Mankato weather in January: Mankato, Minnesota: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Mankato in January has a normal high of 24°F and a normal low of 6°F, a daily mean of 15°F, holding near 24°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 0.99 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −5°C and low of −15°C, 25 mm of precipitation and 21 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationMankato
- Station IDUSC00215073
- Location44.15°N 94.02°W
- Elevation850 ft (259 m)
- Population46,459
- Jan 24° 6°
- Feb 29° 9°
- Mar 41° 22°
- Apr 57° 34°
- May 69° 47°
- Jun 79° 58°
- Jul 82° 62°
- Aug 80° 59°
- Sep 74° 50°
- Oct 60° 37°
- Nov 43° 25°
- Dec 29° 13°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Mankato in January?
The normal high is 24°F and the normal low 6°F, for a daily mean of 14.7°F. January is 5.9°F cooler than December and 4.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Mankato and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 24°F on January 1 to 25°F on January 31. 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 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 22%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 24°F | 8°F | 22% | 10% |
| January 8 | 24°F | 7°F | 21% | 10% |
| January 15 | 23°F | 5°F | 21% | 10% |
| January 22 | 24°F | 5°F | 20% | 10% |
| January 31 | 25°F | 5°F | 20% | 9% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 21)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 24°F | 8°F | 22% | 10% | 9 h |
| January 2 | 24°F | 8°F | 22% | 10% | 9 h |
| January 3 | 24°F | 8°F | 22% | 10% | 9 h |
| January 4 | 24°F | 7°F | 22% | 10% | 9 h |
| January 5 | 24°F | 7°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h |
| January 6 | 24°F | 7°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h |
| January 7 | 24°F | 7°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h |
| January 8 | 24°F | 7°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h |
| January 9 | 23°F | 6°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h |
| January 10 | 23°F | 6°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 23°F | 6°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 23°F | 6°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 23°F | 6°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 23°F | 6°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 23°F | 5°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 23°F | 5°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 23°F | 5°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 23°F | 5°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 23°F | 5°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 24°F | 5°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 24°F | 5°F | 21% | 10% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 24°F | 5°F | 20% | 10% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 24°F | 5°F | 20% | 10% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 24°F | 5°F | 20% | 10% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 24°F | 5°F | 20% | 10% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 24°F | 5°F | 20% | 10% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 24°F | 5°F | 20% | 10% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 24°F | 5°F | 20% | 10% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 24°F | 5°F | 20% | 10% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 25°F | 5°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 25°F | 5°F | 20% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 24°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 6°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.99 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 8.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31
- Daylight
- 9 h to 9 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00215073; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Mankato in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 21% on average, highest around January 1 (22%). In all, 0.99 in falls on 6 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Mankato, 31 nights fall to freezing, 23 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 8.2 inches.
Snow falls on 5 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 25 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00215073.
What are the records for January in Mankato?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1954) is 61°F, on January 24, 1981; the coldest is −34°F, on January 19, 1970. The wettest January brought 2.83 in (1996); the snowiest, 23.6 inches (1975).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00215073. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Mankato compare across Minnesota?
Across the 129 places PlainClimate covers in Minnesota, January normal highs run from 13°F in Hallock to 27°F in Winona; Mankato's is 24°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.