Whitefish weather in January: Whitefish, Montana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Whitefish in January has a normal high of 29°F and a normal low of 16°F, a daily mean of 22°F, rising from 28°F on the 1st to 31°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal January, 1.84 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −2°C and low of −9°C, 47 mm of precipitation and 42 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationWhitefish
- Station IDUSC00248902
- Location48.41°N 114.36°W
- Elevation3,100 ft (945 m)
- Population9,256
- Jan 29° 16°
- Feb 34° 16°
- Mar 43° 23°
- Apr 53° 30°
- May 64° 39°
- Jun 70° 45°
- Jul 81° 50°
- Aug 80° 48°
- Sep 69° 40°
- Oct 53° 31°
- Nov 38° 24°
- Dec 29° 18°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Whitefish in January?
The normal high is 29°F and the normal low 16°F, for a daily mean of 22.4°F. January is 1.0°F cooler than December and 2.7°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Whitefish and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 28°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 18°F and 27°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 43%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 28°F | 16°F | 43% | 23% |
| January 8 | 28°F | 16°F | 43% | 23% |
| January 15 | 29°F | 16°F | 41% | 21% |
| January 22 | 30°F | 16°F | 38% | 19% |
| January 31 | 31°F | 16°F | 35% | 17% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 29)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 28°F | 16°F | 43% | 23% | 8 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 28°F | 16°F | 43% | 23% | 8 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 28°F | 16°F | 43% | 23% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 28°F | 16°F | 43% | 23% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 28°F | 16°F | 43% | 23% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 28°F | 16°F | 43% | 23% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 28°F | 16°F | 43% | 23% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 28°F | 16°F | 43% | 23% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 28°F | 16°F | 42% | 22% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 28°F | 16°F | 42% | 22% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 28°F | 16°F | 42% | 22% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 28°F | 16°F | 42% | 22% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 29°F | 16°F | 42% | 22% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 29°F | 16°F | 41% | 21% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 29°F | 16°F | 41% | 21% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 29°F | 16°F | 41% | 21% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 29°F | 16°F | 40% | 21% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 29°F | 16°F | 40% | 21% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 29°F | 16°F | 40% | 20% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 29°F | 16°F | 39% | 20% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 30°F | 16°F | 39% | 20% | 9 h |
| January 22 | 30°F | 16°F | 38% | 19% | 9 h |
| January 23 | 30°F | 16°F | 38% | 19% | 9 h |
| January 24 | 30°F | 16°F | 38% | 19% | 9 h |
| January 25 | 30°F | 16°F | 37% | 19% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 30°F | 16°F | 37% | 18% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 30°F | 16°F | 37% | 18% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 31°F | 16°F | 36% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 31°F | 16°F | 36% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 31°F | 16°F | 35% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 31°F | 16°F | 35% | 17% | 9 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 29°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 16°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 1.84 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 16.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31
- Daylight
- 8 h 20 min to 9 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 54%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00248902; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Whitefish in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around January 4 (43%). In all, 1.84 in falls on 13 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Whitefish, 31 nights fall to freezing, 16 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 16.5 inches.
Snow falls on 10 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 31 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00248902.
How does January in Whitefish compare across Montana?
Across the 141 places PlainClimate covers in Montana, January normal highs run from 20°F in Westby to 40°F in Nye; Whitefish's is 29°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.