Great Falls, MT: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 34.1°F in Great Falls, MT, the warmest January since 2006, 8th warmest of 131.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 34.1°F; Warmest since 2006; 8th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 0.13 in; Driest since 2020; 13th driest of 135

A normal January in Great Falls, MT (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 26.9°F, between 17.8°F and 29.7°F in eight years of ten and 0.48 in of precipitation, between 0.16 in and 1.03 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Great Falls, MT since 1894: 34.1°F in 2026; the highest is 37.1°F, in 1919.

Normal range, 17.8 to 29.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Great Falls, MT from 1892 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	34.1	8	44.3	6	23.8	13	0.13	123	0
2025	22.1	80	29.1	94	15	68	1.09	30	0
2024	21.7	84	32.9	77	10.5	90	0.58	67	0
2023	29.9	26	38	38	21.8	21	1.05	33	0
2022	27.8	45	38.3	37	17.4	54	0.82	46	0
2021	31.3	22	41.7	17	20.8	30	0.18	116	0
2020	26.7	57	37.4	41	16.1	62	0.07	128	0
2019	29.6	28	39.8	26	19.5	37	0.98	37	0
2018	26.8	56	36.1	58	17.4	54	0.35	91	0
2017	17.9	103	26.4	108	9.5	99	0.85	41	0
2016	27.3	51	35.3	62	19.3	40	0.62	62	0
2015	26.9	55	37	49	16.7	60	1.01	35	0
2014	29.4	31	41.1	21	17.7	49	1.30	16	0
2013	29.4	31	38.4	36	20.4	31	0.61	64	0
2012	28.6	39	37.8	39	19.3	40	0.30	102	0
2011	23.5	72	34.4	68	12.5	78	0.46	83	0
2010	27.8	45	36	59	19.7	36	1.24	22	0
2009	26.2	61	36.6	52	15.9	64	0.45	85	0
2008	22.5	77	33.3	75	11.7	82	0.84	42	0
2007	27.5	49	37.4	41	17.5	51	0.28	107	0
2006	37	2	45.6	2	28.5	1	0.71	55	0
2005	20.3	91	30.9	85	9.7	97	0.16	118	0
2004	20.4	89	29.5	92	11.4	84	0.23	114	0
2003	29.2	35	40.8	24	17.7	49	0.12	124	0
2002	26.2	61	35	65	17.3	57	0.30	102	0
2001	30.5	25	39.6	27	21.4	25	0.65	59	0
2000	25.7	64	36.9	50	14.6	69	0.34	93	0
1999	27.4	50	37.2	46	17.5	51	0.33	96	0
1998	21.6	85	31.4	83	11.8	81	0.72	53	0
1997	17.4	105	27.6	103	7.2	106	0.27	112	0
1996	12	117	24	113	0.1	122	0.49	80	0
1995	28.3	43	39.4	31	17.1	58	0.05	130	0
1994	27.3	51	38.7	33	15.9	64	0.47	82	0
1993	14.8	112	23.8	114	5.7	110	1.17	26	0
1992	34.6	7	44	8	25.3	8	0.48	81	0
1991	19	96	27.7	101	10.2	91	0.63	61	0
1990	29.9	26	38.7	33	21.2	26	0.29	104	0
1989	27.9	44	37.1	48	18.8	44	0.96	38	0
1988	23.6	71	33.2	76	13.9	73	0.76	50	0
1987	32.3	16	42.2	12	22.5	16	0.05	130	0
1986	36.6	3	45.3	3	27.9	3	0.57	69	0
1985	19.1	95	29	95	9.3	101	0.35	91	0
1984	29.5	29	37.4	41	21.6	23	0.72	53	0
1983	32.2	17	42.7	11	21.7	22	0.10	125	0
1982	6.3	127	17.9	123	-5.4	130	1.09	30	0
1981	33.8	10	44.2	7	23.4	15	0.34	93	0
1980	15.2	111	25.8	109	4.5	114	0.67	58	0
1979	6.5	125	15.3	126	-2.3	127	0.71	55	0
1978	7.6	123	15.2	127	0.1	122	1.68	5	0
1977	21.6	85	31.8	81	11.4	84	1.04	34	0
1976	26.4	59	36.2	57	16.6	61	0.57	69	0
1975	22.7	76	32.4	80	13	77	1.14	27	0
1974	19.8	93	29.6	90	9.9	95	1.44	12	0
1973	24.9	65	33.7	72	16.1	62	0.33	96	0
1972	12.8	115	22.8	115	2.8	117	1.47	11	0
1971	16.2	109	25.7	110	6.6	109	1.22	25	0
1970	14.7	113	22.5	117	6.8	108	0.99	36	0
1969	-2.8	129	5.7	131	-11.3	132	2.05	1	0
1968	22	82	32.8	78	11.2	88	1.29	17	0
1967	26.3	60	35.1	64	17.5	51	1.12	28	0
1966	13.9	114	22.6	116	5.1	112	1.63	6	0
1965	23.9	69	34.3	69	13.4	75	0.84	42	0
1964	28.7	38	37.5	40	19.8	34	0.65	59	0
1963	12.8	115	24.6	112	0.9	120	1.71	4	0
1962	18.9	98	28.1	99	9.8	96	1.28	20	0
1961	32.8	13	41.6	18	24	12	0.22	115	0
1960	22.8	75	30.9	85	14.6	69	0.28	107	0
1959	23.1	73	34.3	69	11.9	80	1.57	8	0
1958	36.5	4	45.1	4	28	2	0.56	71	0
1957	7.8	122	16.1	125	-0.4	125	1.80	2	0
1956	20.8	88	29.4	93	12.2	79	0.52	76	0
1955	25.9	63	33.5	73	18.3	47	0.80	47	0
1954	10.2	119	19.7	120	0.7	121	1.23	23	0
