Climate averages 1991–2020
Reno weather
in January.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a cold month in Reno: daytime highs average 4.9°C and nights cool to about -2.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 67 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes January a moderately wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 43 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Folsom (151 km away). In January its highs average 13.4°C, 8.5°C warmer than Reno, with 142 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Reno ranks 319th of 498 for the warmest January highs and joint 203rd of 498 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 498 cities is 9.5°C; Reno is 4.5°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 6.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 67 mm to 60 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Reno climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 4.9°C-2.8°C | -2.8°C | 67 | 8.0 | 9.710 h |
| February | 6.4°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 60 | 8.5 | 10.711 h |
| March | 10.0°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 14.4°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 32 | 6.9 | 13.213 h |
| May | 20.6°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 31 | 6.8 | 14.314 h |
| June | 26.9°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 15 | 3.5 | 14.915 h |
| July | 32.2°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 8.9 | 2.7 | 14.715 h |
| August | 31.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 7.7 | 2.6 | 13.714 h |
| September | 26.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 9.4 | 2.5 | 12.512 h |
| October | 18.8°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 24 | 3.5 | 11.211 h |
| November | 10.7°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 34 | 5.7 | 10.010 h |
| December | 4.7°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 64 | 7.6 | 9.49 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Folsom in JanuaryUnited States · 151 kmHigh 13.4°C · Low 3.8°C · 142 mm rain
- Roseville in JanuaryUnited States · 154 kmHigh 13.4°C · Low 3.7°C · 142 mm rain
- Citrus Heights in JanuaryUnited States · 156 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 3.9°C · 142 mm rain
- Rancho Cordova in JanuaryUnited States · 166 kmHigh 13.4°C · Low 4.1°C · 125 mm rain
- Arden-Arcade in JanuaryUnited States · 170 kmHigh 13.4°C · Low 4.2°C · 118 mm rain
- Chico in JanuaryUnited States · 175 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 3.9°C · 184 mm rain
- Sacramento in JanuaryUnited States · 179 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low 4.3°C · 118 mm rain
- Elk Grove in JanuaryUnited States · 183 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 4.3°C · 125 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Reno) is explained once on the Reno year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.