Kansas climate

Kansas Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kansas 2 Ne, 2 km from Kansas

Average highs run from 49°F on January 1 to 51°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 29°F.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Kansas, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
28°F
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
75°FJan 2, 2023
Record low
-6°FJan 15, 2024
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 46 min to 10 h 24 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
7.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 149°F29°F71°F 20062°F 20182%
Jan 249°F29°F75°F 20232°F 20012%
Jan 349°F29°F74°F 200910°F 20012%
Jan 449°F29°F64°F 20043°F 20102%
Jan 549°F29°F69°F 2008-1°F 20102%
Jan 649°F29°F71°F 2008-4°F 20142%
Jan 749°F29°F69°F 2008-1°F 20142%
Jan 849°F29°F68°F 2026-1°F 20102%
Jan 949°F29°F68°F 20022°F 20102%
Jan 1049°F28°F71°F 20230°F 20102%
Jan 1149°F28°F73°F 20179°F 20252%
Jan 1249°F28°F70°F 20004°F 20112%
Jan 1349°F28°F68°F 20262°F 20242%
Jan 1449°F28°F61°F 2016-4°F 20242%
Jan 1549°F28°F66°F 2006-6°F 20242%
Jan 1649°F28°F69°F 2023-5°F 20243%
Jan 1749°F28°F66°F 20001°F 20183%
Jan 1849°F28°F65°F 20063°F 20033%
Jan 1949°F28°F68°F 20158°F 20243%
Jan 2049°F28°F67°F 20055°F 20113%
Jan 2149°F28°F71°F 20184°F 20253%
Jan 2250°F28°F70°F 200912°F 20033%
Jan 2350°F28°F73°F 20024°F 20033%
Jan 2450°F28°F68°F 20170°F 20143%
Jan 2550°F28°F68°F 20052°F 20263%
Jan 2650°F28°F66°F 2014-2°F 20263%
Jan 2750°F28°F67°F 20158°F 20043%
Jan 2851°F28°F71°F 200210°F 20263%
Jan 2951°F28°F72°F 20119°F 20143%
Jan 3051°F29°F71°F 20169°F 20073%
Jan 3151°F29°F73°F 20174°F 20263%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kansas, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01231102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:45 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00344672 (Kansas 2 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053922, 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.