Bend weather in January: Bend, Oregon: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Bend in January has a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 25°F, a daily mean of 34°F, rising from 41°F on the 1st to 44°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 1.41 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −4°C, 36 mm of precipitation and 16 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationBend
- Station IDUSC00350694
- Location44.06°N 121.28°W
- Elevation3,660 ft (1,116 m)
- Population106,926
- Jan 43° 25°
- Feb 46° 24°
- Mar 52° 28°
- Apr 58° 31°
- May 66° 37°
- Jun 74° 42°
- Jul 84° 49°
- Aug 83° 48°
- Sep 76° 41°
- Oct 63° 34°
- Nov 49° 28°
- Dec 41° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bend in January?
The normal high is 43°F and the normal low 25°F, for a daily mean of 33.6°F. January is 1.5°F warmer than December and 1.4°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Bend and the 2nd wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 41°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 30°F and 37°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 29%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 41°F | 24°F | 28% | 15% |
| January 8 | 42°F | 24°F | 28% | 15% |
| January 15 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 15% |
| January 22 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 14% |
| January 31 | 44°F | 25°F | 27% | 13% |
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 | 41°F | 24°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h |
| January 2 | 41°F | 24°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h |
| January 3 | 41°F | 24°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h |
| January 4 | 41°F | 24°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h |
| January 5 | 41°F | 24°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h |
| January 6 | 42°F | 24°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h |
| January 7 | 42°F | 24°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h |
| January 8 | 42°F | 24°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h |
| January 9 | 42°F | 24°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h |
| January 10 | 42°F | 25°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 42°F | 25°F | 29% | 15% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 42°F | 25°F | 29% | 15% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 42°F | 25°F | 29% | 15% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 42°F | 25°F | 29% | 15% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 15% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 14% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 14% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 14% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 44°F | 25°F | 27% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 44°F | 25°F | 27% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 44°F | 25°F | 27% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 44°F | 25°F | 27% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 44°F | 25°F | 27% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 44°F | 25°F | 27% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 43°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 25°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 1.41 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 6.4 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h to 9 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 62%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00350694; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Bend in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around January 11 (29%). In all, 1.41 in falls on 9 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Bend, 25 nights fall to freezing, 5 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 6.4 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00350694.
What are the records for January in Bend?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1901) is 71°F, on January 26, 2015; the coldest is −26°F, on January 31, 1950. The wettest January brought 6.34 in (1907); the snowiest, 56.5 inches (1950).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 33.6°F: 2021 34.8°F (+1.2), 2025 32.8°F (−0.8). 1 of 2 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34.8°F | +1.2°F | 0.97 in |
| 2025 | 32.8°F | −0.8°F | 2.25 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00350694; recent months: ACIS, station USC00350694. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Bend compare across Oregon?
Across the 105 places PlainClimate covers in Oregon, January normal highs run from 32°F in Halfway to 55°F in Bandon; Bend's is 43°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.