Minnesota January Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of January in Minnesota for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest January in Minnesota History?

2006 was the warmest January in Minnesota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 30.9 °F, and the average low was 17.3 °F.

What Was the Coldest January in Minnesota History?

1912 was the coolest January in Minnesota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 1.0 °F, and the average low was -19.8 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	13	22.6	7.8
2022	88	15.3	-8.2
2021	5	26.1	10.5
2020	23	22.1	6.1
2019	72	15.9	-2.7
2018	43	19.9	0.9
2017	17	22.3	6.9
2016	34	20.3	4.9
2015	28	22.2	5.2
2014	97	13.7	-9.0
2013	40	21.0	1.7
2012	4	27.4	9.3
2011	83	13.9	-3.8
2010	53	17.2	0.5
2009	98	13.5	-9.2
2008	55	18.2	-1.3
2007	18	23.1	5.8
2006	1	30.9	17.3
2005	65	17.0	-1.8
2004	82	14.5	-4.3
2003	47	19.2	1.0
2002	6	27.0	9.3
2001	10	25.1	6.8
2000	45	20.8	-0.2
1999	65	16.4	-1.2
1998	25	21.3	6.6
1997	85	13.8	-4.7
1996	104	12.2	-10.2
1995	39	20.2	3.3
1994	121	7.2	-12.2
1993	60	18.6	-2.5
1992	8	25.8	8.4
1991	77	16.5	-4.9
1990	2	30.3	10.4
1989	21	25.7	3.1
1988	85	15.1	-6.2
1987	9	25.4	6.9
1986	32	22.2	3.6
1985	76	16.6	-4.6
1984	60	17.7	-1.8
1983	21	22.9	5.9
1982	127	6.6	-16.0
1981	33	24.1	1.5
1980	54	18.1	-1.0
1979	126	5.9	-13.8
1978	108	10.1	-8.9
1977	122	6.6	-13.2
1976	75	17.1	-4.7
1975	47	19.8	0.4
1974	80	15.3	-4.9
1973	35	21.8	2.6
1972	106	11.4	-10.0
1971	115	9.5	-10.1
1970	106	10.4	-8.9
1969	93	11.5	-6.2
1968	63	18.1	-2.2
1967	50	19.4	-1.0
1966	124	6.6	-14.0
1965	93	13.9	-8.6
1964	14	25.1	4.8
1963	114	8.8	-9.3
1962	89	13.4	-6.8
1961	68	18.0	-3.4
1960	51	18.4	-0.2
1959	98	12.5	-8.0
1958	11	24.2	7.2
1957	101	12.5	-9.3
1956	64	17.6	-2.2
1955	60	17.4	-1.4
1954	101	12.2	-9.1
1953	43	19.4	1.5
1952	80	16.2	-5.7
1951	91	13.4	-7.4
1950	119	9.1	-13.1
1949	69	16.6	-2.2
1948	90	14.5	-8.1
1947	27	24.5	3.0
1946	55	18.4	-1.4
1945	58	16.5	-0.1
1944	2	30.1	10.4
1943	109	10.4	-9.6
1942	15	24.6	5.1
1941	42	19.7	1.6
1940	95	12.1	-7.1
1939	35	21.7	2.8
1938	77	15.0	-3.4
1937	123	8.1	-15.2
1936	125	5.8	-13.5
1935	96	12.6	-7.7
1934	29	22.9	3.8
1933	18	25.4	3.5
1932	37	20.7	3.5
1931	7	27.4	8.5
1930	118	9.0	-11.7
1929	128	5.4	-16.0
1928	46	19.8	0.7
1927	70	16.7	-2.6
1926	41	21.4	0.0
1925	74	16.6	-3.9
1924	112	11.5	-11.2
1923	49	19.8	-0.7
1922	71	17.0	-3.6
1921	18	23.8	5.2
1920	105	10.4	-8.6
1919	11	24.8	6.6
1918	120	7.2	-11.8
1917	113	11.3	-11.5
1916	109	11.5	-10.6
1915	79	15.3	-4.2
1914	25	23.7	4.4
1913	87	16.0	-7.3
1912	129	1.0	-19.8
1911	100	13.3	-9.8
1910	52	18.4	-0.5
1909	72	16.8	-3.5
1908	30	24.6	1.8
1907	117	9.7	-11.3
1906	31	23.3	2.8
1905	109	11.0	-10.2
1904	103	11.4	-9.0
1903	67	17.8	-2.7
1902	38	22.3	1.6
1901	58	18.8	-2.5
1900	16	25.1	4.3
1899	84	15.3	-6.2
1898	23	24.8	3.4
1897	92	13.1	-7.3
1896	57	18.9	-2.1
1895	116	10.0	-11.2