Nebraska weather in January: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In January, Nebraska's statewide normal high is 36°F and normal low 14°F; normal highs run from 30°F in Fort Calhoun to 43°F in Haigler (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 36°FJanuary, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 14°FJanuary, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 0.49 inJanuary
- Warmest place
- 43°Fnormal high, Haigler
- Coolest place
- 30°Fnormal high, Fort Calhoun
Where is Nebraska warmest and wettest in January?
Haigler has the warmest January afternoons (43°F) and Fort Calhoun the coolest (30°F). Springfield gets the most precipitation (0.92 in) and Sidney the least (0.14 in). The most snow falls in Weeping Water (10.0 inches).
Statewide, January averaged 29.3°F in 2021, 25.6°F in 2022, 24.8°F in 2023, 20.4°F in 2024, 22.0°F in 2025, 27.7°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 25.1°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 34°F | 15°F | 0.75 | 7.2 |
| Lincoln | 36°F | 14°F | 0.73 | 6.5 |
| Grand Island | 36°F | 16°F | 0.61 | 6.8 |
| Kearney | 36°F | 14°F | 0.51 | 3.7 |
| Fremont | 32°F | 13°F | 0.76 | – |
| Norfolk | 33°F | 12°F | 0.61 | 6.9 |
| Hastings | 36°F | 16°F | 0.55 | – |
| Columbus | 32°F | 14°F | 0.65 | 6.6 |
| North Platte | 41°F | 12°F | 0.39 | 5.1 |
| Scottsbluff | 42°F | 15°F | 0.39 | 5.3 |
| Beatrice | 35°F | 14°F | 0.69 | 6.4 |
| Gretna | 32°F | 14°F | 0.89 | 8.6 |
| York | 34°F | 14°F | 0.77 | – |
| Alliance | 38°F | 10°F | 0.20 | – |
| Blair | 31°F | 13°F | – | – |
| Seward | 33°F | 12°F | 0.65 | 5.4 |
| Crete | 34°F | 14°F | 0.69 | 6.3 |
| Nebraska City | 34°F | 14°F | 0.87 | 8.1 |
| McCook | 41°F | 16°F | 0.26 | – |
| Sidney | 42°F | 14°F | 0.14 | – |
| Wayne | 30°F | 11°F | 0.55 | 6.8 |
| Holdrege | 37°F | 13°F | 0.56 | 5.6 |
| Chadron | 38°F | 13°F | 0.15 | – |
| Wahoo | 32°F | 12°F | – | – |
| Ogallala | 40°F | 15°F | 0.51 | 4.6 |
| Aurora | 36°F | 15°F | 0.69 | 7.2 |
| Falls City | 36°F | 17°F | 0.62 | – |
| Fairbury | 36°F | 14°F | 0.77 | 5.7 |
| O'Neill | 32°F | 11°F | 0.46 | 4.1 |
| Broken Bow | 38°F | 15°F | 0.35 | – |
| Auburn | 35°F | 14°F | 0.76 | 7.7 |
| Gothenburg | 39°F | 16°F | 0.38 | – |
| Ashland | 33°F | 13°F | 0.85 | 5.7 |
| Valley | 33°F | 15°F | 0.85 | 7.4 |
| Central City | 35°F | 14°F | 0.77 | 6.2 |
| Minden | 35°F | 15°F | 0.48 | 5.6 |
| David City | 31°F | 12°F | 0.78 | 8.0 |
