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Yellowstone National Park January Weather

Averages and records for weather in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming in the month of January.

Typical Yellowstone National Park January Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	28.2 °F
Average daily low	1.1 °F
Average monthly precipitation	2.2 inches
Average monthly snow	35.3 inches
Daily chance of precipitation	45.6%
Daily chance of snow	44.5%

Yellowstone National Park January Weather Records 1904–2024
Highest temperature	55 °F	January 29, 1988
Lowest temperature	-45 °F	January 6, 1913
Highest daily low	33 °F	January 1, 1997
Lowest daily high	1 °F	January 14, 2024
Hottest average high temperature	35.3 °F	1981
Coldest average high temperature	17.9 °F	1979
Most daily precipitation	2.6 inches	January 15, 1913
Most monthly precipitation	4.8 inches	1997
Most daily snow	30.0 inches	January 15, 1913
Most monthly snow	79.3 inches	1996

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°F)		Record (°F)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
January 1	26.4	0.5	43	-44
January 2	26.4	0.5	41	-40
January 3	26.5	0.5	40	-37
January 4	26.7	0.4	39	-28
January 5	26.8	0.5	41	-36
January 6	27.0	0.8	41	-45
January 7	27.2	1.0	41	-37
January 8	27.4	1.0	39	-36
January 9	27.4	1.0	42	-30
January 10	27.4	1.2	42	-29
January 11	27.6	1.3	42	-20
January 12	27.8	1.4	41	-42
January 13	27.9	1.3	45	-42
January 14	28.0	1.2	43	-36
January 15	28.1	1.2	43	-39
January 16	28.2	1.2	41	-36
January 17	28.4	1.2	41	-33
January 18	28.5	1.1	41	-32
January 19	28.5	1.1	44	-36
January 20	28.5	1.2	46	-36
January 21	28.7	1.1	48	-25
January 22	28.9	1.2	50	-35
January 23	29.1	1.1	47	-23
January 24	29.1	1.0	47	-25
January 25	29.2	1.0	49	-32
January 26	29.3	0.9	43	-31
January 27	29.5	0.9	54	-30
January 28	29.6	0.9	52	-43
January 29	29.6	0.8	55	-43
January 30	29.8	0.8	44	-33
January 31	30.0	1.0	43	-38

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1904–2024	Old Faithful	location