La Crosse, WI: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 14.7°F in La Crosse, WI, the coldest January since 2022, tied 59th coldest of 152 (with 1997).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 14.7°F; Coldest since 2022; 59th coldest of 152
Precipitation: 1.64 in; Wettest since 2023; 26th wettest of 154

A normal January in La Crosse, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 17.8°F, between 11.7°F and 24°F in eight years of ten and 1.09 in of precipitation, between 0.61 in and 2.29 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in La Crosse, WI since 1873: 14.7°F in 2026; the lowest is -1.1°F, in 1912.

Normal range, 11.7 to 24°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in La Crosse, WI from 1873 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	14.7	93	22.3	103	7.1	83	1.64	26	0
2025	18.5	59	27.9	53	9.2	68	0.03	154	0
2024	23.7	23	28.6	42	18.8	10	1.16	64	0
2023	24.4	14	29.8	30	18.9	9	2.17	17	0
2022	12.8	109	23.3	93	2.3	114	0.61	123	0
2021	23.4	25	30.3	27	16.5	20	0.89	81	0
2020	24	18	31	22	17.1	16	1.01	74	0
2019	15.6	84	23.9	89	7.2	82	1.31	54	0
2018	18.8	58	28	51	9.7	60	1.38	48	0
2017	24	18	30.1	28	17.9	13	2.69	6	0
2016	19.4	55	26.5	66	12.4	44	0.87	86	0
2015	20.6	41	28.6	42	12.7	40	0.67	112	0
2014	9.4	128	19.9	122	-1.1	131	0.98	75	0
2013	19.8	50	29	37	10.6	55	1.09	69	0
2012	23.8	22	32.7	11	14.9	27	1.08	71	0
2011	14.1	99	21.5	108	6.6	87	0.79	96	0
2010	14.8	92	21.9	106	7.6	79	1.46	42	0
2009	8.8	131	19	127	-1.4	133	0.74	105	0
2008	14.6	95	23.2	95	6	93	1.30	56	0
2007	22.5	28	30.5	25	14.6	29	0.67	112	0
2006	31.1	2	38.1	2	24.1	1	0.47	132	0
2005	17.4	72	25.4	78	9.5	62	1.40	47	0
2004	14.9	90	23.2	95	6.7	86	0.62	120	0
2003	16.6	79	25.3	80	7.9	75	0.53	129	0
2002	27.9	6	35.8	6	19.9	4	0.44	135	0
2001	20.6	41	29.1	36	12.2	47	1.19	60	0
2000	18.1	65	26.9	63	9.3	66	1.43	46	0
1999	14.3	97	22.9	100	5.8	96	2.84	5	0
1998	23.9	20	30.5	25	17.4	15	1.76	22	0
1997	14.7	93	22.9	100	6.4	90	1.81	21	0
1996	11.9	114	23.2	95	0.6	124	3.03	3	0
1995	19.6	51	27	61	12.2	47	0.73	107	0
1994	6	141	15.9	141	-4	144	2.24	14	0
1993	16.9	77	26.4	69	7.3	81	1.18	61	0
1992	23.9	20	30.9	23	16.9	18	0.87	86	0
1991	13.7	104	23.4	91	3.5	111	0.93	77	1
1990	28	5	37.1	4	19	8	0.79	96	0
1989	24.2	15	33.2	9	15.2	25	0.41	136	0
1988	13.4	105	21.9	106	4.9	103	1.09	69	0
1987	21.7	33	29.4	34	14	33	1.17	63	0
1986							0.58	126	31
1985	10.9	119	21	115	0.8	122	0.88	84	0
1984	14.1	99	22.3	103	5.9	95	0.28	146	0
1983	19.9	49	26.8	64	12.9	36	0.89	81	0
1982	4.3	147	14.6	144	-6	147	1.34	50	0
1981	19.5	53	30.1	28	8.9	71	0.14	152	0
1980	18.4	60	26.3	71	10.6	55	1.61	30	0
1979	5.9	142	15.6	142	-3.7	141	2.41	10	0
