Fargo, ND: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 8.3°F in Fargo, ND, the warmest January since 2025, tied 63rd warmest of 145 (with 1922).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 8.3°F; Warmest since 2025; 63rd warmest of 145
Precipitation: 0.31 in; Driest since 2024; 36th driest of 146

A normal January in Fargo, ND (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 9.6°F, between 1.7°F and 16.6°F in eight years of ten and 0.68 in of precipitation, between 0.21 in and 1.19 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Fargo, ND since 1881: 8.3°F in 2026; the highest is 23.5°F, in 2006.

Normal range, 1.7 to 16.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Fargo, ND from 1881 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	8.3	63	17.1	67	-0.4	60	0.31	110	0
2025	9.5	56	18.5	53	0.5	56	0.34	101	0
2024	17.2	11	23.2	26	11.2	5	0.15	131	0
2023	10.7	47	17.9	61	3.5	34	0.23	117	0
2022	3.8	90	15.2	79	-7.5	99	0.63	61	0
2021	19.3	6	26.8	10	11.9	3	0.37	94	0
2020	12	35	20.1	40	3.8	31	0.62	62	0
2019	6.3	75	14.6	84	-2	69	0.59	66	0
2018	11.2	42	19.5	45	2.9	38	0.21	120	0
2017	14.8	22	21.8	31	7.8	14	0.98	33	0
2016	13.2	29	21.1	36	5.3	18	0.69	54	0
2015	16	14	24.7	18	7.3	15	0.40	90	0
2014	4.4	87	15.7	73	-6.8	94	0.77	47	0
2013	10.8	45	20.9	38	0.7	53	0.97	34	0
2012	19.6	4	29.3	4	9.9	7	0.58	67	0
2011	3.2	95	11.4	103	-5.1	87	0.90	40	0
2010	8.4	62	15.4	76	1.4	49	1.57	6	0
2009	1.7	102	11.9	97	-8.6	109	0.55	71	0
2008	6.5	73	15.5	75	-2.6	75	0.09	142	0
2007	13	30	21.7	33	4.4	29	0.10	139	0
2006	23.5	1	30.8	2	16.2	1	0.37	94	0
2005	5.7	82	14.9	81	-3.5	80	1.12	27	0
2004	3.2	95	12.5	96	-6.1	91	0.73	52	0
2003	9.3	58	17.7	64	0.9	51	0.26	115	0
2002	16.5	12	24.9	17	8	12	0.21	120	0
2001	14.2	25	23.4	25	5.1	21	0.20	123	0
2000	9.8	53	18.8	50	0.7	53	0.33	102	0
1999	6.2	77	14.8	82	-2.3	72	1.15	25	0
1998	11.3	38	17.8	62	4.7	24	0.81	43	0
1997	1.7	102	11.2	105	-7.7	102	1.79	3	0
1996	-1.8	126	6.8	127	-10.4	119	1.82	2	0
1995	10.8	45	19.3	46	2.3	40	0.76	49	0
1994	-3.8	134	4.6	135	-12.3	132	0.67	55	0
1993	7.5	70	17.1	67	-2.2	71	0.79	45	0
1992	17.3	10	26.6	13	8	12	0.89	41	0
1991	6.4	74	16.5	72	-3.8	82	0.29	112	0
1990	21.7	2	30.8	2	12.7	2	0.13	133	0
1989	11.3	38	23.2	26	-0.5	61	1.85	1	0
1988	5.9	80	15.1	80	-3.4	79	1.62	4	0
1987	18.1	7	27.2	8	9.1	9	0.27	114	0
1986	13.7	28	22.2	29	5.3	18	0.85	42	0
1985	5.1	84	14.6	84	-4.4	85	0.20	123	0
1984	9.6	55	18.4	55	0.9	51	0.79	45	0
1983	16	14	23.9	23	8.2	11	0.46	81	0
1982	-7	141	4	136	-18	143	1.32	16	0
1981	11.8	37	21.7	33	1.8	45	0.11	138	0
1980	6.6	72	15.7	73	-2.5	74	1.23	21	0
1979	-4.2	135	3.9	137	-12.2	131	0.44	85	0
