Overland Park weather in January: Overland Park, Kansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Overland Park in January has a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 20°F, a daily mean of 29°F, holding near 39°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 1.28 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 4°C and low of −7°C, 33 mm of precipitation and 10 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationOlathe (3 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00145972
- Location38.89°N 94.76°W
- Elevation1,055 ft (322 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population202,893
- Jan 39° 20°
- Feb 44° 24°
- Mar 55° 34°
- Apr 65° 44°
- May 75° 56°
- Jun 84° 65°
- Jul 88° 69°
- Aug 87° 67°
- Sep 79° 58°
- Oct 68° 47°
- Nov 54° 35°
- Dec 43° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Overland Park in January?
The normal high is 39°F and the normal low 20°F, for a daily mean of 29.3°F. January is 4.2°F cooler than December and 4.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Overland Park and the 12th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 39°F on January 1 to 40°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 25°F and 33°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 21%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 39°F | 21°F | 21% | 11% |
| January 8 | 38°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% |
| January 15 | 38°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% |
| January 22 | 39°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% |
| January 31 | 40°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 17)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 39°F | 21°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 39°F | 21°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 39°F | 21°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 39°F | 21°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 39°F | 21°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 38°F | 21°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 38°F | 21°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 38°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 38°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 38°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 38°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 38°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 38°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 38°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 38°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 38°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 38°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 38°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 38°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 39°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 39°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 39°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 39°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 39°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 39°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 39°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 39°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 40°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 40°F | 20°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 40°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 40°F | 20°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 39°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 20°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 1.28 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 27
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00145972; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Overland Park in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 20% on average, highest around January 1 (21%). In all, 1.28 in falls on 6 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Overland Park, 27 nights fall to freezing, 9 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 3.9 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00145972.
What are the records for January in Overland Park?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 74°F, on January 9, 2003; the coldest is −21°F, on January 12, 1912. The wettest January brought 5.90 in (1941); the snowiest, 20.5 inches (1979).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00145972. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Overland Park compare across Kansas?
Across the 137 places PlainClimate covers in Kansas, January normal highs run from 35°F in Baileyville to 49°F in Coldwater; Overland Park's is 39°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Overland Park in December43°F by day, 25°F at night
- Overland Park in February44°F by day, 24°F at night
- Overland Park through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Kansas in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Coldwater: Kansas's warmest Januarynormal high 49°F