°F47°F 2012-26°F 197416%21%
Jan 429°F13°F48°F 2026-24°F 197416%21%
Jan 529°F13°F49°F 2012-20°F 197016%21%
Jan 629°F13°F48°F 1948-25°F 197916%21%
Jan 729°F13°F55°F 1969-26°F 197917%22%
Jan 829°F14°F48°F 2009-24°F 197917%22%
Jan 929°F14°F50°F 1990-19°F 196217%22%
Jan 1029°F14°F54°F 1990-25°F 196217%22%
Jan 1129°F14°F49°F 1999-30°F 196317%22%
Jan 1229°F14°F48°F 1969-37°F 196317%22%
Jan 1329°F14°F49°F 1969-14°F 196317%22%
Jan 1430°F14°F51°F 2026-18°F 201317%22%
Jan 1530°F14°F48°F 1996-14°F 202417%22%
Jan 1630°F14°F47°F 1974-14°F 195717%22%
Jan 1730°F14°F48°F 1971-18°F 198417%22%
Jan 1830°F14°F50°F 2018-21°F 196317%22%
Jan 1930°F14°F52°F 1971-26°F 196317%22%
Jan 2030°F14°F51°F 2005-12°F 196217%22%
Jan 2130°F14°F46°F 1981-19°F 196217%22%
Jan 2230°F14°F47°F 1981-23°F 196217%22%
Jan 2330°F14°F53°F 1970-21°F 196217%22%
Jan 2430°F14°F51°F 1959-19°F 194917%22%
Jan 2530°F14°F47°F 2015-20°F 194917%22%
Jan 2630°F14°F53°F 2015-23°F 194918%22%
Jan 2730°F14°F52°F 2003-19°F 196118%22%
Jan 2830°F14°F50°F 1967-16°F 198018%22%
Jan 2930°F14°F50°F 1976-18°F 194918%22%
Jan 3030°F14°F49°F 2018-19°F 202318%21%
Jan 3130°F14°F53°F 1971-22°F 198518%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sweetwater County, 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 7:43 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:30 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024027 (Rock Springs AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024027, 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.