1978	-1.4	122	6	131	-8.8	111	0.16	127	0
1977	-3.3	131	5.3	134	-11.9	127	0.65	59	0
1976	7.7	68	17.2	66	-1.9	67	1.25	19	0
1975	12.3	32	20.7	39	3.8	31	1.32	16	0
1974	1.7	102	10.8	109	-7.5	99	0.35	99	0
1973	10.3	50	19.1	48	1.5	47	0.12	137	0
1972	2.7	98	13.2	93	-7.8	103	0.94	36	0
1971	-0.7	117	9.4	118	-10.8	121	0.81	43	0
1970	0.6	112	9.7	114	-8.6	109	0.10	139	0
1969	-1.5	125	8.1	124	-11.2	123	1.27	18	0
1968	7.7	68	16.9	70	-1.5	65	0.37	94	0
1967	9.3	58	19.6	43	-1.1	62	1.03	32	0
1966	-6.4	140	2.7	141	-15.4	138	0.40	90	0
1965	-1.2	120	9.5	116	-11.9	127	0.10	139	0
1964	15.5	20	26.2	14	4.9	23	0.54	73	0
1963	2	100	10.9	106	-6.9	96	0.13	133	0
1962	4.4	87	14.3	90	-5.6	90	1.07	29	0
1961	6.8	71	17.3	65	-3.7	81	0.09	142	0
1960	8	65	18	60	-1.9	67	0.17	126	0
1959	3.7	91	11.4	103	-4	83	0.13	133	0
1958	17.4	9	25.5	15	9.3	8	0.16	127	0
1957	2.5	99	11.8	99	-6.8	94	0.31	110	0
1956	6	79	15.3	77	-3.2	78	0.72	53	0
1955	9.5	56	18.6	52	0.4	58	0.18	125	0
1954	-1.4	122	8.7	121	-11.5	124	0.47	79	0
1953	10.4	49	18.7	51	2	42	0.37	94	0
1952	1.4	107	11.7	101	-8.9	112	1.07	29	0
1951	1.1	110	10.5	110	-8.3	107	0.45	83	0
1950	-7	141	1.8	143	-15.9	140	1.36	13	0
1949	3.6	93	13.4	91	-6.3	93	1.24	20	0
1948	3.1	97	14.4	88	-8.2	106	0.77	47	0
1947	16.1	13	26.9	9	5.3	18	0.32	106	0
1946	8	65	18.4	55	-2.4	73	0.32	106	0
1945	10.9	44	17.8	62	3.9	30	0.33	102	0
1944	21.1	3	30.9	1	11.3	4	0.60	64	0
1943	-1.3	121	8.1	124	-10.7	120	0.33	102	0
1942	18	8	27.4	6	8.6	10	0.07	144	0
1941	10.6	48	19.3	46	1.9	43	0.66	56	0
1940	4	89	13.4	91	-5.4	89	0.13	133	0
1939	11.3	38	21	37	1.6	46	0.58	67	0
1938	6.3	75	14.6	84	-2	69	0.48	77	0
1937	-6.1	137	2.9	140	-15.1	136	1.55	8	0
1936	-6.2	138	2.7	141	-15.1	136	0.39	92	0
1935	1.5	105	10.9	106	-7.9	104	0.66	56	0
1934	13.8	27	24	21	3.5	34	0.44	85	0
1933	11.9	36	22.3	28	1.5	47	1.37	12	0
1932	11.3	38	19.6	43	3.1	37	0.32	106	0
1931	19.6	4	28.4	5	10.8	6	0.07	144	0
1930	0.3	113	9	119	-8.4	108	0.46	81	0
1929	-4.5	136	5.4	133	-14.5	135	1.36	13	0
1928	12.7	31	21.6	35	3.7	33	0.22	118	0
1927	9.9	52	18.5	53	1.4	49	0.74	50	0
1926	14.3	24	25.1	16	3.5	34	0.66	56	0
1925	7.8	67	16.9	70	-1.3	63	0.28	113	0
1924	1.5	105	11.9	97	-9	114	0.16	127	0
1923	11	43	20	41	2.1	41	0.47	79	0
1922	8.3	63	18.4	55	-1.7	66	0.42	87	0
1921	15.3	21	24	21	6.6	17	1.21	22	0
1920	1.4	107	10.4	111	-7.5	99	0.94	36	0
1919	15.7	17	24.3	20	7.1	16	0.21	120	0
1918	-1.4	122	6.7	128	-9.5	115	0.61	63	0
1917	-0.8	118	9.5	116	-11	122	0.65	59	0
1916	-2.2	128	8.7	121	-13.2	133	1.49	10	0
1915	4.9	85	14.4	88	-4.6	86	0.35	99	0
1914	14.1	26	23.7	24	4.5	28	0.51	76	0
1913	1	111	11.8	99	-9.9	116	0.45	83	0
1912	-6.2	138	3	138	-15.5	139	0.39	92	0