| Valentine | 38°F | 11°F | 0.32 | 4.4 |
| St. Paul | 35°F | 14°F | 0.55 | 4.7 |
| Kimball | 40°F | 13°F | 0.28 | 3.5 |
| Madison | 32°F | 10°F | 0.57 | – |
| Geneva | 37°F | 17°F | 0.57 | 5.0 |
| Ord | 36°F | 12°F | 0.37 | – |
| Syracuse | 34°F | 13°F | 0.78 | 7.7 |
| Imperial | 42°F | 16°F | 0.25 | – |
| Superior | 37°F | 14°F | 0.70 | 5.5 |
| Albion | 33°F | 11°F | 0.55 | 5.3 |
| Tekamah | 32°F | 12°F | 0.51 | – |
| Tecumseh | 35°F | 13°F | 0.81 | 6.7 |
| Ainsworth | 37°F | 15°F | 0.42 | 4.2 |
| Springfield | 32°F | 13°F | 0.92 | – |
| Mitchell | 41°F | 16°F | – | – |
| Wakefield | 32°F | 10°F | 0.74 | 6.9 |
| Stanton | 33°F | 11°F | – | – |
| Hartington | 30°F | 10°F | 0.57 | 8.1 |
| Bridgeport | 41°F | 16°F | 0.36 | 6.2 |
| Gordon | 34°F | 13°F | 0.52 | 6.5 |
| Hebron | 37°F | 15°F | 0.80 | 6.6 |
| Ravenna | 37°F | 12°F | 0.52 | 4.4 |
| Atkinson | 32°F | 10°F | 0.40 | 5.5 |
| Creighton | 31°F | 11°F | 0.60 | 7.1 |
| Fort Calhoun | 30°F | 13°F | 0.78 | – |
| Weeping Water | 34°F | 14°F | 0.92 | 10.0 |
| Cambridge | 41°F | 13°F | 0.41 | 4.4 |
| Loup City | 37°F | 12°F | 0.56 | 7.7 |
| Burwell | 34°F | 12°F | 0.51 | 5.8 |
| Friend | 33°F | 13°F | 0.70 | 5.9 |
| Red Cloud | 37°F | 13°F | 0.52 | 4.9 |
| Franklin | 38°F | 14°F | 0.56 | 4.2 |
| Osceola | 34°F | 13°F | 0.66 | 6.2 |
| Chappell | 40°F | 13°F | 0.33 | – |
| Genoa | 34°F | 13°F | 0.67 | 6.4 |
| Pawnee City | 35°F | 15°F | – | – |
| Curtis | 42°F | 14°F | 0.35 | 5.7 |
| Osmond | 31°F | 10°F | 0.58 | – |
| Rushville | 36°F | 12°F | – | – |
| Benkelman | 43°F | 16°F | 0.51 | 5.6 |
| Oshkosh | 40°F | 13°F | 0.25 | 3.8 |
| Hemingford | 38°F | 16°F | 0.31 | 5.3 |
| Crofton | 30°F | 10°F | 0.63 | 6.0 |
| Clay Center | 35°F | 16°F | 0.58 | 4.5 |
| Elgin | 32°F | 12°F | 0.56 | 6.4 |
| Minatare | 40°F | 15°F | 0.30 | – |
| Walthill | 30°F | 11°F | 0.74 | 6.1 |
| Oxford | 38°F | 13°F | 0.39 | 5.1 |
| Clarkson | 31°F | 11°F | – | – |
| Mead | 33°F | 12°F | 0.62 | 4.7 |
| Hershey | 39°F | 14°F | 0.23 | 3.7 |
| Arnold | 36°F | 13°F | 0.35 | 5.4 |
| Fairmont | 35°F | 13°F | 0.63 | 7.6 |
| Hay Springs | 37°F | 12°F | 0.46 | – |
| Howells | 33°F | 13°F | 0.47 | 5.2 |
| Callaway | 37°F | 14°F | 0.40 | – |
| Beaver City | 42°F | 12°F | 0.51 | 4.2 |
| Culbertson | 41°F | 14°F | 0.36 | 4.1 |
| Mullen | 37°F | 15°F | 0.36 | 4.6 |
| Trenton | 42°F | 15°F | 0.36 | 3.6 |
| Big Springs | 42°F | 12°F | 0.31 | 4.0 |
| Eustis | 37°F | 14°F | 0.51 | 5.0 |
| Ewing | 35°F | 10°F | 0.56 | 5.8 |
