Cedar Rapids, IA: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 18.4°F in Cedar Rapids, IA, the coldest January since 2022, tied 48th coldest of 130 (with 1945).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 18.4°F; Coldest since 2022; 48th coldest of 130
Precipitation: 0.55 in; Driest since 2025; 34th driest of 129

A normal January in Cedar Rapids, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 20.1°F, between 13.5°F and 25.8°F in eight years of ten and 0.81 in of precipitation, between 0.42 in and 1.57 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Cedar Rapids, IA since 1896: 18.4°F in 2026; the lowest is 3.6°F, in 1912.

Normal range, 13.5 to 25.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Cedar Rapids, IA from 1893 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	18.4	82	26.8	82	9.9	81	0.55	93	0
2025	18.9	80	29.7	54	8.1	94	0.29	119	0
2024	21	58	26.9	81	15.1	33	2.75	5	0
2023	25	20	31	41	19	12	1.42	32	0
2022	13	111	23.1	109	2.8	114	0.62	85	0
2021	21.7	46	28.6	70	14.8	34	1.65	23	0
2020	23.5	32	30.2	49	16.8	25	1.70	21	0
2019	16.2	100	24.7	100	7.7	100			0
2018	20.4	63	30.3	47	10.5	77	0.45	105	0
2017	24.8	22	31.2	40	18.5	14	1.50	30	0
2016	21	58	28.1	74	13.8	40	0.37	112	0
2015	21.5	47	30.7	43	12.3	60	0.85	65	0
2014	12.3	112	22.8	111	1.9	120	0.44	106	0
2013	22.9	35	32.6	29	13.1	46	0.94	62	0
2012	25.7	19	35.7	12	15.6	31	0.39	111	0
2011	15.9	102	23.2	108	8.7	90	0.36	113	0
2010	13.6	108	19.8	121	7.5	101	0.81	68	0
2009	11.5	115	20.7	117	2.3	116	0.81	68	0
2008	16.5	95	25.1	96	8	96	0.55	93	0
2007	21.5	47	30.2	49	12.8	51	0.63	84	0
2006	32.6	1	39.8	3	25.4	1	1.55	27	0
2005	20.1	69	26.5	84	13.7	41	0.99	57	0
2004	18	85	26.4	85	9.7	82	0.69	79	0
2003	18.7	81	28.2	73	9.1	87	0.43	108	0
2002	29.9	5	40.3	2	19.5	8	0.56	90	0
2001	20	70	27.6	78	12.4	56	1.36	35	0
2000	20.2	67	29.2	63	11.2	68	1.15	45	0
1999	17.4	88	24.8	99	10	80	2.16	13	0
1998	24.4	25	30.6	44	18.2	18	0.60	87	0
1997	15.2	104	24.6	101	5.8	106	0.64	82	0
1996	19	78	29.3	62	8.8	89	1.65	23	0
1995	19.8	72	26.3	86	13.3	42	0.81	68	0
1994	10.2	120	18.6	124	1.7	121	0.99	57	0
1993	20.2	67	27.7	77	12.6	53	1.18	43	0
1992	26.3	16	34.5	17	18.1	19	1.02	55	0
1991	14.7	105	24.2	103	5.1	109	0.98	59	0
1990	30.3	3	39.1	5	21.5	5	1.13	46	0
1989	30.1	4	37.9	6	22.3	2	0.87	64	0
1988	16.4	98	24.9	98	7.8	98	1.26	41	0
1987	24.4	25	32.4	31	16.4	28	0.31	117	0
1986	21.1	56	29.6	55	12.6	53	0.13	126	0
1985	13.1	110	22.6	112	3.6	112	0.67	80	0
1984	18.2	84	25.8	93	10.6	75	1.04	52	0
1983	23.7	30	30.5	45	17	23	0.50	99	0
1982	7.5	127	16.2	131	-1.3	128	1.40	34	0
1981	22.7	39	33.7	21	11.6	65	0.04	129	0
1980	21.3	52	28.5	71	14	37	1.53	28	0
1979	5.8	129	13.6	132	-2	130	2.00	16	0
1978	8.2	125	16.9	128	-0.6	126	0.34	115	0
1977	6.8	128	16.9	128	-3.3	131	0.59	88	0
1976	17.8	86	29.2	63	6.5	102	0.25	123	0
1975	21.4	50	30.5	45	12.3	60	0.75	73	0
1974	17.4	88	24.1	104	10.7	73	2.45	8	0
1973	22.8	37	29.8	52	15.8	30	2.29	11	0
1972	16.7	94	25.6	95	7.8	98	0.64	82	0
1971	12	114	20.5	118	3.4	113	1.35	36	0
1970	10.1	122	17.8	126	2.5	115	0.43	108	0
1969	17.3	90	24.5	102	10.2	79	2.39	9	0
1968	19.6	73	27.6	78	11.5	66	0.55	93	0
1967	21.5	47	29.9	51	13.1	46	0.70	77	0
1966	11	118	20.1	120	2	119	1.44	31	0
1965	19.3	75	27.5	80	11.1	69	2.61	7	0
1964	26.8	14	36.1	11	17.5	21	0.36	113	0
1963	9.9	124	17.6	127	2.3	116	0.84	67	0
1962	12.2	113	20.5	118	3.9	111	1.17	44	0
1961	19.2	77	29.2	63	9.3	84	0.26	122	0
1960	20.5	62	28	75	13	48	4.21	1	0
1959	14.5	106	23.3	107	5.8	106	0.98	59	0
1958	22.8	37	28.9	66	16.8	25	0.59	88	0
1957	14.2	107	23.1	109	5.2	108	0.78	71	0
1956	19	78	28.8	68	9.1	87	0.32	116	0
