Dickinson weather in January: Dickinson, North Dakota: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Dickinson in January has a normal high of 27°F and a normal low of 3°F, a daily mean of 15°F, holding near 27°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal January, 0.40 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −3°C and low of −16°C, 10 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationDickinson
- Station IDUSC00322188
- Location46.89°N 102.78°W
- Elevation2,460 ft (750 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population25,695
- Jan 27° 3°
- Feb 31° 7°
- Mar 41° 17°
- Apr 54° 28°
- May 66° 40°
- Jun 75° 50°
- Jul 83° 55°
- Aug 83° 53°
- Sep 73° 43°
- Oct 57° 29°
- Nov 42° 17°
- Dec 30° 7°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Dickinson in January?
The normal high is 27°F and the normal low 3°F, for a daily mean of 14.6°F. January is 3.8°F cooler than December and 4.0°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Dickinson and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 27°F on January 1 to 28°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 5.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 9°F and 20°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 21%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 27°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% |
| January 8 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% |
| January 15 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% |
| January 22 | 27°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% |
| January 31 | 28°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 9)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 27°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 27°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 26°F | 2°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 26°F | 2°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 26°F | 2°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 26°F | 2°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 26°F | 2°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 17 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 18 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 19 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 20 | 26°F | 3°F | 21% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 27°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 27°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 27°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 27°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 27°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 27°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 27°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 27°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 27°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 27°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 28°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 27°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 3°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.40 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31
- Daylight
- 8 h 40 min to 9 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00322188; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Dickinson in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 20% on average, highest around January 5 (21%). In all, 0.40 in falls on 7 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Dickinson, 31 nights fall to freezing and 19 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00322188.
What are the records for January in Dickinson?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 61°F, on January 9, 2002; the coldest is −47°F, on January 31, 1893. The wettest January brought 1.82 in (1929); the snowiest, 18.2 inches (1929).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00322188. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Dickinson compare across North Dakota?
Across the 92 places PlainClimate covers in North Dakota, January normal highs run from 13°F in Langdon to 29°F in Amidon; Dickinson's is 27°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Dickinson in December30°F by day, 7°F at night
- Dickinson in February31°F by day, 7°F at night
- Dickinson through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Dakota in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Amidon: North Dakota's warmest Januarynormal high 29°F