Lewiston Orchards weather in January

In January, Lewiston Orchards sees average daytime highs of 38°F and overnight lows near 25°F, with 2.4 in of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°F in the first days to 40°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lewiston Orchards's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lewiston Orchards's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
11th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
2.4 in
12.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:34 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lewiston Orchards is human settlement in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States of America.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°F in the first days to 40°F by the end.

A typical January day in Lewiston Orchards reaches about 38°F in the afternoon and slips back to 25°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°F and 47°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 6°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How January really feels in Lewiston Orchards

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Lewiston Orchards weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan38° / 25°2.412.56.48.80.0
Feb43° / 28°2.010.54.4100.5
Mar52° / 33°2.411.82.511.62.5
Apr59° / 39°2.010.20.413.34.4
May67° / 46°1.98.7014.76.3
Jun74° / 52°1.25.7015.57.5
Jul85° / 59°0.42015.26.8
Aug85° / 59°0.420146.8
Sep75° / 51°0.73.6012.48.1
Oct61° / 41°1.78.10.110.75.3
Nov46° / 32°2.511.92.89.21.2
Dec37° / 25°2.713.37.48.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
113070
123070
133169
143169
153070
163070
173268
183268
193268
203367
213367
223466
233466
243466
253565
263565
273565
283664
293664
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Lewiston Orchards gets around 2.4 in of rain and snow over 12.5 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14226
24226
34225
44225
54224
64224
74224
84223
94223
104323
114323
124323
134322
144322
154322
164322
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253819
263818
273818
283717
293717
303617
313616

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 (%)
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24100
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26100
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28100
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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155calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 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 7:37 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 4:05 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:374:05
28.57:374:06
38.57:374:06
48.57:374:07
58.57:374:08
68.57:374:09
78.67:374:10
88.67:374:11
98.67:374:12
108.67:364:14
118.67:364:15
128.77:364:16
138.77:354:17
148.77:354:18
158.87:344:19
168.87:344:21
178.87:334:22
188.87:334:23
198.97:324:24
208.97:314:26
218.97:314:27
229.07:304:28
239.07:294:30
249.07:284:31
259.17:274:32
269.17:264:34
279.27:264:35
289.27:254:37
299.27:244:38
309.37:234:40
319.37:214:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
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271.8Dim
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311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Lewiston Orchards?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lewiston Orchards.

What to pack for Lewiston Orchards in January

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

In January, Lewiston Orchards sees daytime highs around 38°F and nights near 25°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Lewiston Orchards in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lewiston Orchards peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 16UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lewiston Orchards in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lewiston Orchards is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodAug 1627 µg/m³Dec 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul25Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lewiston Orchards?

Lewiston Orchards sits at 46.4°N, 117.0°W, 1,440 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lewiston, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Lewiston Orchards

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lewiston Orchards has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 728 ft around an average of 1,339 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,316 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,728 ft.

The land around Lewiston Orchards is covered by grassland (38%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 2 miles, grassland (53%) and cropland (35%) within 10 miles, and grassland (39%), trees (31%) and cropland (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
728 ft
10 miles
2,316 ft
50 miles
5,728 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Lewiston 3.1 mi · Moscow 24 mi · Pullman 26 mi · Walla Walla 69 mi · Opportunity 89 mi · Coeur d'Alene 90 mi · Spokane Valley 90 mi · Spokane 91 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 Lewiston Orchards (46.3804°, -116.9754°, elevation 1,440 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).