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Ames weather in January

Weather in Ames: January

Average day temperature: 25.0°F
Average night temperature: 18.4°F
Number of sunny days: 7 days
Day length: 9.2 - 10.0 hours
Number of days with precipitation: 1 day
Precipitation totals: 0.5 in.

Air temperature in January, °F

Show year:
2025
2024
2023
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
-19
-8
3
14
25
36
47
58
69
Day temperature   
Night temperature

The highest day temperature during January of 2025 was 48°F. At the same time the lowest night temperature was -8°F. Day and night temperature averages during January were 25.6°F and 16.5°F.

Sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy days
Sunny days
Partly cloudy days
Cloudy days
22%
28%
50%

Mostly all days in January are cloudy but sunny and partly cloudy days are also possible.

Precipitation total in January, in.

jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
0.3
0.6
0.9
1.2
1.5
1.8
2.2
1.2
1.0
1.3
1.3
1.8
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.0
1.3
1.3
1.8
1.0
1.1

Precipitation total value in Ames in January is 0.5 in. Other months of the year show relatively similar values.

Wind speed in January, mph
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
2.1
4.2
6.3
8.4
10.5
12.6
14.7
9.8
10.5
10.4
9.6
8.6
7.4
9.2
9.9
12.2
11.5
10.0
9.8
10.5
10.4
9.6
8.6
7.4
9.2
9.9
12.2
11.5
10.0
9.6

The average wind speed value in January is 9.6 mph

Average sunny hours
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
1.6
3.3
4.9
6.6
8.2
9.9
11.5
4.4
5.6
7.7
9.5
9.5
9.6
9.3
7.2
6.8
5.6
5.5
4.4
5.6
7.7
9.5
9.5
9.6
9.3
7.2
6.8
5.6
5.5
4.2

This chart shows average number of hours during the day when sunlight can reach the ground. It depends on day length and cloudiness during the day. The average number of sunny hours in January is: 4.2.

Best time for vacation in Ames

Sunniest months:
September 20 days
October 18 days
August 16 days
Warmest months:
August 83.0 °F
July 80.7 °F
June 78.7 °F
Coldest months:
January 25.0 °F
February 29.5 °F
December 34.4 °F
Rainiest months:
May 4 days
June 3 days
July 3 days
Windiest months:
April 12.2 mph
March 11.5 mph
November 10.5 mph

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24 Hours Forecast
Ames
Local time: 19:36
February 02, sunday
2100
36°F
NW
7 mph
February 03, monday
0000
34°F
N
4 mph
0300
34°F
N
5 mph
0600
34°F
NE
2 mph
0900
34°F
S
11 mph
1200
37°F
S
15 mph
1500
36°F
S
16 mph
1800
34°F
S
16 mph
Units of measurement: °C / °F