Fort Scott Weather in January
Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.44 in over about 6 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
- 42°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 1.44 in
- Snowfall
- 3.9 in
- Record high
- 77°FJan 24, 1950
- Record low
- -19°FJan 12, 1918
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 37 min to 10 h 17 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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 | 42°F | 23°F | 68°F 1965 | -8°F 1928 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 2 | 42°F | 23°F | 72°F 2006 | -6°F 2001 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 3 | 42°F | 23°F | 73°F 2023 | -10°F 1911 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 4 | 42°F | 22°F | 71°F 1997 | -14°F 1947 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 5 | 42°F | 22°F | 69°F 1956 | -16°F 1959 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 6 | 42°F | 22°F | 69°F 1907 | -2°F 1909 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 7 | 42°F | 22°F | 73°F 1965 | -8°F 1968 | 18% | 6% |
| Jan 8 | 42°F | 22°F | 72°F 1939 | -8°F 1979 | 18% | 6% |
| Jan 9 | 42°F | 22°F | 68°F 2026 | -3°F 1977 | 18% | 6% |
| Jan 10 | 42°F | 22°F | 70°F 1902 | -10°F 1982 | 18% | 6% |
| Jan 11 | 42°F | 22°F | 67°F 1990 | -14°F 1918 | 18% | 6% |
| Jan 12 | 41°F | 22°F | 72°F 2017 | -19°F 1918 | 18% | 6% |
| Jan 13 | 41°F | 22°F | 69°F 1907 | -10°F 1916 | 18% | 6% |
| Jan 14 | 42°F | 22°F | 73°F 1952 | -9°F 1905 | 18% | 6% |
| Jan 15 | 42°F | 21°F | 69°F 1952 | -9°F 1905 | 18% | 6% |
| Jan 16 | 42°F | 21°F | 72°F 1952 | -4°F 1982 | 18% | 6% |
| Jan 17 | 42°F | 21°F | 68°F 2012 | -10°F 1930 | 18% | 6% |
| Jan 18 | 42°F | 21°F | 72°F 1951 | -18°F 1930 | 17% | 6% |
| Jan 19 | 42°F | 21°F | 71°F 1906 | -15°F 1943 | 17% | 6% |
| Jan 20 | 42°F | 22°F | 70°F 1906 | -14°F 1985 | 17% | 6% |
| Jan 21 | 42°F | 22°F | 74°F 1957 | -5°F 1984 | 17% | 5% |
| Jan 22 | 42°F | 22°F | 74°F 1909 | -14°F 1930 | 17% | 5% |
| Jan 23 | 42°F | 22°F | 74°F 1909 | -8°F 1963 | 17% | 5% |
| Jan 24 | 42°F | 22°F | 77°F 1950 | -9°F 1930 | 17% | 5% |
| Jan 25 | 42°F | 22°F | 72°F 1950 | -10°F 1905 | 17% | 5% |
| Jan 26 | 43°F | 22°F | 72°F 1944 | -9°F 1904 | 17% | 5% |
| Jan 27 | 43°F | 22°F | 69°F 1944 | -10°F 1963 | 17% | 5% |
| Jan 28 | 43°F | 22°F | 68°F 1917 | -7°F 1948 | 17% | 5% |
| Jan 29 | 43°F | 22°F | 75°F 2015 | -7°F 1966 | 17% | 5% |
| Jan 30 | 43°F | 23°F | 72°F 1917 | -4°F 1966 | 17% | 4% |
| Jan 31 | 44°F | 23°F | 69°F 1911 | -7°F 1979 | 17% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:41 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00142835 (Ft Scott), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142835, 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.