Santa Fe weather in January: Santa Fe, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Santa Fe in January has a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 20°F, a daily mean of 32°F, rising from 43°F on the 1st to 47°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal January, 0.45 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 7°C and low of −7°C, 11 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationSanta Fe County Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00023049
- Location35.62°N 106.09°W
- Elevation6,344 ft (1,934 m)
- Population90,551
- Jan 44° 20°
- Feb 50° 23°
- Mar 59° 28°
- Apr 66° 34°
- May 76° 43°
- Jun 87° 52°
- Jul 89° 58°
- Aug 86° 56°
- Sep 80° 49°
- Oct 68° 38°
- Nov 54° 27°
- Dec 44° 20°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Santa Fe in January?
The normal high is 44°F and the normal low 20°F, for a daily mean of 32.1°F. January is 0.5°F warmer than December and 4.2°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Santa Fe and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 4°F, from 43°F on January 1 to 47°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 29°F and 35°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 13%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 19°F | 13% | 5% |
| January 8 | 43°F | 19°F | 12% | 5% |
| January 15 | 44°F | 20°F | 12% | 5% |
| January 22 | 45°F | 21°F | 13% | 4% |
| January 31 | 47°F | 21°F | 13% | 5% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 19°F | 13% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 43°F | 19°F | 12% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 43°F | 19°F | 12% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 43°F | 19°F | 12% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 43°F | 19°F | 12% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 43°F | 19°F | 12% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 43°F | 19°F | 12% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 43°F | 19°F | 12% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 43°F | 19°F | 12% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 43°F | 19°F | 12% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 44°F | 19°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 44°F | 20°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 44°F | 20°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 44°F | 20°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 44°F | 20°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 44°F | 20°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 44°F | 20°F | 12% | 5% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 45°F | 20°F | 13% | 5% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 45°F | 20°F | 13% | 5% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 45°F | 20°F | 13% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 45°F | 20°F | 13% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 45°F | 21°F | 13% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 45°F | 21°F | 13% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 45°F | 21°F | 13% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 46°F | 21°F | 13% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 46°F | 21°F | 13% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 46°F | 21°F | 13% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 46°F | 21°F | 13% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 46°F | 21°F | 13% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 46°F | 21°F | 13% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 47°F | 21°F | 13% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 44°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 20°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.45 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 30
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023049; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Santa Fe in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 12% on average, highest around January 31 (13%). In all, 0.45 in falls on 4 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Santa Fe, 30 nights fall to freezing and 2 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023049.
What are the records for January in Santa Fe?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1941) is 65°F, on January 17, 2000; the coldest is −11°F, on January 19, 1943. The wettest January brought 1.22 in (1955); the snowiest, 13.5 inches (1949).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 32.1°F: 2021 32.5°F (+0.4), 2022 32.9°F (+0.8), 2023 31.7°F (−0.4), 2024 33.5°F (+1.4), 2025 29.5°F (−2.6), 2026 33.5°F (+1.4). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32.5°F | +0.4°F | 0.10 in |
| 2022 | 32.9°F | +0.8°F | 0.30 in |
| 2023 | 31.7°F | −0.4°F | 0.82 in |
| 2024 | 33.5°F | +1.4°F | 0.31 in |
| 2025 | 29.5°F | −2.6°F | 0.03 in |
| 2026 | 33.5°F | +1.4°F | 0.12 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00023049; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023049. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Santa Fe 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; Santa Fe's is 44°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.