Brigham City weather in January

In January, Brigham City sees average daytime highs of 33°F and overnight lows near 17°F, with 2.3 in of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Brigham City's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brigham City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
2.3 in
10.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:58 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
3 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Brigham City is city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.

Density
299/km²
people per km²
Founded
1851

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°F through the month.

A typical January day in Brigham City reaches about 33°F in the afternoon and slips back to 17°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°F and 42°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 5°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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23115
33215
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53215
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How January really feels in Brigham City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
31 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Brigham City weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 17°2.310.29.69.30.0
Feb38° / 21°2.09.57.910.30.0
Mar47° / 28°2.110.26.311.71.6
Apr55° / 33°2.611.64.113.13.4
May65° / 42°2.610.10.414.36.0
Jun76° / 50°1.34.80.114.97.9
Jul86° / 58°0.52.6014.76.3
Aug85° / 56°0.53013.76.8
Sep74° / 48°1.54.90.112.38.0
Oct60° / 37°1.96.91.410.95.3
Nov44° / 25°1.88.35.49.71.1
Dec33° / 16°2.29.59.29.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44258
54258
64357
74357
84357
94357
104456
114357
124456
134456
144654
154654
164753
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194852
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224951
234852
244852
254753
264753
274654
284753
294654
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Brigham City gets around 2.3 in of rain and snow over 10.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13131
23232
33232
43232
53332
63332
73332
83332
93332
103332
113432
123432
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313227

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
9100
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 3 mph in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 mph on the calmest days to 3 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:00 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:005:03
29.18:005:03
39.18:005:04
49.18:005:05
59.18:005:06
69.18:005:07
79.18:005:08
89.18:005:08
99.28:005:09
109.28:005:10
119.28:005:11
129.27:595:12
139.27:595:13
149.37:595:14
159.37:585:16
169.37:585:17
179.37:585:18
189.47:575:19
199.47:575:20
209.47:565:21
219.47:565:22
229.57:555:23
239.57:555:25
249.57:545:26
259.67:535:27
269.67:535:28
279.67:525:29
289.77:515:30
299.77:505:32
309.77:505:33
319.87:495:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Brigham City?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Brigham City.

What to pack for Brigham City in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Brigham City sees daytime highs around 33°F and nights near 17°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Brigham City in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brigham City peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Brigham City?

Brigham City sits at 41.5°N, 112.0°W, 4,436 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is North Ogden, 14 mi away.

Topography around Brigham City

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Brigham City.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Brigham City has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,474 ft around an average of 4,541 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,449 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,692 ft.

The land around Brigham City is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 2 miles, grassland (40%) and trees (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (46%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
2,474 ft
10 miles
5,449 ft
50 miles
5,692 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: North Ogden 14 mi · Logan 18 mi · Ogden 20 mi · South Ogden 22 mi · Roy 24 mi · Clinton 25 mi · Clearfield 27 mi · Syracuse 29 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Brigham City (41.5102°, -112.0155°, elevation 4,436 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).