Taos weather in January: Taos, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Taos in January has a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 12°F, a daily mean of 27°F, rising from 41°F on the 1st to 44°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 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 −11°C, 17 mm of precipitation and 15 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationTaos
- Station IDUSC00298668
- Location36.39°N 105.59°W
- Elevation6,965 ft (2,123 m)
- Population6,453
- Jan 42° 12°
- Feb 46° 19°
- Mar 55° 25°
- Apr 63° 31°
- May 73° 37°
- Jun 84° 47°
- Jul 87° 53°
- Aug 84° 51°
- Sep 78° 45°
- Oct 67° 32°
- Nov 53° 22°
- Dec 42° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Taos in January?
The normal high is 42°F and the normal low 12°F, for a daily mean of 27.1°F. January is 0.9°F cooler than December and 5.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Taos and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 41°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 23°F and 31°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 12%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 7% |
| January 8 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 6% |
| January 15 | 42°F | 12°F | 11% | 6% |
| January 22 | 43°F | 13°F | 11% | 5% |
| January 31 | 44°F | 15°F | 11% | 5% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 3)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 7% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 7% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 7% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 6% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 6% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 41°F | 11°F | 11% | 6% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 42°F | 11°F | 11% | 6% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 42°F | 11°F | 11% | 6% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 42°F | 11°F | 11% | 6% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 42°F | 11°F | 11% | 6% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 42°F | 11°F | 11% | 6% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 42°F | 12°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 42°F | 12°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 42°F | 12°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 42°F | 12°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 42°F | 12°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 42°F | 13°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 43°F | 13°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 43°F | 13°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 43°F | 13°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 43°F | 14°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 43°F | 14°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 43°F | 14°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 43°F | 14°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 43°F | 15°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 43°F | 15°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 44°F | 15°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 44°F | 15°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 42°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 12°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.67 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 6.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 84%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00298668; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Taos in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 11% on average, highest around January 1 (12%). In all, 0.67 in falls on 4 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Taos, 31 nights fall to freezing, 4 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 6.0 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00298668.
What are the records for January in Taos?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1892) is 66°F, on January 7, 2006; the coldest is −27°F, on January 6, 1971. The wettest January brought 3.39 in (1916); the snowiest, 27.0 inches (1979).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00298668. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Taos 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; Taos's is 42°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.