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January Weather in Hartford South Dakota, United States

Daily high temperatures are around 27°F, rarely falling below 7°F or exceeding 44°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 26°F on January 2.

Daily low temperatures are around 10°F, rarely falling below -11°F or exceeding 28°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 10°F on January 12.

For reference, on July 18, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Hartford typically range from 64°F to 84°F, while on January 12, the coldest day of the year, they range from 10°F to 26°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January in Hartford

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in January in Hartford

Average Hourly Temperature in January in HartfordJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebfrigidfreezingvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Almaty, Kazakhstan (6,429 miles away) and Jiuquan, China (6,604 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Hartford (view comparison).

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The month of January in Hartford experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 55% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is January 5, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 46% of the time.

For reference, on February 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 56%, while on July 26, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 74%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January in Hartford

Cloud Cover Categories in January in HartfordJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebJan 145%Jan 145%Jan 3144%Jan 3144%Jan 1145%Jan 1145%Jan 2145%Jan 2145%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Hartford, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is essentially constant, remaining around 5% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 39% on June 11, and its lowest chance is 4% on January 14.

Over the course of January in Hartford, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 3% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in January in Hartford

Probability of Precipitation in January in HartfordJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%1%1%2%2%3%3%4%4%5%5%6%6%7%7%8%8%9%9%DecFebJan 144%Jan 144%Jan 15%Jan 15%Jan 314%Jan 314%snowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January in Hartford is essentially constant, remaining about 0.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.3 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.1 inches on January 25.

Average Monthly Rainfall in January in Hartford

Average Monthly Rainfall in January in HartfordJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inDecFebJan 250.1 inJan 250.1 inJan 10.1 inJan 10.1 inJan 110.1 inJan 110.1 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during January in Hartford is essentially constant, remaining about 2.0 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 5.7 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 1.9 inches on January 25.

Average Monthly Snowfall in January in Hartford

Average Monthly Snowfall in January in HartfordJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 in8 in8 inDecFebJan 251.9 inJan 251.9 inJan 12.1 inJan 12.1 inJan 112.0 inJan 112.0 in
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of January in Hartford, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 51 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 42 seconds, and weekly increase of 11 minutes, 57 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 9 hours, 0 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 9 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January in Hartford

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Hartford is 8:01 AM on January 2 and the earliest sunrise is 16 minutes earlier at 7:45 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:01 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 36 minutes later at 5:37 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Hartford during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during January, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:46 AM and sets 15 hours, 26 minutes later, at 9:12 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:58 AM and sets 8 hours, 56 minutes later, at 4:54 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January in Hartford

The solar day over the course of January. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in Hartford

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in HartfordJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb001010202020300001010202030
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in Hartford

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in HartfordJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 125:33 PMDec 125:33 PMDec 266:34 PMDec 266:34 PMJan 115:58 AMJan 115:58 AMJan 2511:55 AMJan 2511:55 AMFeb 95:00 PMFeb 95:00 PMFeb 246:31 AMFeb 246:31 AM7:50 AM7:50 AM4:19 PM4:19 PM4:21 PM4:21 PM9:01 AM9:01 AM8:39 AM8:39 AM5:19 PM5:19 PM4:14 PM4:14 PM8:18 AM8:18 AM7:50 AM7:50 AM5:34 PM5:34 PM5:22 PM5:22 PM7:36 AM7:36 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
75%-11:26 AMWNW10:46 PME4:38 AMS251,586 mi
2
66%-11:43 AMW11:48 PME5:17 AMS251,343 mi
3
50%-12:00 PMW-5:56 AMS250,278 mi
4
47%12:50 AME12:17 PMW-6:35 AMS248,392 mi
5
37%1:54 AMESE12:37 PMWSW-7:16 AMS245,752 mi
6
27%3:02 AMESE1:00 PMWSW-8:01 AMS242,502 mi
7
18%4:13 AMESE1:29 PMWSW-8:51 AMS238,859 mi
8
10%5:26 AMSE2:07 PMSW-9:47 AMS235,104 mi
9
4%6:39 AMSE2:58 PMSW-10:48 AMS231,565 mi
10
1%7:44 AMSE4:02 PMSW-11:53 AMS228,576 mi
11
0%8:39 AMSE5:19 PMSW-12:59 PMS226,422 mi
12
3%9:22 AMESE6:42 PMWSW-2:01 PMS225,279 mi
13
8%9:55 AMESE8:05 PMWSW-2:59 PMS225,189 mi
14
16%10:22 AMESE9:25 PMWSW-3:53 PMS226,060 mi
15
26%10:45 AME10:43 PMW-4:42 PMS227,708 mi
16
37%11:06 AME11:59 PMW-5:29 PMS229,906 mi
17
50%11:27 AMENE--6:16 PMS232,424 mi
18
60%-1:14 AMWNW11:50 AMENE7:04 PMS235,065 mi
19
70%-2:28 AMWNW12:16 PMENE7:54 PMS237,686 mi
20
80%-3:43 AMWNW12:47 PMNE8:46 PMS240,194 mi
21
88%-4:54 AMNW1:26 PMNE9:40 PMS242,542 mi
22
94%-6:00 AMNW2:14 PMNE10:35 PMS244,708 mi
23
98%-6:56 AMNW3:11 PMNE11:29 PMS246,678 mi
24
99%-7:42 AMNW4:14 PMNE--
25
100%-8:18 AMNW5:21 PMENE12:21 AMS248,432 mi
26
100%-8:47 AMWNW6:27 PMENE1:09 AMS249,930 mi
27
98%-9:10 AMWNW7:32 PMENE1:53 AMS251,106 mi
28
94%-9:30 AMWNW8:35 PMENE2:35 AMS251,875 mi
29
89%-9:48 AMW9:37 PME3:14 AMS252,138 mi
30
82%-10:04 AMW10:39 PME3:53 AMS251,796 mi
31
74%-10:21 AMW11:42 PMESE4:31 AMS250,765 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Hartford is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 40% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in Hartford

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in HartfordJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 10%Jan 10%Jan 310%Jan 310%Jan 110%Jan 110%Jan 210%Jan 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Hartford is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 11.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on April 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.3 miles per hour, while on August 1, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in January in Hartford

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Hartford throughout January is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 35% on January 27.

Wind Direction in January in Hartford

Wind Direction in January in HartfordNWNJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Hartford typically lasts for 5.1 months (156 days), from around April 29 to around October 2, rarely starting before April 11 or after May 18, and rarely ending before September 15 or after October 19.

The month of January in Hartford is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in Hartford

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in HartfordJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb0%Jan 160%Jan 160%Feb 110%Feb 11frigidfreezingvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Hartford are essentially constant during January, remaining around 0°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in January in Hartford

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Hartford is gradually increasing during January, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 1.7 kWh to 2.4 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in Hartford

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in HartfordJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWhDecFebJan 11.7 kWhJan 11.7 kWhJan 312.4 kWhJan 312.4 kWhJan 111.9 kWhJan 111.9 kWhJan 212.1 kWhJan 212.1 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hartford are 43.623 deg latitude, -96.943 deg longitude, and 1,568 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Hartford contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 141 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,584 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (427 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (741 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Hartford is covered by cropland (83%) and grassland (17%), within 10 miles by cropland (88%), and within 50 miles by cropland (91%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Hartford, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Hartford.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Hartford according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Hartford is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Hartford and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Hartford and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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