1978	6.6	139	17	140	-3.7	141	0.76	102	0
1977	2.8	150	12.1	150	-6.4	148	0.88	84	0
1976	13.1	106	23.7	90	2.5	113	0.69	111	0
1975	18.1	65	27.2	58	9	70	1.50	41	0
1974	18	67	25.4	78	10.5	58	0.40	137	0
1973	20	48	28.2	47	11.9	52	0.85	91	0
1972	11.1	115	20.7	118	1.4	119	0.62	120	0
1971	7.4	138	17.6	135	-2.8	139	1.52	38	0
1970	8.6	132	18	133	-0.7	130	0.56	127	0
1969	12.3	112	20.6	120	4	108	1.95	19	0
1968	19.3	57	28	51	10.6	55	0.87	86	0
1967	19.4	55	29	37	9.7	60	2.86	4	0
1966	7.7	137	18.6	129	-3.3	140	0.77	101	0
1965	11	116	21.4	111	0.6	124	0.81	92	0
1964	24.2	15	32.9	10	15.5	22	0.34	139	0
1963	6.3	140	14.8	143	-2.2	135	0.67	112	0
1962	12.8	109	20.7	118	4.9	103	0.19	151	0
1961	16.3	80	25	84	7.7	78	0.27	147	0
1960	21.3	36	27.9	53	14.7	28	0.78	99	0
1959	10.2	124	19.7	125	0.6	124	0.66	116	0
1958	21.2	38	28.5	44	13.9	34	0.33	141	0
1957	12.3	112	21.1	114	3.4	112	0.25	148	0
1956	15.5	85	25.1	82	6	93	0.46	134	0
1955	17.2	73	25.1	82	9.3	66	0.30	145	0
1954	15.5	85	25.5	77	5.4	98	0.56	127	0
1953	20.1	47	27.9	53	12.3	46	1.08	71	0
1952	16.3	80	25.8	75	6.9	84	2.22	15	0
1951	11	116	21.2	112	0.8	122	1.05	73	0
1950	15.7	83	26.2	72	5.3	101	1.34	50	0
1949	19.6	51	27.9	53	11.4	53	2.32	11	0
1948	13.8	103	22.9	100	4.6	106	0.14	152	0
1947	23.7	23	32.5	15	15	26	1.51	39	0
1946	20.7	40	29	37	12.4	44	2.48	7	0
1945	14.9	90	23.2	95	6.5	89	0.94	76	0
1944	28.3	4	36.8	5	19.7	5	1.18	61	0
1943	12.9	108	21.5	108	4.2	107	1.74	24	0
1942	20.9	39	29	37	12.8	37	0.59	125	0
1941	21.4	35	28.2	47	14.5	30	1.88	20	0
1940	10.9	119	18.1	131	3.6	110	0.61	123	0
1939	25.4	10	32.4	17	17.8	14	1.10	66	1
1938	18	67	24.6	86	11.3	54	1.13	65	0
1937	10.1	125	22	105	-1.7	134	2.48	7	1
1936	9.6	127	17.5	137	1.7	117	0.90	80	0
1935	14.4	96	23.3	93	5.4	98	2.31	12	0
1934	24.9	12	32.7	11	17.1	16	0.86	89	0
1933	28.6	3	37.8	3	19.5	6	1.44	44	0
1932	22.6	27	29.8	30	15.4	23	2.26	13	0
1931	26.4	8	33.7	7	19.1	7	0.70	110	0
1930	9	130	19.1	126	-1.1	131	1.63	27	0
1929	4.3	147	13.8	149	-5.2	146	3.42	2	0
1928	20.5	44	28.8	41	12.2	47	0.50	131	0
1927	15.5	85	24.1	88	6.9	84	0.81	92	0
1926	18.3	61	27.3	57	9.2	68	0.91	78	0
1925	17.2	73	26.7	65	7.6	79	0.47	132	0
1924	8.3	135	18.8	128	-2.2	135	0.91	78	0
1923	21.3	36	29.5	33	13.3	35	0.75	103	1
1922	14.1	99	24.4	87	3.7	109	1.25	58	0
1921	25.1	11	32.3	18	18	12	0.71	108	0
1920	9.4	128	18.2	130	0.5	127	1.10	66	0
1919	24.2	15	32.5	15	15.8	21	0.31	143	0
1918	5.4	144	14.5	145	-3.7	141	1.33	52	0
1917	10.9	119	20.8	116	0.9	121	1.58	33	0
1916	17	76	26.2	72	7.8	77	2.48	7	0
1915	15	89	23.4	91	6.6	87	1.63	27	0
1914	25.5	9	32.7	11	18.3	11	1.63	27	0
1913	18.2	64	28.1	49	8.3	74	0.89	81	0
1912	-1.1	152	7.6	152	-9.8	152	0.78	99	0
1911	15.3	88	25.2	81	5.4	98	0.79	96	0
