Grand Forks weather in January: Grand Forks, North Dakota: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Grand Forks in January has a normal high of 16°F and a normal low of −3°F, a daily mean of 6°F, holding near 16°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal January, 0.49 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −9°C and low of −19°C, 12 mm of precipitation and 25 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationGrand Forks International Airport
- Station IDUSW00014916
- Location47.94°N 97.18°W
- Elevation842 ft (257 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population59,845
- Jan 16° -3°
- Feb 21° 1°
- Mar 34° 15°
- Apr 52° 29°
- May 67° 41°
- Jun 76° 53°
- Jul 81° 57°
- Aug 80° 54°
- Sep 70° 45°
- Oct 54° 33°
- Nov 36° 18°
- Dec 21° 4°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Grand Forks in January?
The normal high is 16°F and the normal low −3°F, for a daily mean of 6.3°F. January is 6.5°F cooler than December and 4.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Grand Forks and the 12th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 6.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between -0°F and 13°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 | 17°F | −1°F | 29% | 7% |
| January 8 | 16°F | −3°F | 28% | 6% |
| January 15 | 15°F | −3°F | 28% | 6% |
| January 22 | 16°F | −4°F | 27% | 5% |
| January 31 | 17°F | −3°F | 25% | 5% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 22)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 17°F | −1°F | 29% | 7% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 16°F | −1°F | 28% | 7% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 16°F | −2°F | 28% | 7% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 16°F | −2°F | 28% | 7% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 16°F | −2°F | 28% | 6% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 16°F | −2°F | 28% | 6% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 16°F | −2°F | 28% | 6% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 16°F | −3°F | 28% | 6% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 16°F | −3°F | 28% | 6% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 16°F | −3°F | 28% | 6% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 15°F | −3°F | 28% | 6% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 15°F | −3°F | 28% | 6% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 15°F | −3°F | 28% | 6% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 15°F | −3°F | 28% | 6% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 15°F | −3°F | 28% | 6% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 15°F | −4°F | 27% | 6% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 15°F | −4°F | 27% | 5% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 15°F | −4°F | 27% | 5% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 15°F | −4°F | 27% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 20 | 16°F | −4°F | 27% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 21 | 16°F | −4°F | 27% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 22 | 16°F | −4°F | 27% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 23 | 16°F | −4°F | 26% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 16°F | −4°F | 26% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 16°F | −4°F | 26% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 16°F | −4°F | 26% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 16°F | −4°F | 26% | 5% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 16°F | −4°F | 25% | 5% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 16°F | −3°F | 25% | 5% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 17°F | −3°F | 25% | 5% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 17°F | −3°F | 25% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 16°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- −3°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.49 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 9.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31
- Daylight
- 8 h 30 min to 9 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014916; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Grand Forks in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around January 1 (29%). In all, 0.49 in falls on 8 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Grand Forks, 31 nights fall to freezing, 27 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 9.9 inches.
Snow falls on 10 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 30 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014916.
What are the records for January in Grand Forks?
The warmest January temperature on Grand Forks's official record (since 1941) is 52°F, on January 10, 1990; the coldest is −43°F, on January 30, 2004. The wettest January brought 1.76 in (1967); the snowiest, 30.9 inches (1989).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 6.3°F: 2021 17.5°F (+11.2), 2022 0.7°F (−5.6), 2023 9.3°F (+3.0), 2024 13.9°F (+7.6), 2025 9.4°F (+3.1), 2026 6.4°F (+0.1). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17.5°F | +11.2°F | 0.30 in |
| 2022 | 0.7°F | −5.6°F | 0.62 in |
| 2023 | 9.3°F | +3.0°F | 0.12 in |
| 2024 | 13.9°F | +7.6°F | 0.26 in |
| 2025 | 9.4°F | +3.1°F | 0.28 in |
| 2026 | 6.4°F | +0.1°F | 0.30 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record GFKthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014916. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Grand Forks 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; Grand Forks's is 16°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Grand Forks in December21°F by day, 4°F at night
- Grand Forks in February21°F by day, 1°F at night
- Grand Forks 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