St. Cloud weather in January: St. Cloud, Minnesota: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
St. Cloud in January has a normal high of 21°F and a normal low of 3°F, a daily mean of 12°F, holding near 21°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal January, 0.67 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −6°C and low of −16°C, 17 mm of precipitation and 22 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationSt. Cloud Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00014926
- Location45.54°N 94.05°W
- Elevation1,018 ft (310 m)
- Population72,145
- Jan 21° 3°
- Feb 26° 7°
- Mar 39° 20°
- Apr 54° 32°
- May 68° 45°
- Jun 77° 55°
- Jul 82° 59°
- Aug 79° 56°
- Sep 71° 48°
- Oct 56° 36°
- Nov 39° 23°
- Dec 26° 10°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is St. Cloud in January?
The normal high is 21°F and the normal low 3°F, for a daily mean of 11.8°F. January is 6.0°F cooler than December and 4.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in St. Cloud and the 12th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 5.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 6°F and 18°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 25%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 22°F | 5°F | 25% | 8% |
| January 8 | 21°F | 4°F | 25% | 8% |
| January 15 | 20°F | 3°F | 25% | 8% |
| January 22 | 21°F | 2°F | 25% | 7% |
| January 31 | 22°F | 2°F | 24% | 7% |
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 | 22°F | 5°F | 25% | 8% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 21°F | 5°F | 25% | 8% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 21°F | 5°F | 25% | 8% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 21°F | 4°F | 25% | 8% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 21°F | 4°F | 25% | 8% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 21°F | 4°F | 25% | 8% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 21°F | 4°F | 25% | 8% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 21°F | 4°F | 25% | 8% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 21°F | 3°F | 25% | 8% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 20°F | 3°F | 25% | 8% | 9 h |
| January 11 | 20°F | 3°F | 25% | 8% | 9 h |
| January 12 | 20°F | 3°F | 25% | 8% | 9 h |
| January 13 | 20°F | 3°F | 25% | 8% | 9 h |
| January 14 | 20°F | 3°F | 25% | 8% | 9 h |
| January 15 | 20°F | 3°F | 25% | 8% | 9 h |
| January 16 | 20°F | 3°F | 25% | 8% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 20°F | 2°F | 25% | 7% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 20°F | 2°F | 25% | 7% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 20°F | 2°F | 25% | 7% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 20°F | 2°F | 25% | 7% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 20°F | 2°F | 25% | 7% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 21°F | 2°F | 25% | 7% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 21°F | 2°F | 25% | 7% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 21°F | 2°F | 25% | 7% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 21°F | 2°F | 25% | 7% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 21°F | 2°F | 24% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 21°F | 2°F | 24% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 21°F | 2°F | 24% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 21°F | 2°F | 24% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 21°F | 2°F | 24% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 22°F | 2°F | 24% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 21°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 3°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.67 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 8.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31
- Daylight
- 8 h 50 min to 9 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014926; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in St. Cloud in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 25% on average, highest around January 11 (25%). In all, 0.67 in falls on 8 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in St. Cloud, 31 nights fall to freezing, 25 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 8.8 inches.
Snow falls on 9 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 28 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014926.
How humid and windy is St. Cloud in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 21°F with 66% relative humidity and a dew point of 11°F; at 6 a.m. it is 10°F with 84% humidity. The wind averages 8.3 mph, most often from the west-northwest in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 10°F | 6°F | 84% | 7.2 mph | 55% |
| 9 a.m. | 11°F | 7°F | 82% | 7.9 mph | – |
| noon | 18°F | 9°F | 70% | 9.6 mph | 53% |
| 3 p.m. | 21°F | 11°F | 66% | 10.3 mph | 54% |
| 6 p.m. | 17°F | 10°F | 72% | 8.0 mph | 57% |
| 9 p.m. | 14°F | 9°F | 78% | 7.8 mph | 56% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00014926. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for January in St. Cloud?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1896) is 56°F, on January 24, 1981; the coldest is −43°F, on January 9, 1977. The wettest January brought 2.75 in (1897); the snowiest, 29.9 inches (1975).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 11.8°F: 2021 19.6°F (+7.8), 2022 6.7°F (−5.1), 2023 17.2°F (+5.4), 2024 19.4°F (+7.6), 2025 12.4°F (+0.6), 2026 9.6°F (−2.2). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19.6°F | +7.8°F | 0.68 in |
| 2022 | 6.7°F | −5.1°F | 0.58 in |
| 2023 | 17.2°F | +5.4°F | 1.60 in |
| 2024 | 19.4°F | +7.6°F | 0.20 in |
| 2025 | 12.4°F | +0.6°F | 0.28 in |
| 2026 | 9.6°F | −2.2°F | 0.18 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014926; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014926. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in St. Cloud 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; St. Cloud's is 21°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.