1911	-0.6	116	10.2	112	-11.5	124	1.07	29	0
1910	9.8	53	18.9	49	0.6	55	0.52	75	0
1909	5.4	83	14.8	82	-4.1	84	0.96	35	0
1908	15.7	17	26.7	11	4.7	24	0.16	127	0
1907	-2.5	129	7	126	-11.9	127	1.50	9	0
1906	12.1	34	22.2	29	1.9	43	1.62	4	0
1905	1.4	107	11.7	101	-8.9	112	0.36	98	0
1904	3.7	91	12.6	95	-5.3	88	0.42	87	0
1903	9	60	18.1	59	-0.1	59	1.18	24	0
1902	12.3	32	21.8	31	2.7	39	0.56	69	0
1901	8.5	61	18.4	55	-1.3	63	0.54	73	0
1900	15.6	19	26.7	11	4.6	26	0.32	106	0
1899	6.2	77	15.3	77	-2.9	77	0.56	69	0
1898	16	14	27.4	6	4.6	26	0.15	131	0
1897	2	100	10.9	106	-6.9	96	1.56	7	0
1896	5.9	80	14.6	84	-2.8	76	0.74	50	0
1895	-1.8	126	6.5	130	-10.1	118	0.33	102	0
1894	0.2	114	8.5	123	-8	105	0.22	118	0
1893	-3	130	5.9	132	-12	130	1.44	11	0
1892	3.4	94	13	94	-6.2	92	0.42	87	0
1891	14.7	23	24.5	19	5	22	0.91	39	0
1890	-0.2	115	9.6	115	-10	117	0.26	115	0
1889	10.2	51	19.9	42	0.5	56	1.13	26	0
1888	-8.7	144	1.3	144	-18.7	144	1.09	28	0
1887							0.48	77	5
1886	-7	141	3	138	-17	142	0.94	36	0
1885	-0.8	118	10	113	-11.5	124	0.02	146	0
1884	-3.5	132	9	119	-16.1	141	0.55	71	0
1883	-10	145	1.2	145	-21.2	145	1.19	23	0
1882	4.9	85	17	69	-7.2	98	1.34	15	0
1881	-3.7	133	6.6	129	-14.1	134	0.60	64	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2006	23.5
1990	21.7
1944	21.1
2012	19.6
1931	19.6
2021	19.3
1987	18.1
1942	18
1958	17.4
1992	17.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1883	-10
1888	-8.7
1982	-7
1950	-7
1886	-7
1966	-6.4
1936	-6.2
1912	-6.2
1937	-6.1
1929	-4.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1989	1.85
1996	1.82
1997	1.79
1988	1.62
1906	1.62
2010	1.57
1897	1.56
1937	1.55
1907	1.50
1916	1.49

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1885	0.02
1942	0.07
1931	0.07
2008	0.09
1961	0.09
2007	0.10
1970	0.10
1965	0.10
1981	0.11
1973	0.12

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 40°F; 12 January 2026
Coldest night: -20°F; 23 January 2026, 22 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.08 in; 31 January 2026

Every month, season and year

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Fargo, ND the day's answers

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Every answer in words

January 2026 brought 0.31 in of precipitation in Fargo, ND, the driest January since 2024, tied 36th driest of 146 (with 1957).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Fargo, ND: 40°F on Monday 12 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Fargo, ND: a low of -20°F on Friday 23 January 2026 and Thursday 22 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Fargo, ND: 0.08 in on Saturday 31 January 2026.