Elko, NV: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 31.6°F in Elko, NV, the warmest January since 2024, 16th warmest of 132.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 31.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 16th warmest of 132
Precipitation: 1.28 in; Wettest since 2024; 44th wettest of 131

A normal January in Elko, NV (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 28.1°F, between 16.5°F and 32.8°F in eight years of ten and 1.06 in of precipitation, between 0.26 in and 2.35 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Elko, NV since 1890: 31.6°F in 2026; the highest is 36.2°F, in 2003.

Normal range, 16.5 to 32.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Elko, NV from 1889 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	31.6	16	44.4	11	18.7	25	1.28	44	0
2025	28.9	34	41.2	32	16.5	40	0.25	117	0
2024	32.1	12	41.4	30	22.9	8	2.49	10	0
2023	24	75	33.2	96	14.7	50	1.83	23	0
2022	29.1	30	41.6	29	16.5	40	0.11	126	0
2021	31.2	19	41.8	26	20.6	17	0.57	89	0
2020	32.7	7	42.4	22	23	7	1.17	49	0
2019	28.9	34	38	69	19.7	22	1.15	53	0
2018	35.8	4	47.3	4	24.3	4	0.47	99	0
2017	21.5	91	30.7	111	12.2	73	2.48	11	0
2016	23.2	80	32.7	103	13.7	57	1.97	20	0
2015	33.7	6	46.1	6	21.4	12	0.20	120	0
2014	31.9	14	45.4	7	18.4	28	0.42	104	0
2013	14.1	122	25.6	128	2.5	114	0.69	77	0
2012	29.1	30	44.3	12	13.8	56	0.96	62	0
2011	28	45	39.3	55	16.8	37	0.19	121	0
2010	25.9	61	36.1	79	15.6	47	0.63	84	0
2009	28.1	43	39.5	52	16.7	38	1.28	44	0
2008	17.4	113	30	117	4.7	109	1.75	26	0
2007	16.2	118	30.6	113	1.8	119	0.27	116	0
2006	31.5	17	40.9	35	22.1	9	1.53	36	0
2005	20.5	99	29.1	120	11.8	75	2.12	16	0
2004	16.5	116	27.4	122	5.7	106	0.69	77	0
2003	36.2	1	48.1	3	24.4	3	0.95	63	0
2002	23.1	82	33.1	99	13.2	66	0.54	92	0
2001	20.4	101	33.2	96	7.5	96	0.53	95	0
2000	30	27	41.7	27	18.2	30	1.48	38	0
1999	29.4	29	41.4	30	17.3	34	1.56	32	0
1998	31.5	17	42.1	23	21	16	2.34	14	0
1997	27.7	50	36.2	77	19.2	24	2.44	12	0
1996	28.4	41	39.1	57	17.6	32	3.28	4	0
1995	32	13	39.5	52	24.5	2	1.56	32	0
1994	28.5	40	42.7	21	14.2	54	0.32	109	0
1993	15.5	119	26.6	124	4.4	110	1.98	19	0
1992	24.4	72	38.7	63	10	82	0.17	123	0
1991	22.5	85	35.5	84	9.5	85	0.49	97	0
1990	27.8	48	41	33	14.5	51	0.97	61	0
1989	11.6	128	26	126	-2.8	127	0.46	101	0
1988	20.3	102	32.9	101	7.6	95	1.27	46	0
1987	21.5	91	36.1	79	6.8	100	0.54	92	0
1986	32.3	9	44.1	14	20.5	18	0.18	122	0
1985	21.8	90	34.3	93	9.3	87	0.54	92	0
1984	17	114	26.8	123	7.3	97	0.57	89	0
1983	30.4	23	40.8	36	20	20	1.73	28	0
1982	23.2	80	35.3	85	11.1	76	0.82	70	0
1981	34.5	5	49.6	2	19.4	23	0.65	81	0
1980	32.2	10	40.5	41	23.9	5	3.11	7	0
1979	22.8	83	33.3	95	12.3	72	1.91	22	0
1978	32.2	10	40.6	39	23.7	6	0.68	80	0
1977	24	75	37.8	70	10.2	78	0.30	111	0
1976	25.8	63	38.2	66	13.5	63	0.35	107	0
1975	18.9	109	31.4	108	6.4	102	1.79	24	0
1974	27.9	47	35.9	81	19.9	21	0.61	87	0
1973	20	103	30.8	110	9.2	88	1.17	49	0
1972	23.4	79	33.2	96	13.5	63	0.39	105	0
1971	30.3	24	39.3	55	21.3	14	0.58	88	0
1970	27.7	50	37.3	74	18.2	30	2.36	13	0
1969	28.7	37	38.9	60	18.6	27	1.24	48	0
1968	27	54	40.7	38	13.3	65	1.16	51	0
1967	25.3	69	36.2	77	14.4	52	1.00	59	0
1966	22.5	85	34.9	89	10.1	80	0.24	119	0
1965	30.3	24	40.3	44	20.2	19	0.84	69	0
1964	18.8	110	32.7	103	4.8	108	1.27	46	0
1963	20.9	95	39.1	57	2.8	113	1.74	27	0
1962	18.8	110	31.8	107	5.9	104	0.81	71	0
1961	27.1	53	44.2	13	10.1	80	0.04	127	0
1960	20.5	99	32.5	105	8.4	91	0.62	85	0
1959	31.8	15	41.7	27	21.8	10	0.56	91	0
1958	25.4	67	38.9	60	11.9	74	0.98	60	0
1957	16.8	115	31.2	109	2.5	114	0.89	66	0
1956	30.6	21	39.8	51	21.3	14	3.35	2	0
1955	13.1	125	26.4	125	-0.2	121	1.16	51	0
