Missoula, MT: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 29.4°F in Missoula, MT, the warmest January since 2021, 15th warmest of 119.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 29.4°F; Warmest since 2021; 15th warmest of 119
Precipitation: 0.57 in; Driest since 2021; 26th driest of 127

A normal January in Missoula, MT (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 25.5°F, between 21.3°F and 30.8°F in eight years of ten and 0.86 in of precipitation, between 0.43 in and 1.63 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Missoula, MT since 1894: 29.4°F in 2026; the highest is 35.8°F, in 1953.

Normal range, 21.3 to 30.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Missoula, MT from 1894 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	29.4	15	37.4	10	21.3	21	0.57	102	0
2025	21.7	75	29.7	84	13.7	79	1.00	54	0
2024	21.7	75	28	96	15.4	65	0.60	95	0
2023	24.9	50	31.6	56	18.1	48	1.09	48	0
2022	21.9	71	30.8	65	12.9	89	1.29	35	0
2021	30.1	10	37.9	8	22.4	15	0.50	108	0
2020	31.6	6	38.2	6	25	8	0.80	70	0
2019	25	48	31.9	54	18	50	1.03	51	0
2018	29.2	16	35.3	22	23	13	0.74	75	0
2017	13.8	112	22	118	5.5	116	0.98	55	0
2016	24.3	53	30.4	71	18.3	44	0.60	95	0
2015	26	37	33.2	45	18.8	36	1.22	40	0
2014	29.1	17	36.7	12	21.5	19	0.88	64	0
2013	22	68	29.5	85	14.5	72	1.15	43	0
2012	28	21	35.9	19	20.1	27	1.62	24	0
2011	26	37	32.2	52	19.7	28	1.80	17	0
2010	28	21	34.1	35	21.8	16	0.73	77	0
2009	24.6	51	30.9	63	18.2	46	0.62	89	0
2008	22	68	30	77	13.9	78	0.43	112	0
2007	25.2	47	33.5	41	16.8	58	0.32	120	0
2006	34	2	40.3	4	27.7	2	1.23	38	0
2005	22	68	29.5	85	14.5	72	0.63	87	0
2004	20.9	87	27	107	14.8	67	0.92	59	0
2003	28.9	18	35	23	22.7	14	1.50	26	0
2002	27.5	26	33.4	42	21.7	17	0.63	87	0
2001	22.1	67	29.8	81	14.4	75	0.70	79	0
2000	25.8	41	33	47	18.6	38	1.13	45	0
1999	30.7	9	36.7	12	24.6	10	0.70	79	0
1998	25.8	41	32.9	48	18.7	37	1.44	29	0
1997	21.4	82	28	96	14.7	69	1.69	22	0
1996	22.4	64	30	77	14.7	69	2.06	11	0
1995	25	48	31.8	55	18.2	46	0.86	66	0
1994	33.8	4	41.4	3	26.1	5	0.35	117	0
1993	15.2	110	23.3	117	7.2	114	0.86	66	0
1992	26.6	32	34.3	32	18.9	35	0.40	115	0
1991	21.5	79	29.5	85	13.5	83	0.62	89	0
1990	31.4	7	38.1	7	24.8	9	0.92	59	0
1989	26.7	31	35	23	18.3	44	0.75	74	0
1988	20.5	91	28.8	91	12.1	96	0.74	75	0
1987	20.5	91	29.1	89	11.9	97	0.28	122	0
1986	26	37	34.2	33	17.8	52	0.93	58	0
1985	19.2	95	25.1	112	13.3	85	0.19	123	0
1984	25.3	46	32.3	51	18.4	41	0.86	66	0
1983	29.9	11	36.4	14	23.5	11	0.62	89	0
1982	21.2	83	28.7	92	13.7	79	2.07	9	0
1981	29.5	13	33.9	37	25.1	7	0.16	124	0
1980	16.3	108	24	115	8.5	111	1.80	17	0
1979	5.5	117	14	126	-2.9	123	1.25	37	0
1978	24.1	57	29.9	80	18.4	41	1.15	43	0
1977	18.5	101	27.1	105	10	106	0.66	85	0
1976	28	21	35.5	21	20.5	23	0.90	62	0
1975	22.7	63	29.8	81	15.6	62	2.03	13	0
1974	21.1	85	28.3	95	14	76	2.07	9	0
1973	21.5	79	29.4	88	13.6	81	0.44	111	0
1972	20.6	89	28.7	92	12.5	94	2.04	12	0
1971	26.2	33	33.1	46	19.4	33	1.81	16	0
1970	22.9	61	29.8	81	15.9	61	2.87	4	0
1969	17.9	103	25.3	111	10.4	103	2.94	3	0
1968	20.2	93	28.9	90	11.5	100	0.87	65	0
1967	31	8	36.4	14	25.5	6	1.22	40	0
1966	26.2	33	32.9	48	19.6	29	1.44	29	0
1965	24.5	52	30.5	69	18.6	38	1.46	27	0
1964	21.8	73	30.5	69	13.2	86	0.70	79	0
1963	8.7	116	17.3	122	0	121	2.38	5	0
1962	15.2	110	23.5	116	6.8	115	1.21	42	0
1961	21.6	77	30.2	74	12.9	89	0.53	106	0
1960	16.7	107	25.6	110	7.8	113	1.04	50	0
1959	26	37	33.7	38	18.4	41	2.08	8	0
1958	28.7	19	36	18	21.5	19	0.52	107	0
