Show Low weather in January: Show Low, Arizona: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Show Low in January has a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 35°F, rising from 44°F on the 1st to 48°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal January, 1.35 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of −5°C, 34 mm of precipitation and 10 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationShow Low Airport
- Station IDUSC00027855
- Location34.26°N 110.01°W
- Elevation6,411 ft (1,954 m)
- Population12,366
- Jan 46° 24°
- Feb 51° 27°
- Mar 58° 31°
- Apr 65° 37°
- May 74° 45°
- Jun 84° 54°
- Jul 85° 59°
- Aug 83° 58°
- Sep 78° 52°
- Oct 68° 41°
- Nov 56° 31°
- Dec 46° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Show Low in January?
The normal high is 46°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 34.8°F. January is 0.2°F warmer than December and 4.1°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Show Low and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 4°F, from 44°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 31°F and 39°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 | 44°F | 22°F | 22% | 10% |
| January 8 | 45°F | 23°F | 22% | 10% |
| January 15 | 46°F | 24°F | 22% | 10% |
| January 22 | 47°F | 24°F | 22% | 10% |
| January 31 | 48°F | 25°F | 22% | 10% |
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 | 44°F | 22°F | 22% | 10% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 44°F | 22°F | 22% | 10% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 44°F | 23°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 44°F | 23°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 44°F | 23°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 45°F | 23°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 45°F | 23°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 45°F | 23°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 45°F | 23°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 45°F | 23°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 45°F | 23°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 45°F | 23°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 45°F | 23°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 46°F | 23°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 46°F | 24°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 46°F | 24°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 46°F | 24°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 46°F | 24°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 46°F | 24°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 47°F | 24°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 47°F | 24°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 47°F | 24°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 47°F | 24°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 47°F | 24°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 47°F | 24°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 48°F | 25°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 48°F | 25°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 48°F | 25°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 48°F | 25°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 48°F | 25°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 48°F | 25°F | 22% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 46°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 24°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 1.35 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 4.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 26
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 84%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00027855; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Show Low in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 22% on average, highest around January 28 (22%). In all, 1.35 in falls on 7 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Show Low, 26 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 4.0 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 5 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00027855.
What are the records for January in Show Low?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1984) is 67°F, on January 29, 1986; the coldest is −14°F, on January 18, 1987. The wettest January brought 5.25 in (1993); the snowiest, 25.7 inches (2019).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 34.8°F: 2021 34.5°F (−0.3), 2022 36.1°F (+1.3), 2023 33.1°F (−1.7), 2024 35.7°F (+0.9), 2025 32.4°F (−2.4), 2026 37.5°F (+2.7). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34.5°F | −0.3°F | 0.99 in |
| 2022 | 36.1°F | +1.3°F | 0.69 in |
| 2023 | 33.1°F | −1.7°F | 2.26 in |
| 2024 | 35.7°F | +0.9°F | 1.05 in |
| 2025 | 32.4°F | −2.4°F | 0.01 in |
| 2026 | 37.5°F | +2.7°F | 0.67 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00027855; recent months: ACIS, station USC00027855. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Show Low compare across Arizona?
Across the 97 places PlainClimate covers in Arizona, January normal highs run from 39°F in Lukachukai to 71°F in Gila Bend; Show Low's is 46°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.