Battle Creek, MI: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 19.5°F in Battle Creek, MI, the coldest January since 2014, tied 26th coldest of 131 (with 1962 and 1943).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 19.5°F; Coldest since 2014; 26th coldest of 131
Precipitation: 0.40 in; Driest since 2022; 7th driest of 132

A normal January in Battle Creek, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 24.4°F, between 18.2°F and 30°F in eight years of ten and 1.22 in of precipitation, between 0.41 in and 3.18 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Battle Creek, MI since 1895: 19.5°F in 2026; the lowest is 10.5°F, in 1918.

Normal range, 18.2 to 30°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Battle Creek, MI from 1895 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	19.5	104	26.6	110	12.3	98	0.40	124	0
2025	22.1	84	28.5	93	15.7	76	1.48	75	0
2024	27.3	35	31.8	53	22.9	13	3.26	15	0
2023	32.4	4	37.6	8	27.9	3	2.00	52	1
2022	20.2	96	28.1	97	12.2	100	0.39	127	0
2021	28.5	21	33	43	23.9	9	0.64	114	0
2020	31.2	7	36.7	14	25.6	5	3.01	24	0
2019	20.6	94	27.6	102	13.6	89	0.61	117	2
2018	24.4	60	31.8	53	16.9	65	1.26	88	0
2017	29.6	14	35.3	23	23.9	9	3.22	17	0
2016	25.9	46	31.8	53	20	41	0.94	98	0
2015	22.9	77	29.9	82	16	73	0.80	102	0
2014	16.3	121	24.2	124	8.3	123	0.75	106	0
2013	26.5	40	34.2	32	19.3	42	3.62	8	2
2012	28.2	23	35.6	19	20.9	28	1.17	93	0
2011	19.7	102	26.3	114	13.1	91	0.27	130	0
2010	23.6	69	29.3	90	17.9	54	0.41	121	0
2009	16	125	24.3	123	7.6	127	0.48	119	0
2008	25.7	47	32.5	48	19	44	2.92	28	0
2007	27.8	29	33.6	40	22.1	18	2.30	45	0
2006	34.5	2	39.9	3	29	2	2.99	25	0
2005	22.8	80	29.8	85	15.7	76	3.32	13	0
2004	19.4	107	26.4	112	12.4	96	0.41	121	0
2003	18.7	114	25.3	117	12.2	100	0.16	132	0
2002	30.7	9	37.3	9	24.2	8	0.79	104	0
2001	24.5	59	31.4	58	17.6	58	0.40	124	0
2000	23	73	30.6	70	15.4	81	0.73	109	0
1999	21	92	28.1	97	14	88	2.14	48	2
1998	29.8	13	37.2	10	22.3	15	3.14	20	1
1997	21.2	91	30.4	74	12.1	103	1.77	63	1
1996			31.5	57			1.24	89	7
1995	27.5	32	33.8	36	20.8	31	1.82	59	2
1994	16.3	121	24.8	119	7.8	124	1.75	64	0
1993	26.4	42	33.8	36	18.9	48	3.18	18	0
1992	26.7	39	32.7	46	20.9	28	1.20	91	1
1991	22.5	82	29.9	82	15.1	82	1.16	94	1
1990	32	6	39.5	5	24.4	7	1.89	56	0
1989	30.8	8	39.4	7	22.3	15	1.27	87	0
1988	21.4	90	30.3	77	12.4	96	1.37	80	0
1987	26.1	44	33.2	42	19	44	1.68	65	0
1986	24.8	56	33.3	41	16.3	70	0.79	104	0
1985	20.1	97	27.1	108	13	92	2.68	34	0
1984	18	115	25.5	115	10.4	114	0.63	116	0
1983	27.2	37	34.1	34	20.4	37	0.85	100	0
1982	16.3	121	24.7	120	7.8	124	3.13	21	0
1981	20.8	93	29.4	89	12.3	98	0.33	128	0
1980	24.3	61	31.1	63	17.5	59	0.72	110	0
1979	17.1	119	23.9	125	10.3	116	2.30	45	0
1978	19.1	111	27.3	106	10.8	112	2.52	38	0
1977	12.5	129	20	130	5	129	0.87	99	0
1976	18.9	113	27.9	101	10	118	0.80	102	0
1975	27.6	31	35.1	26	20.8	31	2.52	38	1
1974	26.4	42	33.7	38	19	44	3.17	19	0
1973	28.2	23	35.3	23	21.1	25	0.65	113	0
1972	21.8	85	30.9	65	12.6	94	1.53	73	0
1971	19.8	101	27.3	106	11.8	104	0.41	121	2
1970	17.4	118	25	118	9.7	120	0.72	110	0
1969	22.9	77	29.7	86	16	73	2.75	31	0
1968	21.7	87	29	91	14.5	85	1.55	69	0
1967	27.7	30	34.5	28	21	26	3.23	16	0
1966	19.2	109	27.1	108	11.3	110	0.70	112	0
1965	23	73	30	81	16	73	3.83	5	0
1964	27.9	28	35.3	23	20.5	35	1.05	97	0
1963	15.9	126	21.6	129	9.3	121	1.35	82	3
1962	19.5	104	27.5	103	11.6	106	2.51	40	0
1961	22.4	83	29.9	82	15	83	0.58	118	0
1960	27.4	34	32.9	44	21.8	20	3.78	6	0
1959	19.1	111	27.4	105	10.8	112	2.81	30	0
1958	23.8	66	30.5	72	17.1	62	1.22	90	0
1957	19.3	108	26.4	112	12.2	100	2.62	37	0
1956	23.9	64	31.4	58	16.7	67	0.40	124	1