1955	20.3	64	27.8	76	12.9	50	0.56	90	0
1954	19.3	75	29.5	59	9.2	85	0.29	119	0
1953	24.6	24	32.3	32	16.9	24	0.47	101	0
1952	22.2	42	31.8	37	12.6	53	1.70	21	0
1951	17.7	87	26.2	87	9.2	85	1.19	42	1
1950	22.1	44	32.9	24	11.4	67	2.37	10	0
1949	20.3	64	29.6	55	11.1	69	3.17	3	0
1948	17.2	92	26.2	87	8.2	93			0
1947	26.2	17	35.2	15	17.2	22			0
1946	23.5	32	32.9	24	14	37			0
1945	18.4	82	25.7	94	11.1	69	0.42	110	0
1944	29.7	6	39.8	3	19.5	8	1.29	39	0
1943	17.3	90	26.1	89	8.5	91	1.42	32	0
1942	21.1	56	29.8	52	12.4	56	0.65	81	0
1941	24.8	22	31.4	38	18.3	16	2.03	15	0
1940	10.2	120	18.8	123	1.6	122	1.03	53	0
1939	29	8	37	10	21	6	0.76	72	0
1938	20.3	64	28.9	66	11.7	64	1.87	19	0
1937	16.5	95	26.7	83	6.2	104	3.75	2	0
1936	10.9	119	19.5	122	2.2	118	1.35	36	0
1935	20.6	61	28.8	68	12.3	60	1.12	47	0
1934	26.9	13	35.4	13	18.4	15	0.94	62	0
1933	32.4	2	42.9	1	21.8	4	0.46	102	0
1932	25.8	18	33.3	23	18.3	16	1.28	40	0
1931	27.6	10	37.2	8	18.1	19	0.85	65	0
1930	11.3	116	22.1	113	0.5	125	1.63	25	0
1929	10	123	21.3	115	-1.4	129	3.07	4	0
1928	24.4	25	34	18	14.7	36	0.20	125	0
1927	21.4	50	29.6	55	13.2	44	0.56	90	0
1926	22.9	35	32.5	30	13.2	44	0.70	77	0
1925	21.3	52	32.9	24	9.6	83	0.08	128	0
1923	27.2	12	33.9	19	20.5	7	1.05	50	0
1922	22	45	30.8	42	13.3	42	0.49	100	0
1921	29.7	6	37.1	9	22.3	2	0.44	106	0
1920	15.8	103	23.6	106	8.1	94	0.55	93	0
1919	27.4	11	35.3	14	19.4	10	0.22	124	0
1918	8	126	16.7	130	-0.8	127	0.73	75	0
1917	16	101	25.9	91	6	105	1.10	49	0
1916	20.7	60	30.3	47	11	72	1.75	20	0
1915	16.5	95	25.1	96	8	96	1.88	18	0
1914	26.6	15	33.8	20	19.4	10	0.52	98	0
1913	22.2	42	31.9	36	12.4	56	1.12	47	0
1912	3.6	130	12.4	133	-5.2	132	0.46	102	0
1911	20	70	29.5	59	10.4	78	0.46	102	0
1910	16.3	99	26	90	6.5	102	1.35	36	0
1909	21.3	52	29.6	55	13	48	2.27	12	0
1908	24.3	28	34.6	16	13.9	39	0.31	117	0
1907	19.5	74	28.3	72	10.6	75	2.62	6	2
1906	23.5	32	32.2	33	14.8	34	2.08	14	0
1905	11.2	117	21.2	116	1.2	123	0.74	74	0
1904	13.2	109	21.6	114	4.8	110	1.01	56	0
1903	23.6	31	31.3	39	16.2	29	0.11	127	1
1902	22.3	40	32.1	34	12.4	56	1.03	53	0
1901	24.1	29	32.8	28	15.5	32	1.05	50	0
1900	28.3	9	37.8	7	18.9	13	0.61	86	0
1899	21.3	52	32	35	10.7	73	0.53	97	0
1898	22.3	40	32.9	24	11.8	63	0.97	61	0
1897	17.1	93	25.9	91	8.3	92	1.99	17	0
1896	25	20	33.5	22	16.5	27	0.27	121	0
1895			23.9	105			1.56	26	8
1894			29.4	61	12.7	52	1.51	29	4
1893			17.9	125	0.8	124	0.72	76	4

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2006	32.6
1933	32.4
1990	30.3
1989	30.1
2002	29.9
1944	29.7
1921	29.7
1939	29
1900	28.3
1931	27.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1912	3.6
1979	5.8
1977	6.8
1982	7.5
1918	8
1978	8.2
1963	9.9
1929	10
1970	10.1
1994	10.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1960	4.21
1937	3.75
1949	3.17
1929	3.07
2024	2.75
1907	2.62
1965	2.61
1974	2.45
1969	2.39
1950	2.37

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1981	0.04
1925	0.08
1903	0.11
1986	0.13
1928	0.20
1919	0.22
1976	0.25
1961	0.26
1896	0.27
2025	0.29
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 57°F; 8 January 2026
Coldest night: -16°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.54 in; 8 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 0.55 in of precipitation in Cedar Rapids, IA, the driest January since 2025, tied 34th driest of 129 (with 2008, 1968 and 1920).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Cedar Rapids, IA: 57°F on Thursday 8 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Cedar Rapids, IA: a low of -16°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Cedar Rapids, IA: 0.54 in on Thursday 8 January 2026.