Dodge City, KS: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 31.8°F in Dodge City, KS, the warmest January since 2023, 69th warmest of 152.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 31.8°F; Warmest since 2023; 69th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 0.92 in; Wettest since 2024; 23rd wettest of 152

A normal January in Dodge City, KS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 33°F, between 28.7°F and 35.6°F in eight years of ten and 0.41 in of precipitation, between 0.07 in and 1.56 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Dodge City, KS since 1875: 31.8°F in 2026; the highest is 42.9°F, in 2006.

Normal range, 28.7 to 35.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Dodge City, KS from 1875 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
2026	31.8	69	45.5	51	18.2	85	0.92	23
2025	28.1	115	40.4	103	15.8	116	0.45	67
2024	28.3	112	38.2	113	18.4	81	1.06	17
2023	33.2	52	45.5	51	20.9	53	0.57	48
2022	31.1	80	45.8	46	16.5	110	0.52	55
2021	35	29	47.5	34	22.5	30	0.32	81
2020	35.5	26	47.3	36	23.8	18	1.00	19
2019	33.5	45	44.7	61	22.2	32	0.73	35
2018	33.6	42	50.2	14	17	104	0.09	121
2017	33.4	49	45	56	21.8	38	2.56	1
2016	33.5	45	45.2	55	21.8	38	0.28	89
2015	33.9	37	46.1	45	21.6	43	0.66	38
2014	31.7	70	44.9	57	18.4	81	0.24	96
2013	32.9	58	45.6	49	20.3	63	0.48	65
2012	36.4	18	49.7	21	23.2	24	0.07	126
2011	29.5	93	42.5	82	16.5	110	0.34	79
2010	29.6	91	41.1	99	18	93	0.61	43
2009	34.1	34	50.1	17	18.2	85	0.02	144
2008	32.8	62	45.6	49	20	66	0.17	107
2007	28.7	103	37.9	118	19.5	70	0.39	76
2006	42.9	1	58.2	1	27.5	1	0.11	118
2005	31.3	78	40.7	101	21.8	38	1.70	6
2004	32.1	66	45.4	54	18.8	77	0.05	133
2003	34	35	47	38	20.9	53	0.07	126
2002	33.8	38	48.1	28	19.4	74	0.65	39
2001	32.4	64	43.3	76	21.5	45	1.54	9
2000	33.5	45	46.5	43	20.4	61	0.50	59
1999	33.6	42	45.5	51	21.6	43	1.92	3
1998	32.5	63	41.6	93	23.4	20	0.75	33
1997	30.3	87	42.6	79	18	93	0.04	134
1996	28.4	110	41.9	91	14.9	126	0.41	73
1995	33	57	44.6	63	21.4	46	0.64	41
1994	29.4	95	42.4	85	16.5	110	0.41	73
1993	25	130	32.3	140	17.7	95	0.81	28
1992	38	9	50	19	26	5	0.39	76
1991	28.7	103	40.2	106	17.2	101	0.31	84
1990	35.3	28	47	38	23.6	19	1.60	8
1989	37.4	12	51.7	5	23	26	0.25	93
1988	27	120	38.1	116	15.8	116	0.89	25
1987	32.9	58	43.5	71	22.4	31	0.58	46
1986	40.1	2	55.3	2	24.8	8	0.00	152
1985	25.9	128	35.9	129	15.8	116	0.92	23
1984	28.5	108	38.8	110	18.3	83	0.68	36
1983	33.2	52	42	89	24.4	12	0.56	49
1982	28.2	114	40.1	109	16.3	113	0.18	104
1981	36.1	21	49.3	23	22.9	28	0.31	84
1980	26.9	121	35.7	130	18.1	90	1.06	17
1979	14.8	151	23	151	6.6	151	1.54	9
