Arkansas City climate

Arkansas City Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newkirk 5NE, 13.6 km from Arkansas City

Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 47°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.06 in over about 4 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 Arkansas City, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
1.06 in
Snowfall
2.4 in
Record high
79°FJan 1, 2006
Record low
-12°FJan 26, 2026
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 40 min to 10 h 21 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
11.0 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 144°F23°F79°F 2006-3°F 201814%4%
Jan 244°F22°F72°F 19971°F 200113%4%
Jan 344°F22°F74°F 20063°F 200213%4%
Jan 444°F22°F62°F 20066°F 199913%4%
Jan 544°F22°F71°F 20261°F 201413%4%
Jan 644°F22°F70°F 2008-2°F 201413%4%
Jan 744°F22°F72°F 20064°F 201513%4%
Jan 844°F22°F72°F 20062°F 201013%4%
Jan 944°F22°F67°F 2002-1°F 201013%4%
Jan 1044°F22°F64°F 20174°F 201013%4%
Jan 1144°F22°F71°F 20172°F 201113%4%
Jan 1244°F21°F69°F 2014-3°F 201113%4%
Jan 1344°F21°F66°F 20220°F 201113%4%
Jan 1444°F21°F66°F 2006-2°F 202413%4%
Jan 1545°F21°F70°F 20062°F 202413%4%
Jan 1645°F21°F69°F 2012-1°F 202413%4%
Jan 1745°F21°F63°F 20151°F 201813%4%
Jan 1845°F21°F70°F 20158°F 202613%4%
Jan 1945°F21°F69°F 20156°F 202413%4%
Jan 2045°F21°F66°F 1997-5°F 202513%4%
Jan 2145°F21°F67°F 2018-11°F 202513%4%
Jan 2245°F21°F71°F 200211°F 200313%4%
Jan 2346°F21°F60°F 20132°F 200313%4%
Jan 2446°F21°F71°F 20171°F 201413%4%
Jan 2546°F21°F66°F 2018-9°F 202613%4%
Jan 2646°F21°F73°F 2015-12°F 202613%4%
Jan 2746°F21°F73°F 20154°F 200414%4%
Jan 2846°F21°F77°F 20151°F 199714%4%
Jan 2946°F21°F73°F 20119°F 201414%4%
Jan 3047°F22°F70°F 20171°F 201014%4%
Jan 3147°F22°F71°F 2009-4°F 202614%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Arkansas City, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:52 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00346278 (Newkirk 5NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013932, 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.