La Crosse climate

La Crosse Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wanatah 2 Wnw, 14.4 km from La Crosse

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.12 in over about 11 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at La Crosse, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
2.12 in
Snowfall
10.6 in
Record high
65°FJan 7, 2008
Record low
-20°FJan 5, 1999
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 16 min to 10 h 03 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
13.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 133°F18°F54°F 2011-11°F 201836%20%
Jan 233°F17°F60°F 2000-13°F 201836%20%
Jan 333°F17°F60°F 2023-6°F 201436%20%
Jan 432°F17°F55°F 1998-12°F 199936%21%
Jan 532°F17°F55°F 1998-20°F 199936%21%
Jan 632°F16°F59°F 2008-16°F 201436%21%
Jan 732°F16°F65°F 2008-15°F 201436%22%
Jan 832°F16°F61°F 2026-9°F 201536%22%
Jan 932°F16°F61°F 2026-9°F 199936%22%
Jan 1032°F16°F58°F 2020-8°F 199935%22%
Jan 1132°F16°F59°F 2018-4°F 199935%23%
Jan 1232°F15°F63°F 20052°F 201635%23%
Jan 1331°F15°F52°F 2005-3°F 200935%23%
Jan 1431°F15°F47°F 2002-10°F 202435%23%
Jan 1531°F15°F44°F 2016-17°F 200935%24%
Jan 1631°F15°F52°F 2023-20°F 200935%24%
Jan 1731°F15°F55°F 1999-4°F 200535%24%
Jan 1831°F15°F46°F 1999-9°F 200534%24%
Jan 1931°F15°F55°F 2006-3°F 200334%24%
Jan 2031°F15°F59°F 1999-4°F 200834%25%
Jan 2131°F14°F62°F 1999-7°F 200034%25%
Jan 2231°F14°F55°F 2002-7°F 200034%25%
Jan 2331°F14°F51°F 2002-6°F 201434%25%
Jan 2431°F14°F48°F 2010-9°F 201434%25%
Jan 2531°F14°F50°F 2002-8°F 200833%25%
Jan 2631°F14°F56°F 2018-9°F 202233%25%
Jan 2731°F15°F59°F 2002-11°F 201433%25%
Jan 2832°F15°F60°F 2002-16°F 201433%25%
Jan 2932°F15°F59°F 2013-7°F 201933%25%
Jan 3032°F15°F53°F 2013-19°F 201933%25%
Jan 3132°F15°F56°F 2012-18°F 201933%25%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Crosse, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 5:03 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00129222 (Wanatah 2 Wnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004846, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.