Cedar City weather in January: Cedar City, Utah: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Cedar City in January has a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 18°F, a daily mean of 30°F, rising from 41°F on the 1st to 45°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 0.82 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −8°C, 21 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationCedar City Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00093129
- Location37.71°N 113.09°W
- Elevation5,586 ft (1,703 m)
- Population40,885
- Jan 43° 18°
- Feb 47° 21°
- Mar 56° 27°
- Apr 63° 32°
- May 73° 40°
- Jun 85° 49°
- Jul 91° 57°
- Aug 89° 56°
- Sep 81° 46°
- Oct 67° 34°
- Nov 53° 24°
- Dec 42° 16°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cedar City in January?
The normal high is 43°F and the normal low 18°F, for a daily mean of 30.4°F. January is 1.2°F warmer than December and 3.9°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Cedar City and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 4°F, from 41°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 26°F and 35°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 22%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 41°F | 17°F | 20% | 9% |
| January 8 | 42°F | 17°F | 20% | 9% |
| January 15 | 43°F | 18°F | 20% | 9% |
| January 22 | 44°F | 19°F | 20% | 9% |
| January 31 | 45°F | 19°F | 22% | 9% |
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 | 17°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 41°F | 17°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 41°F | 17°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 41°F | 17°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 41°F | 17°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 42°F | 17°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 42°F | 17°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 42°F | 17°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 42°F | 17°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 42°F | 18°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 42°F | 18°F | 19% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 42°F | 18°F | 19% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 43°F | 18°F | 19% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 43°F | 18°F | 19% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 43°F | 18°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 43°F | 18°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 43°F | 18°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 43°F | 18°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 43°F | 18°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 43°F | 18°F | 20% | 9% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 43°F | 19°F | 20% | 9% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 44°F | 19°F | 20% | 9% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 44°F | 19°F | 20% | 9% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 44°F | 19°F | 20% | 9% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 44°F | 19°F | 20% | 9% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 44°F | 19°F | 21% | 9% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 44°F | 19°F | 21% | 9% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 44°F | 19°F | 21% | 9% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 44°F | 19°F | 21% | 9% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 44°F | 19°F | 21% | 9% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 45°F | 19°F | 22% | 9% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 43°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 18°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.82 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093129; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Cedar City in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 20% on average, highest around January 31 (22%). In all, 0.82 in falls on 6 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Cedar City, 29 nights fall to freezing and 4 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093129.
How humid and windy is Cedar City in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 43°F with 44% relative humidity and a dew point of 22°F; at 6 a.m. it is 24°F with 77% humidity. The wind averages 6.0 mph, most often from the west-southwest in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 24°F | 18°F | 77% | 4.7 mph | 64% |
| 9 a.m. | 28°F | 20°F | 73% | 4.2 mph | 64% |
| noon | 38°F | 22°F | 52% | 7.1 mph | 64% |
| 3 p.m. | 43°F | 22°F | 44% | 9.0 mph | 63% |
| 6 p.m. | 37°F | 22°F | 55% | 7.0 mph | 63% |
| 9 p.m. | 30°F | 21°F | 67% | 5.7 mph | 67% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093129. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for January in Cedar City?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1948) is 70°F, on January 9, 1990; the coldest is −26°F, on January 31, 1951. The wettest January brought 2.98 in (1980); the snowiest, 36.9 inches (1949).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 30.4°F: 2021 31.1°F (+0.7), 2022 31.4°F (+1.0), 2023 28.5°F (−1.9), 2024 31.0°F (+0.6), 2025 28.4°F (−2.0), 2026 34.5°F (+4.1). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31.1°F | +0.7°F | 0.30 in |
| 2022 | 31.4°F | +1.0°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 28.5°F | −1.9°F | 1.48 in |
| 2024 | 31.0°F | +0.6°F | 1.51 in |
| 2025 | 28.4°F | −2.0°F | 0.00 in |
| 2026 | 34.5°F | +4.1°F | 0.19 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093129; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093129. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Cedar City compare across Utah?
Across the 97 places PlainClimate covers in Utah, January normal highs run from 28°F in Randolph to 54°F in St. George; Cedar City's is 43°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.