Douglas County climate

Douglas County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wasola 5N, 11.5 km from Douglas County

Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.96 in over about 6 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 Douglas County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
2.96 in
Snowfall
2.2 in
Record high
74°FJan 23, 2002
Record low
-4°FJan 17, 1997
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 41 min to 10 h 21 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
7.2 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 144°F23°F64°F 2006-1°F 201820%4%
Jan 243°F23°F70°F 2004-2°F 201820%4%
Jan 343°F23°F73°F 20046°F 200120%4%
Jan 443°F23°F70°F 19971°F 199920%4%
Jan 543°F23°F63°F 19981°F 199920%4%
Jan 643°F23°F73°F 2026-4°F 201420%4%
Jan 743°F23°F69°F 2019-4°F 201420%4%
Jan 843°F23°F71°F 20061°F 201520%5%
Jan 943°F22°F68°F 20024°F 201020%5%
Jan 1043°F22°F71°F 2017-1°F 201020%5%
Jan 1143°F22°F69°F 2017-3°F 199720%5%
Jan 1243°F22°F68°F 20000°F 199719%5%
Jan 1343°F22°F70°F 2026-1°F 199719%5%
Jan 1443°F22°F63°F 20165°F 199719%5%
Jan 1543°F22°F63°F 20204°F 200919%5%
Jan 1643°F22°F65°F 2023-3°F 201819%5%
Jan 1743°F22°F67°F 2023-4°F 199719%5%
Jan 1844°F22°F62°F 20151°F 200319%5%
Jan 1944°F22°F66°F 20157°F 202519%5%
Jan 2044°F22°F66°F 20052°F 202519%5%
Jan 2144°F22°F68°F 20175°F 202219%5%
Jan 2244°F22°F62°F 200910°F 202219%5%
Jan 2344°F22°F74°F 20021°F 200319%5%
Jan 2444°F22°F63°F 20221°F 200319%5%
Jan 2544°F23°F66°F 20055°F 202619%5%
Jan 2644°F23°F67°F 2014-4°F 202619%5%
Jan 2745°F23°F68°F 199911°F 200419%5%
Jan 2845°F23°F72°F 20022°F 199719%5%
Jan 2945°F23°F72°F 20022°F 201419%5%
Jan 3045°F23°F68°F 20164°F 200419%5%
Jan 3145°F23°F72°F 20164°F 202619%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Douglas County, 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 7:23 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:34 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00238754 (Wasola 5N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053901, 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.