Kansas weather in January: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In January, Kansas's statewide normal high is 43°F and normal low 19°F; normal highs run from 35°F in Baileyville to 49°F in Coldwater (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 43°FJanuary, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 19°FJanuary, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 0.72 inJanuary
- Warmest place
- 49°Fnormal high, Coldwater
- Coolest place
- 35°Fnormal high, Baileyville
Where is Kansas warmest and wettest in January?
Coldwater has the warmest January afternoons (49°F) and Baileyville the coolest (35°F). Girard gets the most precipitation (1.77 in) and Garden City the least (0.30 in). The most snow falls in Centralia (9.5 inches).
Statewide, January averaged 34.0°F in 2021, 29.8°F in 2022, 33.1°F in 2023, 25.9°F in 2024, 25.7°F in 2025, 31.6°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 31.1°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 44°F | 23°F | 0.85 | 2.7 |
| Overland Park | 39°F | 20°F | 1.28 | 3.9 |
| Olathe | 39°F | 21°F | 1.06 | – |
| Topeka | 40°F | 20°F | 0.89 | 4.6 |
| Lawrence | 41°F | 18°F | 0.87 | – |
| Manhattan | 41°F | 18°F | 0.65 | – |
| Salina | 41°F | 20°F | 0.71 | – |
| Hutchinson | 44°F | 20°F | 0.58 | – |
| Leavenworth | 39°F | 21°F | 1.05 | 4.8 |
| Garden City | 45°F | 18°F | 0.30 | – |
| Dodge City | 46°F | 20°F | 0.60 | 3.9 |
| Emporia | 41°F | 21°F | 0.78 | – |
| Hays | 44°F | 20°F | 0.56 | 3.2 |
| Pittsburg | 43°F | 24°F | 1.77 | 3.4 |
| Liberal | 48°F | 20°F | 0.47 | 3.5 |
| Newton | 42°F | 20°F | 0.80 | 2.1 |
| Great Bend | 43°F | 18°F | 0.71 | 2.2 |
| McPherson | 42°F | 19°F | 0.90 | 4.1 |
| Ottawa | 40°F | 18°F | 1.22 | 3.2 |
| El Dorado | 44°F | 20°F | 0.89 | 1.1 |
| Winfield | 46°F | 24°F | 0.69 | – |
| Haysville | 44°F | 21°F | 0.88 | 2.1 |
| Atchison | 36°F | 18°F | 0.93 | 5.0 |
| Parsons | 45°F | 23°F | 1.00 | – |
| Coffeyville | 46°F | 24°F | 1.35 | – |
| Chanute | 44°F | 23°F | 1.18 | – |
| Independence | 45°F | 23°F | 1.44 | 2.2 |
| Bonner Springs | 38°F | 18°F | 1.18 | 5.0 |
| Fort Scott | 42°F | 22°F | 1.44 | 3.9 |
| Wellington | 44°F | 22°F | 0.96 | 2.6 |
| Pratt | 43°F | 19°F | 0.64 | 3.6 |
| Abilene | 43°F | 22°F | 0.86 | 4.1 |
| Paola | 40°F | 19°F | 1.24 | – |
| Ulysses | 46°F | 16°F | 0.43 | 4.2 |
| Colby | 43°F | 15°F | 0.41 | 5.1 |
| Iola | 41°F | 20°F | 1.27 | 2.7 |