1955	23.5	71	30.8	66	16.3	70	1.31	85	0
1954	24.2	62	31.7	56	16.7	67	1.86	57	0
1953	27.3	35	33.7	38	20.9	28	2.48	41	0
1952	26.5	40	34.3	31	18.7	49	2.04	50	0
1951	24.8	56	31.2	61	18.4	51	3.08	23	0
1950	30.3	10	39.8	4	20.8	31	4.23	3	0
1949	28.5	21	36.4	16	20.7	34	3.75	7	0
1948	16.2	124	24.6	121	7.8	124	1.20	91	0
1947	26.1	44	34.2	32	18	53	3.34	12	0
1946	25.2	51	32.8	45	17.7	57	1.82	59	0
1945	17.9	116	24.4	122	11.4	108	0.42	120	0
1944	29.2	15	36.4	16	22	19	1.08	96	0
1943	19.5	104	27.5	103	11.5	107	1.44	77	0
1942	22.7	81	30.4	74	15	83	2.87	29	0
1941	25	54	31.1	63	19	44	1.80	61	0
1940	16.7	120	23	127	10.3	116	1.95	53	0
1939	28	27	34.9	27	21	26	2.67	36	0
1938	23.6	69	30.2	79	17	63	1.32	84	0
1937	28.1	25	36.9	12	19.3	42	1.80	61	0
1936	20	99	26.5	111	13.4	90	1.61	68	0
1935	24.2	62	30.6	70	17.9	54	2.46	42	0
1934	30.1	12	36.9	12	23.2	12	1.62	67	0
1933	33.5	3	40.8	1	26.2	4	1.29	86	0
1932	34.8	1	40.3	2	29.3	1	2.27	47	0
1931	29.1	17	35.6	19	22.7	14	0.64	114	0
1930	20.6	94	28.4	95	12.9	93	2.95	26	0
1929	19.2	109	28	99	10.4	114	3.55	9	0
1928	25.5	49	32.5	48	18.5	50	1.55	69	0
1927	23	73	30.3	77	15.7	76	1.39	79	0
1926	24.8	56	32.2	51	17.5	59	2.03	51	0
1925	19.9	100	28.4	95	11.3	110	0.75	106	0
1924	20.1	97	28.5	93	11.7	105	1.92	54	0
1923	25.7	47	31.4	58	20.1	40	1.47	76	0
1922	21.6	89	30.7	67	12.5	95	1.40	78	0
1921	30.3	10	36.7	14	23.9	9	0.75	106	0
1920	15.8	127	23.2	126	8.4	122	1.37	80	0
1919	29	18	36.1	18	21.8	20	0.20	131	0
1918	10.5	131	18	131	3	131	2.05	49	0
1917	21.8	85	29.5	87	14.1	87	1.55	69	0
1916	29.2	15	37	11	21.4	24	5.15	1	0
1915	21.7	87	28.9	92	14.5	85	1.91	55	0
1914	28.9	19	35.5	21	22.2	17	2.34	44	0
1913	28.6	20	35.5	21	21.6	23	3.53	10	0
1912	11.4	130	17.5	132	5.3	128	0.81	101	0
1911	25.2	51	32.6	47	17.9	54	1.68	65	0
1910	23.2	72	29.5	87	16.9	65	3.12	22	0
1909	27.5	32	34.4	30	20.5	35	2.68	34	0
1908	23.9	64	30.7	67	17	63	1.34	83	0
1907	25.2	51	32	52	18.4	51	2.95	26	0
1906	32.2	5	39.5	5	25	6	2.70	33	0
1905	17.7	117	25.5	115	10	118	1.55	69	0
1904	13.2	128	22.8	128	3.5	130	1.85	58	0
1903	23	73	30.5	72	15.5	80	3.32	13	0
1902	23.7	67	30.7	67	16.6	69	0.32	129	0
1901	24.9	55	32.5	48	17.3	61	2.45	43	0
1900	27.2	37	34.1	34	20.3	38	1.10	95	0
1899	23.7	67	31.2	61	16.3	70	2.72	32	0
1898	28.1	25	34.5	28	21.7	22	4.04	4	0
1897	22.9	77	30.1	80	15.7	76	4.80	2	0
1896	25.3	50	30.4	74	20.2	39	1.49	74	0
1895	19.7	102	28	99	11.4	108	3.44	11	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	34.8
2006	34.5
1933	33.5
2023	32.4
1906	32.2
1990	32
2020	31.2
1989	30.8
2002	30.7
1950	30.3
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	10.5
1912	11.4
1977	12.5
1904	13.2
1920	15.8
1963	15.9
2009	16
1948	16.2
2014	16.3
1994	16.3
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1916	5.15
1897	4.80
1950	4.23
1898	4.04
1965	3.83
1960	3.78
1949	3.75
2013	3.62
1929	3.55
1913	3.53

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2003	0.16
1919	0.20
2011	0.27
1902	0.32
1981	0.33
2022	0.39
2026	0.40
2001	0.40
1956	0.40
2010	0.41
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 59°F; 9 January 2026
Coldest night: -19°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.15 in; 9 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 0.40 in of precipitation in Battle Creek, MI, the driest January since 2022, tied 7th driest of 132 (with 2001 and 1956).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Battle Creek, MI: 59°F on Friday 9 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Battle Creek, MI: a low of -19°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Battle Creek, MI: 0.15 in on Friday 9 January 2026.