1978	21.8	141	32.1	141	11.6	138	0.54	54
1977	23.7	136	34.6	135	12.7	136	0.45	67
1976	32.9	58	47.6	31	18.2	85	0.03	138
1975	33.8	38	45.7	47	21.9	36	0.21	101
1974	26.2	126	36.6	126	15.7	123	0.30	86
1973	28.6	107	37.7	120	19.5	70	0.62	42
1972	29	98	42.5	82	15.5	124	0.17	107
1971	27.2	118	37.8	119	16.6	109	1.10	15
1970	29.9	90	42.4	85	17.5	98	0.07	126
1969	31.7	70	41.2	97	22.2	32	0.03	138
1968	32	67	43.9	70	20.2	65	0.14	114
1967	34.5	30	47.3	36	21.7	42	0.32	81
1966	25.3	129	36.4	127	14.2	130	0.45	67
1965	34.4	31	47.9	30	20.8	55	0.49	63
1964	35.4	27	50.2	14	20.7	57	0.04	134
1963	22.1	140	35	133	9.3	144	0.56	49
1962	26.5	123	38.2	113	14.8	127	0.56	49
1961	33.2	52	47.6	31	18.8	77	trace	148
1960	28.8	101	38.1	116	19.5	70	1.16	14
1959	26.4	124	37.4	122	15.4	125	0.50	59
1958	34.2	33	45.7	47	22.6	29	0.51	58
1957	25	130	35.5	132	14.5	128	0.25	93
1956	31.5	73	43.3	76	19.6	69	0.76	31
1955	33.3	50	44.6	63	21.9	36	0.50	59
1954	31.3	78	44	69	18.5	80	0.20	103
1953	39	4	51.7	5	26.4	4	0.15	112
1952	36	22	48.7	26	23.3	22	0.09	121
1951	28.7	103	40.2	106	17.3	100	0.55	53
1950	29.6	91	43.5	71	15.8	116	0.03	138
1949	21.7	142	31.3	144	12	137	1.96	2
1948	28.7	103	40.4	103	17	104	0.46	66
1947	32	67	43.5	71	20.5	59	0.74	34
1946	34.3	32	47.4	35	21.3	49	0.77	30
1945	32.4	64	43.4	75	21.4	46	1.48	11
1944	30.6	85	40.3	105	21	51	0.96	22
1943	33.3	50	46.7	40	19.9	67	0.13	115
1942	31.5	73	44.8	60	18.2	85	0.10	119
1941	33.6	42	42.6	79	24.6	10	0.97	21
1940	16.7	150	25	150	8.3	150	0.50	59
1939	38.4	7	50.3	13	26.5	3	0.68	36
1938	35.7	25	48.5	27	23	26	0.01	147
1937	21.4	143	32	142	10.7	140	0.76	31
1936	28.4	110	38.6	111	18.1	90	0.59	44
1935	36	22	48.8	24	23.3	22	0.65	39
1934	36.7	15	49.5	22	23.9	17	0.29	87
1933	38.9	6	53.5	4	24.2	14	trace	148
1932	26.3	125	34.4	136	18.2	85	1.28	13
1931	37.5	11	50.5	12	24.5	11	0.10	119
1930	19.6	146	30.8	145	8.4	149	0.32	81
1929	26	127	36.1	128	15.8	116	0.56	49
1928	36.6	16	51.3	10	22	35	0.03	138
1927	33.2	52	46.5	43	19.8	68	0.02	144
1926	33.1	56	44.9	57	21.3	49	0.36	78
1925	28.9	99	41.9	91	15.8	116	0.07	126
1924	28.1	115	42	89	14.2	130	0.17	107
1923	39	4	54	3	24.1	15	0.03	138
1922	28.5	108	40.2	106	16.9	106	0.45	67
1921	36.4	18	47.6	31	25.3	6	0.24	96
1920	32.9	58	44.7	61	21	51	0.07	126
1919	31	82	41.6	93	20.4	61	0.06	132
1918	21.1	144	33	139	9.2	145	0.80	29
1917	31.4	77	44.6	63	18.1	90	0.22	99
1916	23.8	135	34.9	134	12.8	135	0.59	44
1915	30.6	85	42.3	87	18.9	76	1.08	16
1914	39.4	3	51.7	5	27	2	0.18	104
1913	29.5	93	42.8	78	16.1	114	0.28	89
1912	18	147	27.5	147	8.5	148	0.16	111
1911	36	22	50.1	17	21.8	38	0.22	99
