Jefferson City weather in January: Jefferson City, Missouri: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Jefferson City in January has a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 23°F, a daily mean of 32°F, holding near 41°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal January, 2.01 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 5°C and low of −5°C, 51 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationJefferson City Memorial Airport
- Station IDUSW00003963
- Location38.59°N 92.16°W
- Elevation573 ft (175 m)
- Population42,564
- Jan 41° 23°
- Feb 47° 26°
- Mar 58° 35°
- Apr 68° 45°
- May 77° 55°
- Jun 85° 65°
- Jul 89° 69°
- Aug 88° 66°
- Sep 80° 57°
- Oct 70° 46°
- Nov 57° 35°
- Dec 45° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Jefferson City in January?
The normal high is 41°F and the normal low 23°F, for a daily mean of 31.8°F. January is 4.0°F cooler than December and 4.7°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Jefferson City and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 42°F on January 1 to 43°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 28°F and 36°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 23%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 42°F | 23°F | 22% | 11% |
| January 8 | 41°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% |
| January 15 | 41°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% |
| January 22 | 41°F | 22°F | 22% | 11% |
| January 31 | 43°F | 23°F | 23% | 12% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 14)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 42°F | 23°F | 22% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 41°F | 23°F | 22% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 41°F | 23°F | 22% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 41°F | 23°F | 22% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 41°F | 23°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 41°F | 23°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 41°F | 23°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 41°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 41°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 41°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 41°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 41°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 41°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 41°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 41°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 41°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 41°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 41°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 41°F | 22°F | 22% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 41°F | 22°F | 22% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 41°F | 22°F | 22% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 41°F | 22°F | 22% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 41°F | 22°F | 22% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 41°F | 22°F | 22% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 41°F | 23°F | 22% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 42°F | 23°F | 22% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 42°F | 23°F | 22% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 42°F | 23°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 42°F | 23°F | 23% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 42°F | 23°F | 23% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 43°F | 23°F | 23% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 41°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 23°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.01 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003963; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Jefferson City in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 22% on average, highest around January 31 (23%). In all, 2.01 in falls on 7 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Jefferson City, 25 nights fall to freezing and 8 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003963.
What are the records for January in Jefferson City?
The warmest January temperature on Jefferson City's official record (since 1894) is 79°F, on January 24, 1950; the coldest is −23°F, on January 13, 1912. The wettest January brought 7.82 in (1897); the snowiest, 19.0 inches (1987).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 31.8°F: 2021 36.1°F (+4.3), 2022 30.4°F (−1.4), 2023 39.1°F (+7.3), 2024 29.4°F (−2.4), 2025 28.0°F (−3.8), 2026 29.7°F (−2.1). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36.1°F | +4.3°F | 3.00 in |
| 2022 | 30.4°F | −1.4°F | 1.02 in |
| 2023 | 39.1°F | +7.3°F | 2.05 in |
| 2024 | 29.4°F | −2.4°F | 2.82 in |
| 2025 | 28.0°F | −3.8°F | 0.26 in |
| 2026 | 29.7°F | −2.1°F | 0.86 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record JEFthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003963. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Jefferson City compare across Missouri?
Across the 134 places PlainClimate covers in Missouri, January normal highs run from 32°F in Green City to 46°F in Neosho; Jefferson City's is 41°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Jefferson City in December45°F by day, 26°F at night
- Jefferson City in February47°F by day, 26°F at night
- Jefferson City through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Missouri in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Neosho: Missouri's warmest Januarynormal high 46°F