Alamogordo weather in January: Alamogordo, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Alamogordo in January has a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 44°F, rising from 53°F on the 1st to 57°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal January, 0.68 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 1°C, 17 mm of precipitation and 3 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationAlamogordo
- Station IDUSC00290199
- Location32.92°N 105.95°W
- Elevation4,380 ft (1,335 m)
- Population31,667
- Jan 55° 33°
- Feb 60° 37°
- Mar 68° 43°
- Apr 76° 51°
- May 85° 59°
- Jun 94° 68°
- Jul 93° 70°
- Aug 91° 68°
- Sep 86° 63°
- Oct 75° 51°
- Nov 64° 41°
- Dec 54° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Alamogordo in January?
The normal high is 55°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 44.0°F. January is 0.7°F warmer than December and 4.7°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Alamogordo and the 6th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 4°F, from 53°F on January 1 to 57°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 42°F and 47°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 13%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 7% |
| January 8 | 54°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% |
| January 15 | 55°F | 33°F | 12% | 6% |
| January 22 | 56°F | 34°F | 13% | 6% |
| January 31 | 57°F | 35°F | 13% | 7% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 7% | 10 h |
| January 2 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 7% | 10 h |
| January 3 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 7% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 53°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 53°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 53°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 54°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 54°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 54°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 54°F | 32°F | 13% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 54°F | 33°F | 13% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 54°F | 33°F | 13% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 54°F | 33°F | 13% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 54°F | 33°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 55°F | 33°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 55°F | 33°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 55°F | 33°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 55°F | 33°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 55°F | 34°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 55°F | 34°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 55°F | 34°F | 13% | 6% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 56°F | 34°F | 13% | 6% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 56°F | 34°F | 13% | 6% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 56°F | 34°F | 13% | 6% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 56°F | 34°F | 13% | 6% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 56°F | 34°F | 13% | 6% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 56°F | 35°F | 13% | 7% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 57°F | 35°F | 13% | 7% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 57°F | 35°F | 13% | 7% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 57°F | 35°F | 13% | 7% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 57°F | 35°F | 13% | 7% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 55°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 33°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.68 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 18
- Daylight
- 10 h to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 86%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00290199; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Alamogordo in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 13% on average, highest around January 31 (13%). In all, 0.68 in falls on 4 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Alamogordo, 18 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 1.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00290199.
What are the records for January in Alamogordo?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1913) is 76°F, on January 25, 1952; the coldest is −14°F, on January 11, 1962. The wettest January brought 2.61 in (1949); the snowiest, 9.9 inches (1946).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00290199. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Alamogordo compare across New Mexico?
Across the 98 places PlainClimate covers in New Mexico, January normal highs run from 35°F in Red River to 61°F in Lordsburg; Alamogordo's is 55°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Alamogordo in December54°F by day, 33°F at night
- Alamogordo in February60°F by day, 37°F at night
- Alamogordo through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- New Mexico in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Lordsburg: New Mexico's warmest Januarynormal high 61°F