Kansas City, MO: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 28.1°F in Kansas City, MO, the coldest January since 2025, tied 52nd coldest of 135 (with 2019 and 1995).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 28.1°F; Coldest since 2025; 52nd coldest of 135
Precipitation: 1.36 in; Wettest since 2025; 49th wettest of 138

A normal January in Kansas City, MO (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 28.2°F, between 23.7°F and 34.2°F in eight years of ten and 1.12 in of precipitation, between 0.43 in and 2.10 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Kansas City, MO since 1889: 28.1°F in 2026; the lowest is 12.5°F, in 1979.

Normal range, 23.7 to 34.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Kansas City, MO from 1889 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	28.1	82	38.3	71	17.8	98	1.36	49	0
2025	24.3	113	33.4	111	15.2	115	1.75	34	0
2024	24.8	111	32.3	117	17.4	103	2.08	26	0
2023	36.2	11	45	12	27.4	10	2.03	30	0
2022	29.4	70	40.4	46	18.4	93	0.79	82	0
2021	34.1	23	41.9	30	26.3	16	2.47	18	0
2020	32.3	39	39.9	51	24.6	29	2.80	10	0
2019	28.1	82	36.3	94	19.9	74	1.78	33	0
2018	28.4	78	38.7	64	18.1	96	1.13	65	0
2017	32.3	39	41.1	38	23.5	42	1.39	47	0
2016	29.6	68	38.8	61	20.4	72	0.76	87	0
2015	31.2	49	42.8	25	19.6	80	1.20	58	0
2014	24.5	112	36.5	91	12.5	125	0.39	113	0
2013	32.8	32	43.4	21	22.2	52	1.03	73	0
2012	35.1	15	46.8	8	23.5	42	0.06	134	0
2011	22.8	121	31.8	119	13.8	121	1.24	56	0
2010	23.8	115	29.8	125	17.8	98	0.43	112	0
2009	27.5	89	38.7	64	16.3	113	0.05	135	0
2008	27.5	89	37.5	78	17.4	103	0.97	75	0
2007	28.8	75	37.7	76	19.8	76	0.84	79	0
2006	42.7	1	52.1	1	33.3	1	1.11	69	0
2005	28.3	80	35.1	100	21.5	55	2.51	17	0
2004	27.3	93	36.2	96	18.5	92	0.61	95	0
2003	27.3	93	37.3	83	17.2	105	0.47	109	0
2002	34.1	23	44.6	13	23.6	41	1.66	37	0
2001	29.2	73	37.5	78	20.9	63	2.08	26	0
2000	31.7	44	41.6	32	21.9	53	0.46	110	0
1999	27.7	87	35.7	98	19.8	76	2.30	21	0
1998	33.8	27	41.6	32	26	20	0.97	75	0
1997	24.3	113	34.5	106	14.2	118	0.69	88	0
1996	23.1	118	32.5	116	13.7	122	1.12	67	0
1995	28.1	82	37.4	82	18.9	86	1.42	44	0
1994	25.1	108	33.1	115	17.2	105	0.63	93	0
1993	25.9	103	33.2	114	18.6	88	1.96	31	0
1992	35.8	13	45.2	11	26.5	14	1.21	57	0
1991	22.9	120	31.3	121	14.4	117	1.37	48	0
1990	37.9	6	48.7	3	27	12	1.20	58	0
1989	37.7	7	47.1	7	28.3	8	0.98	74	0
1988	26.7	99	37.1	85	16.3	113	1.40	46	0
1987	29.7	66	38	74	21.4	59	0.77	84	0
1986	34.5	18	46.3	9	22.6	50	0.02	138	0
1985	18.6	127	29	127	8.3	133	0.94	77	0
1984	25	110	33.3	113	16.6	109	0.14	130	0
1983	30	63	36.7	89	23.4	45	0.58	99	0
1982	18.6	127	27.6	130	9.6	129	2.66	11	0
1981	30.3	60	40.8	42	19.8	76	0.49	107	0
1980	28.7	76	36.6	90	20.7	69	1.60	38	0
1979	12.5	135	20.8	137	4.1	135	2.35	19	0
1978	16.8	131	24.9	133	8.7	132	0.39	113	0
1977	15.5	133	24.4	135	6.7	134	1.15	64	0
1976	27.5	89	36.8	88	18.2	95	0.53	104	0
1975	29.8	64	38.7	64	21	61	2.14	24	0
1974	23.8	115	30.6	123	17	107	1.05	71	0
1973	27.3	93	34.8	103	19.8	76	2.05	29	0
1972	27.3	93	36.5	91	18.1	96	0.56	101	0
1971	27.6	88	36.1	97	19.2	84	1.48	41	0
1970	26.1	102	35.1	100	17	107	0.21	124	0
1969	26.5	101	34.1	108	18.9	86	1.31	50	0
1968	28.4	78	38.2	72	18.6	88	0.27	121	0
1967	33.9	26	43.9	18	23.9	36	2.09	25	0
1966	27.9	85	37.3	83	18.6	88	0.21	124	0
1965	31.4	48	41.6	32	21.2	60	2.35	19	0
1964	37.1	9	47.2	6	27.1	11	1.20	58	0
1963	19.8	126	28.3	129	11.3	127	0.59	98	0
1962	23.5	117	32.1	118	14.8	116	2.95	9	0
1961	31.7	44	42.8	25	20.6	70	0.05	135	0
1960	30.9	53	38.9	60	22.8	49	1.43	43	0
1959	26.6	100	35.3	99	17.8	98	1.74	35	0
1958	31.9	43	40	48	23.8	37	2.54	15	0
1957	25.6	105	33.5	110	17.6	101	1.31	50	0
1956	27.9	85	36.4	93	19.4	83	0.67	91	0
1955	32.4	36	40.7	44	24.2	32	2.19	23	0
