Alma climate

Alma Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wamego 4 W, 23 km from Alma

Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 41°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.69 in over about 5 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 Alma, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.69 in
Snowfall
4.8 in
Record high
77°FJan 28, 2013
Record low
-17°FJan 26, 2026
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 30 min to 10 h 13 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
11.2 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 139°F18°F67°F 2005-9°F 201815%7%
Jan 239°F18°F63°F 1997-13°F 200115%7%
Jan 339°F18°F68°F 1997-2°F 200215%7%
Jan 439°F18°F63°F 2026-7°F 201015%7%
Jan 539°F18°F64°F 2012-2°F 200415%7%
Jan 639°F18°F63°F 2019-12°F 201415%7%
Jan 739°F18°F70°F 2006-15°F 202515%7%
Jan 839°F18°F72°F 2003-12°F 201015%7%
Jan 939°F18°F65°F 2002-11°F 201015%8%
Jan 1039°F18°F60°F 2023-9°F 201015%8%
Jan 1139°F18°F64°F 2006-5°F 196315%8%
Jan 1239°F18°F62°F 2001-9°F 201115%8%
Jan 1339°F18°F62°F 2022-11°F 201115%8%
Jan 1439°F17°F64°F 2006-10°F 202415%8%
Jan 1539°F17°F66°F 2012-14°F 202415%8%
Jan 1639°F17°F66°F 2015-15°F 202415%8%
Jan 1739°F17°F61°F 1961-3°F 201815%8%
Jan 1839°F17°F66°F 2006-3°F 199715%8%
Jan 1939°F17°F66°F 2013-7°F 196315%8%
Jan 2039°F17°F69°F 1997-9°F 202415%8%
Jan 2139°F17°F67°F 1964-15°F 202515%8%
Jan 2240°F18°F66°F 2009-4°F 196315%8%
Jan 2340°F18°F60°F 2004-8°F 196315%8%
Jan 2440°F18°F63°F 2017-5°F 196315%8%
Jan 2540°F18°F68°F 2018-8°F 202616%8%
Jan 2640°F18°F68°F 2015-17°F 202616%8%
Jan 2740°F18°F65°F 2015-10°F 196316%8%
Jan 2841°F18°F77°F 2013-7°F 199716%9%
Jan 2941°F18°F68°F 20162°F 200416%9%
Jan 3041°F18°F70°F 20120°F 200416%9%
Jan 3141°F18°F73°F 2009-8°F 202617%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alma, 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 7:44 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:45 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00148563 (Wamego 4 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003936, 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.