Kearney Weather in January
Average highs run from 36°F on January 1 to 37°F on January 31, and lows from 14°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.51 in over about 4 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
- 36°F
- Average low
- 14°F
- Precipitation
- 0.51 in
- Snowfall
- 3.7 in
- Record high
- 77°FJan 11, 1990
- Record low
- -28°FJan 12, 1912
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 10 h 06 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 11.4 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 | 36°F | 14°F | 63°F 1939 | -14°F 1968 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 2 | 36°F | 14°F | 63°F 1939 | -16°F 1911 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 3 | 36°F | 14°F | 74°F 1997 | -25°F 1911 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 4 | 36°F | 14°F | 61°F 2006 | -20°F 1924 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 5 | 36°F | 14°F | 66°F 2026 | -20°F 1924 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 6 | 36°F | 14°F | 69°F 2012 | -23°F 1912 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 7 | 36°F | 14°F | 60°F 2026 | -21°F 1971 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 8 | 36°F | 14°F | 64°F 2003 | -15°F 1913 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 9 | 36°F | 14°F | 70°F 2002 | -17°F 2010 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 10 | 36°F | 14°F | 70°F 1911 | -20°F 1982 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 11 | 36°F | 14°F | 77°F 1990 | -25°F 1918 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 12 | 36°F | 14°F | 67°F 1987 | -28°F 1912 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 13 | 36°F | 14°F | 68°F 1987 | -21°F 1905 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 14 | 36°F | 14°F | 69°F 1996 | -15°F 1912 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 15 | 36°F | 14°F | 64°F 1943 | -20°F 1905 | 12% | 9% |
| Jan 16 | 36°F | 14°F | 68°F 2006 | -18°F 1930 | 13% | 9% |
| Jan 17 | 36°F | 14°F | 65°F 1996 | -21°F 1930 | 13% | 9% |
| Jan 18 | 36°F | 14°F | 67°F 1920 | -19°F 1984 | 13% | 9% |
| Jan 19 | 36°F | 14°F | 68°F 1921 | -22°F 1943 | 13% | 9% |
| Jan 20 | 36°F | 14°F | 68°F 1944 | -20°F 1943 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 21 | 36°F | 14°F | 68°F 1964 | -20°F 1930 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 22 | 36°F | 14°F | 70°F 1950 | -16°F 1966 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 23 | 36°F | 14°F | 70°F 1950 | -14°F 1937 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 24 | 36°F | 14°F | 73°F 1981 | -15°F 1963 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 25 | 36°F | 14°F | 73°F 1981 | -17°F 1940 | 14% | 10% |
| Jan 26 | 36°F | 14°F | 66°F 2002 | -19°F 1950 | 14% | 10% |
| Jan 27 | 36°F | 14°F | 69°F 2002 | -22°F 1963 | 14% | 10% |
| Jan 28 | 37°F | 14°F | 68°F 2015 | -23°F 1918 | 14% | 10% |
| Jan 29 | 37°F | 14°F | 69°F 2015 | -13°F 1966 | 14% | 11% |
| Jan 30 | 37°F | 14°F | 65°F 1971 | -20°F 1918 | 14% | 11% |
| Jan 31 | 37°F | 14°F | 70°F 1911 | -20°F 1918 | 14% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 5:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00254335 (Kearney 4 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00254335, 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.