1910	31.1	80	41.5	95	20.7	57	0.26	92
1909	30.1	88	42.5	82	17.6	97	0.29	87
1908	36.5	17	49.9	20	23.1	25	0.04	134
1907	31.5	73	42.6	79	20.5	59	0.28	89
1906	37.8	10	51.1	11	24.4	12	0.40	75
1905	22.4	138	31.4	143	13.4	133	0.84	27
1904	30	89	44.2	68	15.8	116	0.03	138
1903	33.5	45	46.6	41	20.3	63	0.08	123
1902	30.9	83	44.3	67	17.4	99	0.34	79
1901	33.8	38	48.8	24	18.7	79	0.13	115
1900	36.8	13	50.2	14	23.4	20	0.17	107
1899	31.6	72	44.9	57	18.3	83	0.08	123
1898	29.1	97	40.5	102	17.7	95	1.74	5
1897	28.3	112	37.5	121	19.1	75	1.44	12
1896	36.4	18	48	29	24.8	8	0.49	63
1895	26.9	121	36.7	125	17.1	102	0.58	46
1894	30.7	84	44.6	63	16.9	106	0.04	134
1893	34	35	46.6	41	21.4	46	0.02	144
1892	28.9	99	41.1	99	16.7	108	0.25	93
1891	28.8	101	38.2	113	19.5	70	0.98	20
1890	27.1	119	38.3	112	16	115	0.42	72
1889	29.3	96	41.5	95	17.1	102	1.69	7
1888	23.3	137	36.8	124	9.8	142	0.23	98
1887	27.5	117	41.2	97	13.8	132	0.07	126
1886	17	149	25.4	149	8.7	146	1.82	4
1885	18	147	27.4	148	8.6	147	0.52	55
1884	24.4	133	37.4	122	11.4	139	0.08	123
1883	22.3	139	34.3	137	10.3	141	0.44	71
1882	31.5	73	42.3	87	20.8	55	0.52	55
1881	20.2	145	30.8	145	9.6	143	0.15	112
1880	38.3	8	51.5	9	25.1	7	trace	148
1879	23.9	134	33.4	138	14.4	129	0.87	26
1878	33.7	41	43.5	71	24	16	0.21	101
1877	24.5	132	35.6	131	13.3	134	0.18	104
1876	36.8	13	51.6	8	22.1	34	trace	148
1875	12.9	152	22.4	152	3.5	152	0.12	117

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2006	42.9
1986	40.1
1914	39.4
1953	39
1923	39
1933	38.9
1939	38.4
1880	38.3
1992	38
1906	37.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	12.9
1979	14.8
1940	16.7
1886	17
1912	18
1885	18
1930	19.6
1881	20.2
1918	21.1
1937	21.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2017	2.56
1949	1.96
1999	1.92
1886	1.82
1898	1.74
2005	1.70
1889	1.69
1990	1.60
2001	1.54
1979	1.54

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	0.00
1961	trace
1933	trace
1880	trace
1876	trace
1938	0.01
2009	0.02
1927	0.02
1893	0.02
1976	0.03
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 71°F; 5 January 2026
Coldest night: -8°F; 25 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.45 in; 9 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 0.92 in of precipitation in Dodge City, KS, the wettest January since 2024, tied 23rd wettest of 152 (with 1985).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Dodge City, KS: 71°F on Monday 5 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Dodge City, KS: a low of -8°F on Sunday 25 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Dodge City, KS: 0.45 in on Friday 9 January 2026.