Fort Dodge weather in January: Fort Dodge, Iowa: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Fort Dodge in January has a normal high of 26°F and a normal low of 7°F, a daily mean of 16°F, holding near 26°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 0.95 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −4°C and low of −14°C, 24 mm of precipitation and 22 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationFort Dodge (5 mi NNW)
- Station IDUSC00132999
- Location42.58°N 94.20°W
- Elevation1,115 ft (340 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population24,886
- Jan 26° 7°
- Feb 31° 12°
- Mar 44° 24°
- Apr 59° 35°
- May 70° 48°
- Jun 80° 58°
- Jul 83° 62°
- Aug 80° 60°
- Sep 74° 51°
- Oct 61° 38°
- Nov 45° 25°
- Dec 31° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fort Dodge in January?
The normal high is 26°F and the normal low 7°F, for a daily mean of 16.4°F. January is 6.3°F cooler than December and 4.6°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Fort Dodge and the 12th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 5.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 11°F and 22°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 23%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 26°F | 10°F | 21% | 11% |
| January 8 | 25°F | 8°F | 21% | 11% |
| January 15 | 25°F | 7°F | 21% | 11% |
| January 22 | 25°F | 7°F | 22% | 11% |
| January 31 | 26°F | 7°F | 23% | 12% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 20)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 26°F | 10°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 26°F | 9°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 26°F | 9°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 26°F | 9°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 26°F | 9°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 26°F | 8°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 26°F | 8°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 25°F | 8°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 25°F | 8°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 25°F | 8°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 25°F | 8°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 25°F | 7°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 25°F | 7°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 25°F | 7°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 25°F | 7°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 25°F | 7°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 25°F | 7°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 25°F | 7°F | 22% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 25°F | 7°F | 22% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 25°F | 7°F | 22% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 25°F | 7°F | 22% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 25°F | 7°F | 22% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 25°F | 7°F | 22% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 25°F | 7°F | 22% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 26°F | 7°F | 22% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 26 | 26°F | 7°F | 22% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 26°F | 7°F | 22% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 26°F | 7°F | 22% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 26°F | 7°F | 22% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 26°F | 7°F | 23% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 31 | 26°F | 7°F | 23% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 26°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 7°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.95 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 8.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31
- Daylight
- 9 h 10 min to 9 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00132999; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Fort Dodge in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 22% on average, highest around January 31 (23%). In all, 0.95 in falls on 6 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Fort Dodge, 31 nights fall to freezing, 21 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 8.6 inches.
Snow falls on 5 days in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00132999.
What are the records for January in Fort Dodge?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1899) is 66°F, on January 25, 1944; the coldest is −35°F, on January 13, 1912. The wettest January brought 2.96 in (2000); the snowiest, 25.5 inches (2007).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 16.4°F: 2022 12.1°F (−4.3), 2023 20.5°F (+4.1), 2024 18.4°F (+2.0), 2025 17.0°F (+0.6), 2026 17.1°F (+0.7). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.1°F | −4.3°F | 1.03 in |
| 2023 | 20.5°F | +4.1°F | 2.45 in |
| 2024 | 18.4°F | +2.0°F | 1.24 in |
| 2025 | 17.0°F | +0.6°F | 0.12 in |
| 2026 | 17.1°F | +0.7°F | 1.82 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00132999; recent months: ACIS, station USC00132999. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Fort Dodge compare across Iowa?
Across the 132 places PlainClimate covers in Iowa, January normal highs run from 21°F in Northwood to 33°F in Shenandoah; Fort Dodge's is 26°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.