Independence Weather in January
Average highs run from 28°F on January 1 to 27°F on January 31, and lows from 11°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.95 in over about 8 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 27°F
- Average low
- 8°F
- Precipitation
- 0.95 in
- Snowfall
- 10.0 in
- Record high
- 61°FJan 27, 2002
- Record low
- -31°FJan 16, 2009
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 08 min to 9 h 58 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 14°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 28°F | 11°F | 43°F 1998 | -19°F 1887 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 2 | 27°F | 10°F | 47°F 2000 | -20°F 1887 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 3 | 27°F | 10°F | 48°F 1998 | -17°F 1887 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 4 | 27°F | 10°F | 47°F 1997 | -17°F 1999 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 5 | 27°F | 10°F | 40°F 1984 | -21°F 1999 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 6 | 27°F | 9°F | 41°F 2001 | -22°F 1887 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 7 | 27°F | 9°F | 40°F 2000 | -22°F 1887 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 8 | 27°F | 9°F | 55°F 2003 | -13°F 1982 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 9 | 27°F | 9°F | 57°F 2003 | -20°F 1886 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 10 | 26°F | 9°F | 49°F 2002 | -26°F 1886 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 11 | 26°F | 8°F | 48°F 1992 | -20°F 1886 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 12 | 26°F | 8°F | 50°F 2002 | -16°F 1885 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 13 | 26°F | 8°F | 51°F 1996 | -20°F 1885 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 14 | 26°F | 8°F | 44°F 2002 | -20°F 1888 | 25% | 18% |
| Jan 15 | 26°F | 8°F | 47°F 1990 | -29°F 1888 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 16 | 26°F | 8°F | 49°F 1990 | -31°F 2009 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 17 | 26°F | 7°F | 50°F 1990 | -29°F 2009 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 18 | 26°F | 7°F | 52°F 1996 | -25°F 1994 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 19 | 26°F | 7°F | 45°F 2006 | -26°F 1885 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 20 | 26°F | 7°F | 50°F 2006 | -26°F 1985 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 21 | 26°F | 7°F | 46°F 1989 | -24°F 1888 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 22 | 26°F | 7°F | 48°F 1997 | -22°F 1886 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 23 | 26°F | 7°F | 57°F 2002 | -19°F 1886 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 24 | 26°F | 7°F | 40°F 2002 | -19°F 2008 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 25 | 26°F | 7°F | 42°F 2002 | -21°F 2008 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 26 | 26°F | 7°F | 59°F 2002 | -19°F 1982 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 27 | 27°F | 7°F | 61°F 2002 | -17°F 1986 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 28 | 27°F | 7°F | 58°F 2002 | -24°F 1885 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 29 | 27°F | 7°F | 44°F 2002 | -9°F 2004 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 30 | 27°F | 7°F | 49°F 1988 | -18°F 1991 | 24% | 18% |
| Jan 31 | 27°F | 7°F | 57°F 1989 | -24°F 1994 | 24% | 18% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00134049 (Independence #1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00134049, 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.