Tooele weather in January

In January, Tooele sees average daytime highs of 35°F and overnight lows near 20°F, with 1.7 in of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°F in the first days to 37°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tooele's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tooele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Precipitation
1.7 in
8.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:56 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tooele is city in and county seat of Tooele County, Utah, United States.

Density
596/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

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°F in the first days to 37°F by the end.

A typical January day in Tooele reaches about 35°F in the afternoon and slips back to 20°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°F and 46°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 Tooele

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
11 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Tooele weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 20°1.78.67.59.40.0
Feb41° / 24°1.68.1610.40.3
Mar52° / 32°1.99.65.311.72.8
Apr59° / 38°2.611.83.1134.4
May69° / 47°2.410.50.314.26.5
Jun81° / 56°1.25.4014.87.0
Jul90° / 64°0.84.7014.64.5
Aug89° / 63°0.74.7013.65.1
Sep78° / 53°1.55.2012.37.8
Oct63° / 41°1.66.8110.96.1
Nov47° / 29°1.47.84.79.71.8
Dec36° / 21°1.687.19.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124357
134456
144357
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314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tooele gets around 1.7 in of rain and snow over 8.6 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 27% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12624
22624
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52724
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312622

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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Wind in January

Winds average 4 mph in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:58 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:585:07
29.27:585:08
39.27:585:08
49.27:585:09
59.27:585:10
69.27:585:11
79.27:585:12
89.27:585:13
99.37:585:14
109.37:585:15
119.37:585:16
129.37:585:16
139.37:575:17
149.47:575:19
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169.47:565:21
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189.57:565:23
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219.57:545:26
229.67:545:27
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
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272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tooele?

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 Tooele.

What to pack for Tooele in January

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

In January, Tooele sees daytime highs around 35°F and nights near 20°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Tooele in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tooele peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tooele?

Tooele sits at 40.5°N, 112.3°W, 5,043 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Herriman, 14 mi away.

Topography around Tooele

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tooele has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,535 ft around an average of 5,118 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,306 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,346 ft.

The land around Tooele is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 2 miles, grassland (42%), shrubs (23%) and trees (21%) within 10 miles, and grassland (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,535 ft
10 miles
6,306 ft
50 miles
7,346 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Herriman 14 mi · Magna 16 mi · Kearns 18 mi · South Jordan Heights 19 mi · Riverton 19 mi · West Valley City 19 mi · South Jordan 19 mi · West Jordan 20 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 Tooele (40.5308°, -112.2983°, elevation 5,043 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).