1910	15.9	82	25.6	76	6.2	92	1.33	52	0
1909	18.3	61	26.5	66	10.1	59	1.53	37	0
1908	21.6	34	30.7	24	12.5	42	0.34	139	0
1907	13.9	102	21.5	108	6.4	90	1.61	30	0
1906	22.8	26	31.5	20	14.2	32	1.76	22	0
1905	8.6	132	17.6	135	-0.5	129	0.62	120	0
1904	9.9	126	17.9	134	1.9	115	0.32	142	0
1903	17.9	70	26.2	72	9.5	62	0.20	150	0
1902	20.3	45	28.1	49	12.5	42	0.63	119	0
1901	20.6	41	28.4	45	12.8	37	0.64	118	0
1900	22.4	29	29.4	34	15.3	24	0.71	108	0
1899	17.1	75	26.4	69	7.9	75	0.37	138	0
1898	22	30	29.8	30	14.3	31	0.74	105	0
1897							1.66	25	9
1896	19.5	53	27.1	60	12	50	0.67	112	0
1895	10.7	123	19.8	124	1.6	118	1.22	59	0
1894	17.9	70	26.5	66	9.4	65	1.27	57	0
1893	5.9	142	14.1	146	-2.4	137	1.10	66	0
1892	14.3	97	23	99	5.6	97	0.80	95	0
1891	24.7	13	32.7	11	16.6	19	2.10	18	0
1890	16.8	78	24.8	85	8.8	72	1.57	34	0
1889	20.3	45	28.3	46	12.7	40	1.45	43	3
1888	2.2	151	11.9	151	-7.5	150	1.44	44	0
1887	11	116	20.8	116	1.2	120	0.25	148	0
1886	12.7	111	20.3	121	5	102	3.44	1	0
1885	8.4	134	17.1	138	-0.4	128	0.81	92	0
1884	10.9	119	19.9	122	1.9	115	0.53	129	0
1883	4.7	146	14	148	-4.5	145	1.54	35	0
1882	22	30	31.9	19	12	50	0.75	103	0
1881	7.9	136	18.1	131	-2.4	137	1.51	39	0
1880	32	1	41.4	1	22.7	2	1.36	49	0
1879	18	67	27.2	58	8.7	73	0.31	143	0
1878	27.1	7	33.5	8	20.7	3	0.86	89	0
1877	13	107	21.2	112	4.8	105	1.54	35	0
1876	22	30	31.2	21	12.8	37	2.19	16	0
1875	3.2	149	14.1	146	-7.6	151	1.31	54	0
1874	18.3	61	27	61	9.5	62	1.59	32	0
1873	5.3	145	17.1	138	-6.5	149	0.66	116	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1880	32
2006	31.1
1933	28.6
1944	28.3
1990	28
2002	27.9
1878	27.1
1931	26.4
1914	25.5
1939	25.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1912	-1.1
1888	2.2
1977	2.8
1875	3.2
1982	4.3
1929	4.3
1883	4.7
1873	5.3
1918	5.4
1979	5.9
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1886	3.44
1929	3.42
1996	3.03
1967	2.86
1999	2.84
2017	2.69
1946	2.48
1937	2.48
1916	2.48
1979	2.41

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2025	0.03
1981	0.14
1948	0.14
1962	0.19
1903	0.20
1957	0.25
1887	0.25
1961	0.27
1984	0.28
1955	0.30

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 48°F; 13 January 2026
Coldest night: -20°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.96 in; 8 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 1.64 in of precipitation in La Crosse, WI, the wettest January since 2023, 26th wettest of 154.
The hottest day of January 2026 in La Crosse, WI: 48°F on Tuesday 13 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in La Crosse, WI: a low of -20°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in La Crosse, WI: 0.96 in on Thursday 8 January 2026.