Mahaska County climate

Mahaska County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Oskaloosa, 1.6 km from Mahaska County

Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 14°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.75 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 Mahaska 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
12°F
Precipitation
1.75 in
Snowfall
7.1 in
Record high
71°FJan 31, 1989
Record low
-23°FJan 10, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 15 min to 10 h 03 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
11.9 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°F14°F56°F 2004-20°F 201820%14%
Jan 232°F14°F62°F 2004-19°F 201820%15%
Jan 331°F14°F56°F 1998-11°F 201420%15%
Jan 431°F14°F56°F 1997-15°F 195920%15%
Jan 531°F14°F65°F 2012-16°F 199919%15%
Jan 631°F13°F58°F 2012-14°F 201819%16%
Jan 731°F13°F62°F 2008-16°F 196819%16%
Jan 831°F13°F69°F 2003-13°F 197019%16%
Jan 931°F13°F62°F 2020-17°F 198219%16%
Jan 1031°F13°F57°F 2012-23°F 198219%17%
Jan 1130°F13°F55°F 1992-12°F 196219%17%
Jan 1230°F12°F60°F 1960-22°F 197419%17%
Jan 1330°F12°F59°F 1961-16°F 196319%17%
Jan 1430°F12°F65°F 1952-21°F 195719%17%
Jan 1530°F12°F59°F 1990-20°F 197919%17%
Jan 1630°F12°F61°F 1990-20°F 200919%17%
Jan 1730°F12°F59°F 1996-16°F 198219%17%
Jan 1830°F12°F58°F 1951-16°F 199419%17%
Jan 1930°F11°F60°F 1952-19°F 197019%17%
Jan 2030°F11°F53°F 1968-21°F 198519%17%
Jan 2130°F11°F63°F 1957-21°F 197019%17%
Jan 2230°F11°F63°F 1967-12°F 196319%17%
Jan 2331°F11°F54°F 1976-21°F 196319%17%
Jan 2431°F11°F59°F 1967-10°F 196319%17%
Jan 2531°F11°F60°F 1981-13°F 201919%17%
Jan 2631°F11°F65°F 2002-11°F 196319%17%
Jan 2731°F11°F63°F 2002-15°F 196319%16%
Jan 2831°F11°F59°F 2008-17°F 196319%16%
Jan 2931°F11°F61°F 2013-20°F 196619%16%
Jan 3031°F12°F65°F 2012-21°F 201919%16%
Jan 3132°F12°F71°F 1989-21°F 201919%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mahaska County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:26 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00136327 (Oskaloosa), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014950, 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.