Clovis weather in January: Clovis, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Clovis in January has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 26°F, a daily mean of 39°F, rising from 52°F on the 1st to 54°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 12°C and low of −3°C, 17 mm of precipitation and 11 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationClovis
- Station IDUSC00291939
- Location34.43°N 103.20°W
- Elevation4,295 ft (1,309 m)
- Population37,555
- Jan 53° 26°
- Feb 57° 29°
- Mar 65° 35°
- Apr 73° 42°
- May 82° 52°
- Jun 91° 62°
- Jul 92° 65°
- Aug 91° 64°
- Sep 84° 57°
- Oct 73° 45°
- Nov 61° 34°
- Dec 53° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Clovis in January?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 26°F, for a daily mean of 39.3°F. January is 0.9°F cooler than December and 3.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Clovis and the 10th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 52°F on January 1 to 54°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 36°F and 42°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 12%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% |
| January 8 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% |
| January 15 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% |
| January 22 | 53°F | 26°F | 11% | 5% |
| January 31 | 54°F | 27°F | 12% | 5% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 7)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 52°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 53°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 53°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 53°F | 26°F | 12% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 53°F | 26°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 53°F | 26°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 53°F | 26°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 53°F | 26°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 53°F | 26°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 53°F | 26°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 53°F | 26°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 54°F | 26°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 54°F | 26°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 54°F | 26°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 54°F | 26°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 54°F | 27°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 54°F | 27°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 26°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.68 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 4.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 85%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00291939; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Clovis in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 12% on average, highest around January 1 (12%). In all, 0.68 in falls on 4 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Clovis, 25 nights fall to freezing, 3 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 4.3 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 4 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00291939.
What are the records for January in Clovis?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1910) is 79°F, on January 18, 1974; the coldest is −12°F, on January 13, 1963. The wettest January brought 1.86 in (1939); the snowiest, 14.2 inches (1999).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00291939. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Clovis 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; Clovis's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.