St. Joseph weather in January: St. Joseph, Missouri: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
St. Joseph in January has a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 17°F, a daily mean of 27°F, holding near 37°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal January, 0.71 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 3°C and low of −8°C, 18 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationSt Joseph Rosecrans Airport
- Station IDUSW00013993
- Location39.77°N 94.92°W
- Elevation818 ft (249 m)
- From the center6 miles
- Population71,098
- Jan 37° 17°
- Feb 43° 21°
- Mar 55° 32°
- Apr 66° 42°
- May 76° 54°
- Jun 85° 64°
- Jul 88° 67°
- Aug 86° 65°
- Sep 80° 54°
- Oct 68° 43°
- Nov 53° 31°
- Dec 41° 21°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is St. Joseph in January?
The normal high is 37°F and the normal low 17°F, for a daily mean of 27.3°F. January is 3.8°F cooler than December and 4.7°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in St. Joseph and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 37°F on January 1 to 39°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 23°F and 32°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 18%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 37°F | 18°F | 16% | 8% |
| January 8 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% |
| January 15 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% |
| January 22 | 38°F | 17°F | 16% | 7% |
| January 31 | 39°F | 18°F | 18% | 8% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 15)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 37°F | 18°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 37°F | 18°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 37°F | 18°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 37°F | 18°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 7% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 37°F | 17°F | 16% | 7% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 38°F | 17°F | 16% | 7% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 38°F | 17°F | 16% | 7% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 38°F | 17°F | 17% | 7% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 38°F | 17°F | 17% | 7% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 38°F | 17°F | 17% | 7% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 38°F | 17°F | 17% | 8% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 38°F | 17°F | 17% | 8% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 38°F | 17°F | 18% | 8% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 39°F | 18°F | 18% | 8% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 39°F | 18°F | 18% | 8% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 37°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 17°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.71 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 50.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013993; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in St. Joseph in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 16% on average, highest around January 31 (18%). In all, 0.71 in falls on 5 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in St. Joseph, 29 nights fall to freezing and 10 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013993.
What are the records for January in St. Joseph?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1908) is 73°F, on January 8, 2003; the coldest is −25°F, on January 12, 1974. The wettest January brought 4.55 in (1949); the snowiest, 20.5 inches (2011).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 27.3°F: 2021 31.4°F (+4.1), 2022 25.6°F (−1.8), 2023 30.6°F (+3.3), 2024 24.7°F (−2.6), 2025 23.1°F (−4.2), 2026 24.7°F (−2.6). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31.4°F | +4.1°F | 1.85 in |
| 2022 | 25.6°F | −1.8°F | 0.14 in |
| 2023 | 30.6°F | +3.3°F | 0.99 in |
| 2024 | 24.7°F | −2.6°F | 1.15 in |
| 2025 | 23.1°F | −4.2°F | 1.52 in |
| 2026 | 24.7°F | −2.6°F | 1.25 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00013993; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013993. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in St. Joseph 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; St. Joseph's is 37°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.