Ruidoso weather in January: Ruidoso, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Ruidoso in January has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 21°F, a daily mean of 35°F, rising from 48°F on the 1st to 50°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal January, 1.11 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of −6°C, 28 mm of precipitation and 20 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationRuidoso
- Station IDUSC00297649
- Location33.37°N 105.66°W
- Elevation6,930 ft (2,112 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population7,640
- Jan 49° 21°
- Feb 51° 23°
- Mar 58° 27°
- Apr 65° 33°
- May 73° 40°
- Jun 82° 47°
- Jul 81° 51°
- Aug 79° 50°
- Sep 75° 44°
- Oct 67° 35°
- Nov 56° 26°
- Dec 48° 22°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Ruidoso in January?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 21°F, for a daily mean of 34.7°F. January is 0.2°F cooler than December and 2.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Ruidoso and the 8th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 48°F on January 1 to 50°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 31°F and 38°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 17%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 48°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% |
| January 8 | 48°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% |
| January 15 | 49°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% |
| January 22 | 49°F | 21°F | 16% | 10% |
| January 31 | 50°F | 22°F | 17% | 11% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 5)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 48°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 2 | 48°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 3 | 48°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 48°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 48°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 48°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 48°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 48°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 48°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 48°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 49°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 49°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 49°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 49°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 49°F | 20°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 49°F | 20°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 49°F | 20°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 49°F | 21°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 49°F | 21°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 49°F | 21°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 49°F | 21°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 49°F | 21°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 49°F | 21°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 49°F | 21°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 49°F | 21°F | 17% | 10% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 49°F | 21°F | 17% | 10% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 50°F | 21°F | 17% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 50°F | 21°F | 17% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 50°F | 21°F | 17% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 50°F | 21°F | 17% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 50°F | 22°F | 17% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 21°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 1.11 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 50.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 7.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 27
- Daylight
- 10 h to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 86%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00297649; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Ruidoso in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 16% on average, highest around January 30 (17%). In all, 1.11 in falls on 5 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Ruidoso, 27 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 7.9 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00297649.
What are the records for January in Ruidoso?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1941) is 74°F, on January 23, 1944; the coldest is −26°F, on January 6, 1971. The wettest January brought 3.44 in (1982); the snowiest, 34.5 inches (1977).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00297649. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Ruidoso 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; Ruidoso's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.