1953	32.4	15	42.8	10	21.9	20	0.55	72	0
1952	18.3	100	27.7	101	8.8	104	0.34	93	0
1951	18.2	101	27.1	105	9.3	101	0.41	87	0
1950	-3.8	131	6.4	130	-14	133	0.91	40	0
1949	10.1	120	20.3	119	0	124	1.40	14	0
1948	29.3	33	36.5	53	22.1	18	1.23	23	0
1947	27.2	53	35.2	63	17.9	48	0.50	78	1
1946	31.5	21	39.5	28	23.6	14	0.10	125	0
1945	28.6	39	37.4	41	19.9	32	0.32	98	0
1944	33.3	11	41.8	16	24.8	9	trace	135	0
1943	11.7	118	21.7	118	1.7	119	1.48	10	0
1942	27.7	47	35.5	61	19.8	34	0.46	83	0
1941	28.6	39	38.6	35	18.7	45	0.29	104	0
1940	15.8	110	26.5	107	5.2	111	0.58	67	0
1939	32.7	14	40.9	23	24.6	10	0.29	104	0
1938	31	24	40.8	24	21.1	27	0.03	132	0
1937	3.1	128	14	128	-7.8	131	0.55	72	0
1936	19.9	92	29.7	89	10	93	0.59	65	0
1935	21.8	83	34.1	71	9.4	100	0.27	112	0
1934	35.1	5	44	8	26.3	5	0.52	76	0
1933	28.6	39	37.4	41	19.9	32	0.38	89	0
1932	23.8	70	33.5	73	14.2	72	0.15	121	0
1931	35.1	5	44.4	5	25.9	6	0.28	107	0
1930	6.5	125	16.7	124	-3.6	128	0.84	42	0
1929	8.9	121	18.2	122	-0.5	126	1.34	15	0
1928	26.6	58	35.8	60	17.4	54	0.93	39	0
1927	22.5	77	30.8	87	14.3	71	0.59	65	0
1926	33	12	41.9	15	24.1	11	0.16	118	0
1925	27.1	54	37.2	46	16.9	59	0.39	88	0
1924	19	96	28	100	10	93	0.54	75	0
1923	29.5	29	39.5	28	19.5	37	0.44	86	0
1922	19.2	94	28.4	98	10.1	92	0.79	48	0
1921	31.7	19	41.5	19	22	19	0.03	132	0
1920	23.1	73	34.5	67	11.7	82	0.62	62	0
1919	37.1	1	47.9	1	26.4	4	0.06	129	0
1918	18.6	99	27.3	104	9.3	101	1.43	13	1
1917	20.4	89	31.6	82	9.6	98	0.28	107	1
1916	-3	130	9	129	-15	134	1.56	9	0
1915	24.1	67	36.3	56	11.4	84	0.50	78	1
1914	31.1	23	41	22	21.1	27	0.15	121	0
1913	17.9	103	28.6	97	7.2	106	1.25	21	0
1912	21	87	30.8	87	11.3	87	1.09	30	0
1911	16.3	107	28.7	96	3.9	116	1.29	17	0
1910	28.8	37	36.5	53	21.1	27	0.36	90	0
1909	16.3	107	26.9	106	4.2	115	1.29	17	1
1908	31.9	18	41.4	20	22.4	17	0.77	49	0
1907	7.1	124	18.5	121	-4.3	129	1.78	3	0
1906	29.3	33	39.5	28	19	42	0.32	98	0
1905	18.1	102	25.6	111	10.7	89	0.32	98	0
1904	29.2	35	39	32	19.5	37	0.17	117	0
1903	31.6	20	42.1	14	21.5	24	0.08	127	2
1902	27.6	48	36.7	51	18.5	46	0.16	118	0
1901	24	68	32.7	79	15.7	66	0.74	51	1
1900	34	9	42.2	12	25.7	7	0.02	134	1
1899	22.1	80	31.1	84	13.1	76	1.10	29	0
1898					19	42	0.28	107	7
1897	24.3	66	34.7	66	13.8	74	0.31	101	0
1896	22.2	79	36.4	55	8.1	105	0.55	72	0
1895					2.8	117	0.74	51	8
1894	17.3	106	29.6	90	5.1	112	0.84	42	0
1893					15.4	67	1.61	7	6
1892							0.68	57	18

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1919	37.1
2006	37
1986	36.6
1958	36.5
1934	35.1
1931	35.1
1992	34.6
2026	34.1
1900	34
1981	33.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1950	-3.8
1916	-3
1969	-2.8
1937	3.1
1982	6.3
1979	6.5
1930	6.5
1907	7.1
1978	7.6
1957	7.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1969	2.05
1957	1.80
1907	1.78
1963	1.71
1978	1.68
1966	1.63
1893	1.61
1959	1.57
1916	1.56
1943	1.48

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1944	trace
1900	0.02
1938	0.03
1921	0.03
1995	0.05
1987	0.05
1919	0.06
2020	0.07
1903	0.08
1983	0.10
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 64°F; 14 January 2026
Coldest night: -9°F; 25 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.06 in; 24 January 2026

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Every answer in words

January 2026 brought 0.13 in of precipitation in Great Falls, MT, the driest January since 2020, 13th driest of 135.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Great Falls, MT: 64°F on Wednesday 14 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Great Falls, MT: a low of -9°F on Sunday 25 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Great Falls, MT: 0.06 in on Saturday 24 January 2026.