1954	29.2	73	39.4	54	19.1	85	0.05	135	0
1953	34.4	19	43	24	25.9	21	0.19	127	0
1952	33.8	27	43.3	22	24.4	31	0.57	100	0
1951	30.6	57	39.8	52	21.5	55	1.07	70	0
1950	30.3	60	41.1	38	19.6	80	0.69	88	0
1949	25.9	103	33.4	111	18.3	94	5.24	2	0
1948	25.1	108	33.6	109	16.6	109	0.53	104	0
1947	33.2	30	42.3	28	24.2	32	0.83	80	0
1946	33	31	41.1	38	25	27	3.40	6	0
1945	30.6	57	37.5	78	23.8	37	0.38	115	0
1944	36	12	44.4	16	27.6	9	0.68	90	0
1943	28.3	80	37	87	19.6	80	0.31	118	0
1942	31.5	47	41.5	35	21.5	55	0.14	130	0
1941	32.2	41	38.6	68	25.8	25	4.91	3	0
1940	12.8	134	21.6	136	4.1	135	1.26	54	0
1939	38.5	4	47.8	4	29.2	6	1.28	53	0
1938	32	42	40.6	45	23.5	42	1.89	32	0
1937	23	119	31.8	119	14.1	119	3.37	7	0
1936	21.7	122	29.5	126	13.9	120	1.17	63	0
1935	32.4	36	40.8	42	24	35	1.13	65	0
1934	35.5	14	44.5	14	26.4	15	0.49	107	0
1933	42.4	2	51.7	2	33.1	2	1.20	58	0
1932	32.8	32	40	48	25.5	26	1.12	67	0
1931	38.2	5	46.3	9	30.2	4	0.56	101	0
1930	18.6	127	26.7	131	10.5	128	2.56	13	0
1929	21.1	124	30.6	123	11.5	126	3.12	8	0
1928	33.6	29	41.4	36	25.9	21	0.21	124	0
1927	30.8	55	38.5	69	23.1	47	1.29	52	0
1926	32.4	36	40.4	46	24.5	30	1.56	39	0
1925	29.3	71	38	74	20.6	70	0.26	123	0
1924	25.4	107	34.5	106	16.4	112	1.20	58	0
1923	39	3	47.7	5	30.3	3	0.16	129	0
1922	29.7	66	38.5	69	20.9	63	0.61	95	0
1921	37.3	8	44.5	14	30.1	5	1.48	41	0
1920	29.3	71	37.6	77	20.9	63	0.35	116	0
1919	34.4	19	42.5	27	26.2	18	0.07	133	0
1918	17.3	130	25.4	132	9.3	130	0.94	77	0
1917	31	52	41.2	37	20.8	68	0.62	94	0
1916	27.4	92	37.1	85	17.6	101	5.52	1	0
1915	28.6	77	36.3	94	21	61	2.53	16	0
1914	36.3	10	44.3	17	28.4	7	0.28	119	0
1913	30.1	62	39.3	55	20.9	63	0.65	92	0
1912	16.7	132	24.6	134	8.8	131	0.55	103	0
1911	32.8	32	41.9	30	23.8	37	0.61	95	0
1910	30.6	57	38.1	73	23.1	47	2.06	28	0
1909	29.5	69	37.5	78	21.5	55	1.25	55	0
1908	34.3	21	43.8	19	24.7	28	0.13	132	0
1907	31.1	51	38.8	61	23.4	45	4.54	4	0
1906	34.2	22	42.1	29	26.3	16	1.41	45	0
1905	21	125	28.6	128	13.4	123	0.82	81	0
1904	26.9	98	35.1	100	18.6	88	0.77	84	0
1903	31.6	46	39	58	24.1	34	0.50	106	0
1902	30.7	56	39.1	57	22.4	51	0.77	84	0
1901	34.7	16	43.5	20	25.9	21	0.45	111	0
1900	34.6	17	43.1	23	26.2	18	0.17	128	0
1899	30.9	53	40	48	21.8	54	0.28	119	0
1898	32.5	35	39	58	25.9	21	4.12	5	0
1897	27.3	93	34.6	104	20.1	73	2.66	11	0
1896			39.2	56			0.79	82	7
1895							0.32	117	9
1894			39.5	53	19.9	74	1.67	36	6
1893	21.7	122	31.3	121	13	124	0.27	121	3
1892	25.5	106	34.6	104	16.5	111	2.56	13	0
1891	34	25	41	41	26.9	13	2.20	22	0
1890	29.8	64	38.7	64	20.9	63	1.49	40	0
1889	31.2	49	38.8	61	23.7	40	1.05	71	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2006	42.7
1933	42.4
1923	39
1939	38.5
1931	38.2
1990	37.9
1989	37.7
1921	37.3
1964	37.1
1914	36.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	12.5
1940	12.8
1977	15.5
1912	16.7
1978	16.8
1918	17.3
1985	18.6
1982	18.6
1930	18.6
1963	19.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1916	5.52
1949	5.24
1941	4.91
1907	4.54
1898	4.12
1946	3.40
1937	3.37
1929	3.12
1962	2.95
2020	2.80

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	0.02
2009	0.05
1961	0.05
1954	0.05
2012	0.06
1919	0.07
1908	0.13
1984	0.14
1942	0.14
1923	0.16

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 69°F; 7 January 2026
Coldest night: -6°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.04 in; 8 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 1.36 in of precipitation in Kansas City, MO, the wettest January since 2025, 49th wettest of 138.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Kansas City, MO: 69°F on Wednesday 7 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Kansas City, MO: a low of -6°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Kansas City, MO: 1.04 in on Thursday 8 January 2026.