1957	10.5	115	19.3	121	1.7	119	1.12	46	0
1956	22.8	62	30.7	67	14.8	67	0.80	70	0
1955	22.3	65	30	77	14.5	72	0.61	92	0
1954	23.4	60	31.3	59	15.5	64	2.21	6	0
1953	35.8	1	43.3	1	28.3	1	2.19	7	0
1952	17.3	104	26.5	108	8	112	0.79	72	0
1951	18.9	97	27.2	103	10.6	102	1.08	49	0
1950	10.7	114	19.8	120	1.6	120	1.75	21	0
1949	4.5	119	15.5	124	-6.5	125	0.34	119	0
1948	22.2	66	31.5	57	12.9	89	1.32	32	0
1947	21.5	79	30.1	75	13	88	0.42	113	0
1946	26.2	33	34.4	28	18.1	48	0.41	114	0
1945	27.5	26	34.4	28	20.5	23	0.31	121	0
1944	24.2	56	32	53	16.4	60	0.04	127	2
1943	16.8	106	24.8	113	8.8	110	1.79	19	1
1942	17.2	105	24.3	114	10.2	105	0.55	103	1
1941	27.8	24	34.9	25	20.7	22	0.55	103	1
1940	21	86	27.1	105	14.9	66	1.01	53	0
1939	33.7	5	40	5	27.5	3	0.59	100	1
1938	25.5	45	31.5	57	19.5	30	0.59	100	0
1937									5
1936	26.8	29	33.3	44	20.3	25	1.23	38	0
1935			33.7	38	14.6	71	0.60	95	6
1934	34	2	41.5	2	26.5	4	0.92	59	1
1933	26.1	36	33.7	38	18	50	1.02	52	3
1932			30.1	75	14	76	0.54	105	4
1931	27.5	26	34.8	26	20.3	25	0.48	110	0
1930			15.6	123	-2.6	122	0.70	79	4
1929							1.30	34	8
1928	21.6	77	30.9	63	12.4	95	1.29	35	0
1927			31.3	59	17.4	54	1.63	23	4
1926	24.3	53	31	62	17.3	56	0.60	95	2
1925	29.8	12	36.4	14	23.2	12	0.77	73	1
1924	18.6	100	25.9	109	11.2	101	0.50	108	1
1920	25.6	43	33.4	42	17.8	52	0.96	56	1
1919	25.6	43	34.7	27	16.6	59	0.95	57	1
1918			34.4	28			1.92	14	7
1917	20.6	89	28.4	94	12.8	92	0.66	85	0
1916	5.4	118	14.4	125	-3.1	124	1.12	46	1
1915	18.4	102	27.8	99	9	109	0.14	126	1
1913	21.2	83	30.4	71	11.8	98	3.06	2	3
1912	27.6	25	35.8	20	18.5	40	1.32	32	1
1911	24	58	32.5	50	15.6	62	0.68	83	0
1910	21.9	71	30.6	68	13.2	86	0.61	92	2
1909	19.1	96	27.3	102	11.6	99	1.86	15	2
1908									5
1907	12.4	113	20.6	119	4.8	118	4.04	1	3
1906			36.3	17	17.4	54	0.85	69	4
1905	26.8	29	34.2	33	19.5	30	0.67	84	1
1904	28.2	20	37.1	11	19.3	34	0.35	117	0
1903	24.3	53	31.3	59	17.3	56	0.90	62	1
1902	20.8	88	28	96	13.6	81	0.37	116	0
1901	21.8	73	30.8	65	12.7	93	1.45	28	1
1900	29.5	13	37.5	9	21.6	18	0.15	125	2
1899			34.4	28	19.5	30	0.60	95	4
1898	18.8	98	27.7	100	10	106	0.61	92	0
1897	18.8	98	27.2	103	10.3	104	0.73	77	0
1896	23.7	59	34	36	13.4	84	1.41	31	0
1895	16.3	108	27.7	100	5	117	1.54	25	0
1894	20	94	30.3	73	9.8	108	1.78	20	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1953	35.8
2006	34
1934	34
1994	33.8
1939	33.7
2020	31.6
1990	31.4
1967	31
1999	30.7
2021	30.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1949	4.5
1916	5.4
1979	5.5
1963	8.7
1957	10.5
1950	10.7
1907	12.4
2017	13.8
1993	15.2
1962	15.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1907	4.04
1913	3.06
1969	2.94
1970	2.87
1963	2.38
1954	2.21
1953	2.19
1959	2.08
1982	2.07
1974	2.07

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1944	0.04
1915	0.14
1900	0.15
1981	0.16
1985	0.19
1987	0.28
1945	0.31
2007	0.32
1949	0.34
1994	0.35
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 55°F; 13 January 2026
Coldest night: 6°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.18 in; 4 January 2026

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Every answer in words

January 2026 brought 0.57 in of precipitation in Missoula, MT, the driest January since 2021, 26th driest of 127.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Missoula, MT: 55°F on Tuesday 13 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Missoula, MT: a low of 6°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Missoula, MT: 0.18 in on Sunday 4 January 2026.