Waukee Weather in January
Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.01 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
- 30°F
- Average low
- 13°F
- Precipitation
- 1.01 in
- Snowfall
- 9.7 in
- Record high
- 67°FJan 8, 2003
- Record low
- -24°FJan 21, 1970
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 14 min to 10 h 02 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 84%
- 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 31°F | 15°F | 54°F 1954 | -19°F 2018 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 2 | 31°F | 15°F | 60°F 2004 | -17°F 2010 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 3 | 31°F | 14°F | 55°F 1998 | -10°F 1947 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 4 | 30°F | 14°F | 52°F 2019 | -15°F 1947 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 5 | 30°F | 14°F | 65°F 2012 | -14°F 1999 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 6 | 30°F | 14°F | 54°F 1961 | -13°F 1971 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 7 | 30°F | 14°F | 60°F 2026 | -14°F 1968 | 25% | 20% |
| Jan 8 | 30°F | 13°F | 67°F 2003 | -15°F 1970 | 25% | 21% |
| Jan 9 | 30°F | 13°F | 59°F 2020 | -19°F 1982 | 25% | 21% |
| Jan 10 | 30°F | 13°F | 57°F 2012 | -22°F 1982 | 25% | 21% |
| Jan 11 | 30°F | 13°F | 55°F 1992 | -16°F 1974 | 25% | 21% |
| Jan 12 | 30°F | 13°F | 56°F 1961 | -23°F 1974 | 25% | 22% |
| Jan 13 | 30°F | 13°F | 62°F 1987 | -14°F 1963 | 25% | 22% |
| Jan 14 | 30°F | 13°F | 55°F 1952 | -18°F 1957 | 25% | 22% |
| Jan 15 | 30°F | 13°F | 58°F 2006 | -18°F 1972 | 25% | 22% |
| Jan 16 | 30°F | 13°F | 59°F 1990 | -19°F 2009 | 25% | 22% |
| Jan 17 | 30°F | 13°F | 59°F 1989 | -15°F 1977 | 25% | 22% |
| Jan 18 | 30°F | 13°F | 60°F 1951 | -16°F 1994 | 25% | 23% |
| Jan 19 | 30°F | 13°F | 54°F 2013 | -20°F 1985 | 26% | 23% |
| Jan 20 | 30°F | 13°F | 50°F 1968 | -20°F 1985 | 26% | 23% |
| Jan 21 | 30°F | 13°F | 58°F 1992 | -24°F 1970 | 26% | 23% |
| Jan 22 | 30°F | 13°F | 59°F 2002 | -14°F 1963 | 26% | 23% |
| Jan 23 | 30°F | 13°F | 58°F 1981 | -22°F 1963 | 26% | 23% |
| Jan 24 | 30°F | 13°F | 62°F 1967 | -13°F 1963 | 26% | 23% |
| Jan 25 | 30°F | 13°F | 60°F 1981 | -10°F 1972 | 26% | 24% |
| Jan 26 | 30°F | 13°F | 65°F 2002 | -16°F 1963 | 26% | 24% |
| Jan 27 | 30°F | 13°F | 63°F 2002 | -14°F 1963 | 26% | 24% |
| Jan 28 | 30°F | 13°F | 55°F 1968 | -16°F 1972 | 26% | 24% |
| Jan 29 | 31°F | 13°F | 59°F 2013 | -23°F 1966 | 26% | 24% |
| Jan 30 | 31°F | 13°F | 65°F 2012 | -20°F 2019 | 26% | 24% |
| Jan 31 | 31°F | 13°F | 65°F 1989 | -21°F 1996 | 26% | 24% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:30 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132209 (Des Moines Wsfo-Johnston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014933, 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.