| Brady | 40°F | 14°F | 0.42 | – |
| Niobrara | 34°F | 13°F | 0.43 | – |
| Lodgepole | 40°F | 14°F | 0.28 | 4.4 |
| Wallace | 39°F | 13°F | 0.30 | 3.4 |
| Chambers | 34°F | 12°F | 0.47 | – |
| Dalton | 39°F | 20°F | 0.46 | 7.3 |
| Oakdale | 32°F | 10°F | 0.52 | 6.9 |
| Butte | 31°F | 11°F | 0.54 | 6.2 |
| Stapleton | 37°F | 12°F | 0.59 | 5.5 |
| North Loup | 35°F | 11°F | 0.54 | 6.6 |
| Springview | 34°F | 9°F | – | – |
| Weston | 32°F | 13°F | 0.79 | 7.2 |
| Table Rock | 35°F | 14°F | 0.78 | 5.6 |
| Madrid | 40°F | 14°F | 0.36 | – |
| Harrison | 35°F | 12°F | 0.36 | 6.2 |
| Hayes Center | 40°F | 15°F | 0.38 | 5.1 |
| Lynch | 33°F | 7°F | – | – |
| Raymond | 33°F | 13°F | 0.75 | 9.0 |
| Mason City | 37°F | 13°F | 0.60 | 6.8 |
| Oconto | 38°F | 13°F | – | – |
| Haigler | 43°F | 14°F | 0.42 | 4.6 |
| Taylor | 36°F | 9°F | 0.57 | 5.8 |
| Arthur | 38°F | 14°F | 0.36 | 4.5 |
| Concord | 31°F | 9°F | 0.64 | – |
| Bartlett | 35°F | 12°F | 0.76 | 7.1 |
| Edison | 41°F | 16°F | 0.46 | – |
| Anselmo | 36°F | 12°F | 0.51 | 6.4 |
| Broadwater | 39°F | 9°F | 0.27 | 2.7 |
| Ericson | 34°F | 11°F | 0.52 | – |
| Merriman | 36°F | 14°F | 0.36 | 4.1 |
| Comstock | 36°F | 10°F | – | – |
| Virginia | 34°F | 14°F | 0.80 | 6.1 |
| Kilgore | 33°F | 11°F | 0.77 | 4.5 |
| Newport | 32°F | 11°F | 0.58 | 7.0 |
| Verdel | 32°F | 9°F | 0.54 | – |
| Surprise | 34°F | 12°F | 0.58 | 5.8 |
| Ragan | 37°F | 16°F | 0.47 | 5.8 |
| Agate (3 mi E) | 41°F | 11°F | 0.22 | 4.1 |
| Bushnell (15 mi S) | 38°F | 11°F | 0.26 | 4.1 |
| Canaday Steam Plant | 38°F | 15°F | 0.43 | 5.9 |
| Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge | 38°F | 13°F | 0.29 | 5.0 |
| Ellsworth (15 mi NNE) | 35°F | 12°F | 0.29 | – |
| Ellsworth (2 mi W) | 38°F | 14°F | 0.27 | 5.5 |
| Elsmere (9 mi ENE) | 40°F | 15°F | 0.54 | 7.5 |
| Fort Robinson | 41°F | 12°F | – | – |
| Greeley | 34°F | 11°F | 0.52 | 6.5 |
| Harlan County Lake | 39°F | 14°F | 0.38 | 3.5 |
| Harrisburg (12 mi WNW) | 41°F | 14°F | 0.31 | 5.5 |
| Kingsley Dam | 36°F | 18°F | 0.33 | 4.0 |
| Medicine Creek Dam | 40°F | 12°F | 0.39 | 3.1 |
| North Platte Experiment Farm | 37°F | 14°F | 0.32 | 5.0 |
| Plainsview Ranch | 39°F | 16°F | 0.38 | 5.8 |
| Purdum | 39°F | 11°F | – | – |
| Red Willow Dam | 40°F | 12°F | 0.28 | – |
| Swan Lake | 34°F | 10°F | – | – |
| West Point | 30°F | 11°F | 0.69 | 5.9 |
| Whitman (5 mi ENE) | 36°F | 16°F | 0.33 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.