| Concordia | 39°F | 19°F | 0.67 | 5.4 |
| Wamego | 39°F | 18°F | 0.69 | 4.8 |
| Goodland | 43°F | 17°F | 0.32 | 4.7 |
| Russell | 42°F | 19°F | 0.55 | – |
| Osawatomie | 40°F | 19°F | 1.14 | 2.9 |
| Clay Center | 39°F | 18°F | 0.72 | 3.1 |
| Scott City | 44°F | 16°F | 0.44 | 4.5 |
| Larned | 44°F | 21°F | 0.67 | – |
| Hugoton | 47°F | 20°F | 0.46 | 2.9 |
| Holton | 37°F | 15°F | 0.79 | – |
| Marysville | 38°F | 15°F | 0.83 | 4.9 |
| Beloit | 40°F | 17°F | 0.68 | 4.0 |
| Garnett | 41°F | 20°F | 1.24 | 4.8 |
| Hiawatha | 36°F | 15°F | 0.77 | 4.7 |
| Ellsworth | 42°F | 18°F | 0.83 | 3.8 |
| Columbus | 44°F | 23°F | 1.67 | 2.3 |
| Kingman | 44°F | 19°F | 0.89 | 1.5 |
| Osage City | 40°F | 18°F | 0.83 | 2.4 |
| Norton | 40°F | 14°F | 0.44 | 3.5 |
| Girard | 42°F | 22°F | 1.77 | 2.6 |
| Sterling | 42°F | 20°F | 0.83 | 3.3 |
| Eureka | 43°F | 19°F | 0.97 | 2.8 |
| Phillipsburg | 40°F | 16°F | 0.49 | 3.4 |
| Herington | 40°F | 17°F | 0.82 | 3.6 |
| Lakin | 46°F | 20°F | 0.39 | 5.0 |
| Council Grove | 40°F | 20°F | 0.76 | 4.0 |
| Fredonia | 43°F | 22°F | 1.19 | 2.9 |
| Anthony | 45°F | 22°F | 1.00 | 2.4 |
| Oakley | 42°F | 16°F | 0.36 | 4.5 |
| Cimarron | 45°F | 18°F | 0.56 | 3.9 |
| Belleville | 38°F | 16°F | 0.61 | 4.0 |
| Minneapolis | 40°F | 18°F | 0.86 | 4.7 |
| Marion | 41°F | 21°F | 0.80 | – |
| Humboldt | 42°F | 21°F | 1.30 | 3.5 |
| Syracuse | 46°F | 14°F | 0.33 | 3.3 |
| WaKeeney | 42°F | 17°F | 0.57 | 4.3 |
| Elkhart | 48°F | 21°F | 0.43 | 4.2 |
| Medicine Lodge | 46°F | 22°F | 0.80 | 2.1 |
| Plainville | 41°F | 17°F | 0.64 | 4.8 |
| Oberlin | 42°F | 16°F | 0.42 | 5.7 |
| Smith Center | 39°F | 16°F | 0.59 | 4.4 |
| Horton | 37°F | 16°F | 0.76 | 2.8 |
| Meade | 46°F | 19°F | 0.85 | 4.6 |
| Leoti | 44°F | 16°F | 0.38 | 5.0 |
| Chapman | 40°F | 17°F | 0.74 | 3.1 |
| Hill City | 43°F | 17°F | 0.33 | – |
| Kinsley | 46°F | 18°F | 0.62 | 4.7 |
| Sublette | 49°F | 20°F | 0.44 | 2.5 |
| Yates Center | 42°F | 21°F | 1.07 | 3.1 |
| Ness City | 44°F | 16°F | 0.56 | 3.2 |
| St. Francis | 43°F | 15°F | 0.38 | 4.6 |
| Atwood | 43°F | 15°F | 0.44 | 5.0 |
| Hoxie | 42°F | 19°F | 0.45 | 4.2 |
| Washington | 37°F | 15°F | 0.79 | 4.6 |
| Oskaloosa | 38°F | 18°F | 0.98 | 4.7 |
| Valley Falls | 39°F | 18°F | 0.94 | 3.6 |
| Montezuma | 47°F | 19°F | 0.56 | 3.7 |
| Sedan | 46°F | 22°F | 1.29 | 2.4 |
| Troy | 36°F | 17°F | 0.97 | 5.5 |
| Quinter | 41°F | 17°F | 0.48 | 3.7 |
| Pomona | 41°F | 22°F | 1.00 | – |
