Weather Almanac: Fort Defiance, AZ 86504

🗓️ Historical norms for January 2026

December February

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

January avg. precipitation

🌧️ 0.95"

January days below freezing

📉 ≈29.9 days

Average January lows ≈14.7°F

USDA Zone

Annual extreme lows -5°F to 0°F

Last Spring Frost (36°F)

🌷 Jun 6

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First Fall Frost (36°F)

🍂 Sep 18

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F: Forecast

H: Normal High Temp

L: Normal Low Temp

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Saturday

Thu. January 1 New Year's Day

🌅 7:26 a.m.

H: ≈42.1°F

L: ≈13.6°F

🌇 5:13 p.m.

Fri. January 2

🌅 7:26 a.m.

H: ≈42.1°F

L: ≈13.6°F

🌇 5:14 p.m.

Sat. January 3

🌅 7:27 a.m.

H: ≈42.2°F

L: ≈13.7°F

🌇 5:15 p.m.

Sun. January 4

🌅 7:27 a.m.

H: ≈42.3°F

L: ≈13.7°F

🌇 5:16 p.m.

Mon. January 5

🌅 7:27 a.m.

H: ≈42.3°F

L: ≈13.8°F

🌇 5:17 p.m.

Tue. January 6 Epiphany

🌅 7:27 a.m.

H: ≈42.4°F

L: ≈13.9°F

🌇 5:17 p.m.

Wed. January 7

🌅 7:27 a.m.

H: ≈42.5°F

L: ≈13.9°F

🌇 5:18 p.m.

Thu. January 8

🌅 7:27 a.m.

H: ≈42.6°F

L: ≈14.0°F

🌇 5:19 p.m.

Fri. January 9

🌅 7:27 a.m.

H: ≈42.7°F

L: ≈14.1°F

🌇 5:20 p.m.

Sat. January 10

🌅 7:27 a.m.

H: ≈42.8°F

L: ≈14.2°F

🌇 5:21 p.m.

Sun. January 11

🌅 7:26 a.m.

H: ≈42.9°F

L: ≈14.2°F

🌇 5:22 p.m.

Mon. January 12

🌅 7:26 a.m.

H: ≈43.0°F

L: ≈14.3°F

🌇 5:23 p.m.

Tue. January 13

🌅 7:26 a.m.

H: ≈43.1°F

L: ≈14.4°F

🌇 5:24 p.m.

Wed. January 14

🌅 7:26 a.m.

H: ≈43.2°F

L: ≈14.5°F

🌇 5:25 p.m.

Thu. January 15

🌅 7:26 a.m.

H: ≈43.3°F

L: ≈14.6°F

🌇 5:26 p.m.

Fri. January 16

🌅 7:25 a.m.

H: ≈43.4°F

L: ≈14.6°F

🌇 5:27 p.m.

Sat. January 17

🌅 7:25 a.m.

H: ≈43.6°F

L: ≈14.7°F

🌇 5:28 p.m.

Sun. January 18

🌅 7:25 a.m.

H: ≈43.7°F

L: ≈14.8°F

🌇 5:29 p.m.

Mon. January 19 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. / Civil Rights Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day

🌅 7:24 a.m.

H: ≈43.8°F

L: ≈14.9°F

🌇 5:30 p.m.

Tue. January 20

🌅 7:24 a.m.

H: ≈43.9°F

L: ≈15.0°F

🌇 5:31 p.m.

Wed. January 21

🌅 7:23 a.m.

H: ≈44.0°F

L: ≈15.1°F

🌇 5:32 p.m.

Thu. January 22

🌅 7:23 a.m.

H: ≈44.1°F

L: ≈15.2°F

🌇 5:33 p.m.

Fri. January 23

🌅 7:22 a.m.

H: ≈44.2°F

L: ≈15.3°F

🌇 5:34 p.m.

Sat. January 24

🌅 7:22 a.m.

H: ≈44.4°F

L: ≈15.4°F

🌇 5:35 p.m.

Sun. January 25

🌅 7:21 a.m.

H: ≈44.5°F

L: ≈15.5°F

🌇 5:36 p.m.

Mon. January 26

🌅 7:20 a.m.

H: ≈44.6°F

L: ≈15.6°F

🌇 5:37 p.m.

Tue. January 27

🌅 7:20 a.m.

H: ≈44.7°F

L: ≈15.7°F

🌇 5:38 p.m.

Wed. January 28

🌅 7:19 a.m.

H: ≈44.8°F

L: ≈15.8°F

🌇 5:39 p.m.

Thu. January 29

🌅 7:18 a.m.

H: ≈44.9°F

L: ≈15.9°F

🌇 5:40 p.m.

Fri. January 30

🌅 7:18 a.m.

H: ≈45.1°F

L: ≈16.0°F

🌇 5:41 p.m.

Sat. January 31

🌅 7:17 a.m.

H: ≈45.2°F

L: ≈16.1°F

🌇 5:42 p.m.

December February

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Temperature climatic data from weather station: WINDOW ROCK AP (USW00003029)

Precipitation climatic data from weather station: WINDOW ROCK AP (USW00003029)

Agricultural climatic data from weather station: WINDOW ROCK 4 SW (USC00029410)