Downs Weather in January
Downs in January
The short of it: Downs in January averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -9 °C (17 °F), with 11 mm (0.43 in) of rain and about 9 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 41° · low 17° · rain 0.4 in. · daylight 9 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Downs an average January high of 41°, a low of 17° and some 0.4 in. of rain. Downs's coldest stretch of the year, 41° by day and 17° by night. It is the driest month of the year, only 0.4 in. of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 40 min in mid-January, 17 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Downs runs about middling and drier than most in January. Osborne, 9 mi to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Downs, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 0.3 in. less rain
- Versus February
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 11 mph
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OsborneKansas | 9 mi WSW | 42° | 17° | 0.4 in. |
| Smith CenterKansas | 23 mi NNW | 39° | 15° | 0.3 in. |
| BeloitKansas | 23 mi E | 41° | 18° | 0.5 in. |
| MankatoKansas | 27 mi NE | 39° | 17° | 0.5 in. |
| LincolnKansas | 38 mi SE | 43° | 19° | 0.6 in. |
| StocktonKansas | 39 mi W | 42° | 17° | 0.4 in. |
| Red CloudNebraska | 41 mi N | 38° | 15° | 0.4 in. |
| SuperiorNebraska | 44 mi NE | 39° | 17° | 0.5 in. |