Weather in Billings in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Billings;
Average weather
Average temperature in Billings in January
The temperature in January is +5°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +13°C during the day and a minimum of -23°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 22% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +4°C to -4°C.
Is Billings warm or cold in January?
Billings is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +3°C to +3°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -6°C to -7°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Billings, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Billings in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +3°C | +5°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -40°C | -35°C | -39°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +19°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 5 mm | 4 mm | 6 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 62% | 62% | 61% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 9 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +3°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 5 mm to 4 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 62%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 5 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Billings is gradually increasing during January, going from 5 m/s to 9 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Billings.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Billings?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Billings in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+13°C) and the highest in 2012 (+19°C). The driest year was 1984 with only 203 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 536 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Billings, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
