Independence Weather in January
Average highs run from 45°F on January 1 to 47°F on January 31, and lows from 24°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
- 45°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 1.44 in
- Snowfall
- 2.2 in
- Record high
- 78°FJan 24, 1950
- Record low
- -19°FJan 4, 1947
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 39 min to 10 h 21 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 27°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 45°F | 24°F | 70°F 2012 | -4°F 1928 | 20% | 6% |
| Jan 2 | 44°F | 23°F | 74°F 2006 | -4°F 1979 | 20% | 6% |
| Jan 3 | 44°F | 23°F | 75°F 1997 | -12°F 1928 | 20% | 6% |
| Jan 4 | 44°F | 23°F | 72°F 1997 | -19°F 1947 | 20% | 6% |
| Jan 5 | 44°F | 23°F | 69°F 1927 | -15°F 1947 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 6 | 44°F | 23°F | 71°F 1907 | -6°F 1912 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 7 | 44°F | 23°F | 75°F 1907 | -7°F 1912 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 8 | 44°F | 23°F | 72°F 1939 | -6°F 1979 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 9 | 44°F | 23°F | 73°F 2003 | -1°F 1977 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 10 | 44°F | 23°F | 74°F 1911 | -11°F 1982 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 11 | 44°F | 23°F | 72°F 1911 | -9°F 1918 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 12 | 44°F | 23°F | 74°F 2017 | -18°F 1918 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 13 | 44°F | 23°F | 73°F 1928 | -13°F 1912 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 14 | 44°F | 23°F | 72°F 1952 | -9°F 1905 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 15 | 45°F | 22°F | 70°F 1952 | -8°F 1905 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 16 | 45°F | 22°F | 73°F 1935 | -5°F 1930 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 17 | 45°F | 22°F | 75°F 1894 | -7°F 1930 | 19% | 6% |
| Jan 18 | 45°F | 22°F | 71°F 1951 | -18°F 1930 | 18% | 6% |
| Jan 19 | 45°F | 22°F | 73°F 1951 | -15°F 1984 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 20 | 45°F | 22°F | 75°F 1895 | -11°F 1985 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 21 | 45°F | 22°F | 73°F 1957 | -15°F 1984 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 22 | 45°F | 22°F | 73°F 1964 | -19°F 1930 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 23 | 45°F | 22°F | 74°F 1909 | -6°F 1930 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 24 | 45°F | 22°F | 78°F 1950 | -11°F 1894 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 25 | 46°F | 23°F | 74°F 1950 | -7°F 1905 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 26 | 46°F | 23°F | 73°F 1911 | -5°F 1904 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 27 | 46°F | 23°F | 69°F 2015 | -4°F 1963 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 28 | 46°F | 23°F | 70°F 1917 | -4°F 1948 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 29 | 46°F | 23°F | 75°F 2013 | -5°F 1979 | 18% | 5% |
| Jan 30 | 46°F | 23°F | 73°F 2011 | -19°F 1949 | 18% | 4% |
| Jan 31 | 47°F | 23°F | 73°F 1989 | -5°F 1979 | 19% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 5:47 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143954 (Independence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00143954, 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.