| Kiowa | 47°F | 21°F | 0.80 | – |
| Perry | 37°F | 18°F | 0.96 | 4.5 |
| Wilson | 42°F | 19°F | 0.59 | 1.8 |
| Cottonwood Falls | 41°F | 18°F | 0.87 | 4.0 |
| Mankato | 37°F | 14°F | 0.78 | 5.0 |
| Jetmore | 44°F | 18°F | 0.64 | 6.1 |
| Ashland | 48°F | 19°F | 0.66 | 2.3 |
| Sharon Springs | 44°F | 17°F | 0.40 | 3.2 |
| Greensburg | 43°F | 19°F | 0.71 | 4.5 |
| Frankfort | 36°F | 15°F | 0.71 | – |
| Tribune | 44°F | 16°F | 0.43 | 4.2 |
| Coldwater | 49°F | 24°F | 0.76 | 3.5 |
| Mound City | 41°F | 20°F | 1.32 | – |
| Howard | 44°F | 20°F | 1.03 | 2.2 |
| Centralia | 38°F | 17°F | 0.84 | 9.5 |
| Eskridge | 38°F | 18°F | 0.97 | 4.8 |
| Kanopolis | 42°F | 19°F | 0.71 | 3.2 |
| Healy | 45°F | 17°F | 0.44 | 3.8 |
| Norwich | 44°F | 21°F | 1.08 | 1.2 |
| Milford | 39°F | 19°F | 0.66 | – |
| Florence | 42°F | 18°F | 0.78 | – |
| Glen Elder | 40°F | 14°F | 0.67 | – |
| Mound Valley | 43°F | 21°F | 1.64 | 2.8 |
| Melvern | 41°F | 20°F | 0.90 | – |
| Courtland | 39°F | 18°F | 0.68 | – |
| Brewster | 42°F | 14°F | 0.38 | 4.0 |
| Winona | 44°F | 18°F | 0.30 | 3.1 |
| Bison | 43°F | 16°F | 0.71 | 3.4 |
| Smolan | 42°F | 18°F | – | – |
| Burr Oak | 38°F | 14°F | 0.67 | 5.7 |
| Kirwin | 40°F | 13°F | 0.53 | – |
| Hillsdale | 39°F | 19°F | 1.05 | – |
| Cassoday | 41°F | 19°F | 0.75 | – |
| Alton | 42°F | 14°F | 0.67 | 3.8 |
| Hudson | 44°F | 21°F | 0.82 | 5.1 |
| Baileyville | 35°F | 15°F | 0.62 | – |
| Wallace | 45°F | 15°F | 0.37 | 2.9 |
| Richfield | 48°F | 19°F | 0.39 | 4.8 |
| Russell Springs | 44°F | 16°F | 0.31 | 3.5 |
| Brownell | 43°F | 16°F | – | – |
| Big Hill Lake | 43°F | 23°F | 1.51 | – |
| Cedar Bluff Dam | 43°F | 17°F | 0.45 | 3.2 |
| Clinton Lake | 38°F | 18°F | 0.84 | – |
| Coffeyville Water Works | 45°F | 23°F | 1.80 | 1.8 |
| Garden City Experiment Station | 46°F | 17°F | 0.47 | 3.4 |
| John Redmond Lake | 41°F | 19°F | 0.94 | – |
| Johnson | 47°F | 20°F | 0.51 | 5.8 |
| Lincoln (1 mi SE) | 41°F | 16°F | 0.71 | 4.3 |
| Lovewell Dam | 38°F | 17°F | 0.64 | – |
| McDonald | 42°F | 17°F | 0.46 | 5.8 |
| Smileyberg (1 mi N) | 42°F | 19°F | 0.89 | 3.2 |
| Tallgrass Prairie National Park | 43°F | 19°F | 0.76 | 3.4 |
| Tuttle Creek Lake | 39°F | 16°F | 0.58 | – |
| Webster Dam | 43°F | 16°F | 0.61 | – |
| Wichita Jabara Airport | 43°F | 23°F | 0.57 | – |
| Wilmore (16 mi SE) | 46°F | 16°F | 0.78 | 2.3 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.