Weather in Reno in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Reno;
- January is usually the wettest month of the year in Reno;
Average weather
Average temperature in Reno in January
Going from a maximum of +11°C during the day to a minimum of -13°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +4°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 4% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +1°C to 0°C.
Is Reno warm or cold in January?
Reno is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +6°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -4°C to -4°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Reno, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Reno in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +6°C | +8°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -24°C | -20°C | -26°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +19°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 47 mm | 43 mm | 42 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 72% | 65% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +6°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 47 mm to 43 mm. Humidity rises from 70% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 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 ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Reno is gradually decreasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Reno.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Reno?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Reno in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+15°C) and the highest in 2014 (+21°C). The driest year was 2013 with only 164 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 688 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Reno
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Reno, 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.
