Johnson County climate

Johnson County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Iowa City Muni AP, 5.7 km from Johnson County

Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 16°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.04 in over about 6 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 Johnson County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
1.04 in
Snowfall
7.6 in
Record high
65°FJan 8, 2003
Record low
-28°FJan 31, 1996
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 10 h 02 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
11.6 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 132°F16°F51°F 2004-20°F 201824%13%
Jan 232°F16°F56°F 2004-20°F 201824%13%
Jan 332°F16°F55°F 1998-14°F 201424%13%
Jan 431°F16°F58°F 1997-18°F 199924%13%
Jan 531°F15°F61°F 2012-23°F 199923%13%
Jan 631°F15°F57°F 2012-15°F 201423%13%
Jan 731°F15°F56°F 2008-15°F 195123%13%
Jan 831°F15°F65°F 2003-14°F 201523%14%
Jan 931°F15°F60°F 2020-14°F 199923%14%
Jan 1031°F15°F55°F 2012-15°F 201023%14%
Jan 1131°F15°F55°F 2012-7°F 199723%14%
Jan 1231°F15°F55°F 2006-10°F 199722%14%
Jan 1331°F14°F51°F 1996-10°F 202422%14%
Jan 1431°F14°F55°F 1952-16°F 202422%14%
Jan 1531°F14°F58°F 1953-21°F 200922%14%
Jan 1631°F14°F56°F 2023-25°F 200922%14%
Jan 1731°F14°F56°F 1996-13°F 199722%14%
Jan 1831°F14°F56°F 1996-7°F 199722%14%
Jan 1931°F14°F56°F 1951-19°F 194922%14%
Jan 2031°F14°F47°F 2018-21°F 194922%14%
Jan 2131°F14°F51°F 1997-13°F 202422%14%
Jan 2231°F14°F58°F 2002-14°F 194922%13%
Jan 2331°F14°F47°F 2002-13°F 202622%13%
Jan 2431°F14°F50°F 1950-13°F 200822%13%
Jan 2531°F14°F56°F 2002-14°F 201922%13%
Jan 2631°F14°F61°F 2002-13°F 201922%13%
Jan 2731°F14°F63°F 2002-11°F 199623%13%
Jan 2831°F14°F54°F 2008-12°F 195123%13%
Jan 2931°F15°F59°F 2013-18°F 194923%13%
Jan 3031°F15°F60°F 2012-26°F 201923%13%
Jan 3131°F15°F59°F 2012-28°F 199623%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Johnson County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:21 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014937 (Iowa City Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014937, 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.