Muscatine weather in January: Muscatine, Iowa: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Muscatine in January has a normal high of 31°F and a normal low of 13°F, a daily mean of 22°F, holding near 31°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal January, 1.51 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −1°C and low of −10°C, 38 mm of precipitation and 18 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationMuscatine
- Station IDUSC00135837
- Location41.41°N 91.07°W
- Elevation549 ft (167 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population23,298
- Jan 31° 13°
- Feb 36° 17°
- Mar 50° 28°
- Apr 63° 39°
- May 74° 51°
- Jun 82° 61°
- Jul 85° 64°
- Aug 83° 62°
- Sep 78° 54°
- Oct 65° 42°
- Nov 49° 30°
- Dec 36° 20°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Muscatine in January?
The normal high is 31°F and the normal low 13°F, for a daily mean of 22.1°F. January is 5.7°F cooler than December and 4.6°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Muscatine and the 12th wettest, and the snowiest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 17°F and 27°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 27%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 32°F | 15°F | 27% | 14% |
| January 8 | 31°F | 14°F | 26% | 13% |
| January 15 | 31°F | 13°F | 26% | 13% |
| January 22 | 31°F | 12°F | 25% | 12% |
| January 31 | 32°F | 13°F | 25% | 12% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 19)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 32°F | 15°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 32°F | 15°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 32°F | 15°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 31°F | 14°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 31°F | 14°F | 26% | 14% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 31°F | 14°F | 26% | 14% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 31°F | 14°F | 26% | 13% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 31°F | 14°F | 26% | 13% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 31°F | 13°F | 26% | 13% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 31°F | 13°F | 26% | 13% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 31°F | 13°F | 26% | 13% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 31°F | 13°F | 26% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 31°F | 13°F | 26% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 31°F | 13°F | 26% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 31°F | 13°F | 26% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 31°F | 13°F | 26% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 17 | 31°F | 12°F | 26% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 31°F | 12°F | 26% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 31°F | 12°F | 26% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 31°F | 12°F | 25% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 31°F | 12°F | 25% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 31°F | 12°F | 25% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 31°F | 12°F | 25% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 31°F | 12°F | 25% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 31°F | 12°F | 25% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 31°F | 13°F | 25% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 31°F | 13°F | 25% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 31°F | 13°F | 25% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 31°F | 13°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 32°F | 13°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 32°F | 13°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 31°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 13°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 1.51 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 7.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29
- Daylight
- 9 h 10 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 65%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00135837; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Muscatine in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 26% on average, highest around January 1 (27%). In all, 1.51 in falls on 8 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Muscatine, 29 nights fall to freezing, 16 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 7.0 inches.
Snow falls on 5 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 16 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00135837.
What are the records for January in Muscatine?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1935) is 69°F, on January 31, 1989; the coldest is −31°F, on January 31, 2019. The wettest January brought 4.08 in (1937); the snowiest, 31.5 inches (2007).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 22.1°F: 2021 24.8°F (+2.7), 2022 15.1°F (−7.0), 2024 23.8°F (+1.7), 2025 19.7°F (−2.4), 2026 22.0°F (−0.1). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24.8°F | +2.7°F | 2.10 in |
| 2022 | 15.1°F | −7.0°F | 0.81 in |
| 2024 | 23.8°F | +1.7°F | 2.90 in |
| 2025 | 19.7°F | −2.4°F | 0.85 in |
| 2026 | 22.0°F | −0.1°F | 0.61 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00135837; recent months: ACIS, station USC00135837. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Muscatine compare across Iowa?
Across the 132 places PlainClimate covers in Iowa, January normal highs run from 21°F in Northwood to 33°F in Shenandoah; Muscatine's is 31°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.