1954	25.5	66	38.2	66	12.9	68	0.65	81	0
1953	36	2	46.6	5	25.4	1	1.31	43	0
1952	19.3	106	30.5	114	8.1	93	1.58	31	0
1951	24.4	72	35.9	81	12.8	70	2.08	17	0
1950	19.3	106	32	106	6.5	101	3.24	6	0
1949	4.7	132	19.7	132	-10.3	133	0.69	77	0
1948	30.5	22	44.5	10	16.4	42	0.72	74	0
1947	19.1	108	35.2	86	2.9	112	0.32	109	0
1946	20.6	98	34.8	90	6.4	102	0.64	83	0
1945	22.1	88	34.5	92	9.8	84	0.35	107	0
1944	13.8	123	29.6	119	-2	126	0.91	64	0
1943	28.4	41	40.6	39	16.2	43	1.68	30	0
1942	22.7	84	35.1	87	10.2	78	1.42	40	0
1941	27	54	38.7	63	15.3	49	1.05	56	0
1940	28.7	37	38.6	65	18.7	25	1.95	21	0
1939	25.9	61	38.2	66	13.6	61	0.28	115	0
1938	28.1	43	40.3	44	15.8	46	0.62	85	0
1937	6.6	131	20.4	131	-7.2	131	1.06	55	0
1936	26.3	59	36.6	76	16	44	1.47	39	0
1935	25.7	64	37.8	70	13.7	57	0.39	105	0
1934	32.5	8	43.7	17	21.4	12	0.47	99	0
1933	16.4	117	30.3	116	2.5	114	2.01	18	0
1932	13.5	124	24.7	129	2.3	118	2.28	15	0
1931	21.5	91	35.8	83	7.1	98	0.15	124	0
1930	19.5	105	33.1	99	5.8	105	3.27	5	0
1929	21.9	89	35	88	8.9	90	1.55	34	0
1928	26.6	57	40.8	36	12.4	71	1.03	58	0
1927	28	45	40	49	16	44	0.53	95	0
1926	27.8	48	41.9	25	13.7	57	0.88	67	0
1925	25	71	37.1	75	12.9	68	0.70	75	0
1924	17.9	112	34	94	1.8	119	0.30	111	0
1923	29.1	30	39.9	50	18.3	29	0.43	102	0
1922	8.6	130	25.8	127	-7.7	132	0.85	68	3
1921	29	33	41	33	17	36	0.90	65	0
1920	28.6	39	43.5	18	13.6	61	trace	129	2
1919	25.2	70	39.5	52	10.9	77	trace	129	0
1918	28.8	36	40.4	43	17.1	35	1.36	41	1
1917	11.8	127	29.7	118	-6.2	130	1.10	54	0
1916	20	103	30.5	114	9.5	85			0
1915	23.8	77	37.8	70	9.9	83	trace	129	0
1914	30.9	20	45.3	8	16.6	39	2.56	9	1
1913	20.8	96	34.6	91	7	99	0.49	97	0
1912	26.8	56	40.1	47	13.7	57	0.30	111	1
1911	25.4	67	37.8	70	13.2	66			1
1910	15.4	120	32.9	101	-1.5	124	0.43	102	1
1905	29.6	28	43.9	15	15.4	48	0.25	117	0
1904	21.2	94	43	19	-0.5	123	1.70	29	0
1903	27.5	52	40.5	41	14.4	52			0
1902	22.5	85	40.1	47	5	107	0.80	72	0
1901	26.3	59	44.9	9	7.8	94	1.05	56	0
1900	35.9	3	50	1	21.7	11	1.55	34	0
1899	30.3	24	43	19	17.6	32	1.79	24	0
1898	12.9	126	30.7	111	-4.9	128	0.78	73	0
1897	26.5	58	39	59	13.9	55	0.29	114	0
1896	25.6	65	42.1	23	9.2	88	3.35	2	0
1895	23.6	78	43.9	15	3.4	111	1.36	41	0
1894	24.2	74	40.2	46	8.2	92	2.75	8	0
1893							1.50	37	31
1892	14.4	121	29.1	120	-0.4	122	0.04	127	0
1891	20.7	97	38.9	60	2.5	114	0.15	124	0
1890	9.3	129	24.3	130	-5.4	129	5.53	1	2
1889					-1.9	125	0.70	75	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2003	36.2
1953	36
1900	35.9
2018	35.8
1981	34.5
2015	33.7
2020	32.7
1934	32.5
1986	32.3
1980	32.2
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1949	4.7
1937	6.6
1922	8.6
1890	9.3
1989	11.6
1917	11.8
1898	12.9
1955	13.1
1932	13.5
1944	13.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1890	5.53
1956	3.35
1896	3.35
1996	3.28
1930	3.27
1950	3.24
1980	3.11
1894	2.75
1914	2.56
2024	2.49

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1920	trace
1919	trace
1915	trace
1961	0.04
1892	0.04
2022	0.11
1931	0.15
1891	0.15
1992	0.17
1986	0.18

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 53°F; 31 January 2026
Coldest night: 9°F; 25 January 2026, 9 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.71 in; 1 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 1.28 in of precipitation in Elko, NV, the wettest January since 2024, tied 44th wettest of 131 (with 2009).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Elko, NV: 53°F on Saturday 31 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Elko, NV: a low of 9°F on Sunday 25 January 2026 and Friday 9 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Elko, NV: 0.71 in on Thursday 1 January 2026.