Little Rock, AR: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 40°F in Little Rock, AR, the coldest January since 2025, tied 52nd coldest of 147 (with 1996 and 1956).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 40°F; Coldest since 2025; 52nd coldest of 147
Precipitation: 2.71 in; Driest since 2021; 56th driest of 151

A normal January in Little Rock, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 41.7°F, between 38.2°F and 46.2°F in eight years of ten and 3.23 in of precipitation, between 1.36 in and 6.18 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Little Rock, AR since 1880: 40°F in 2026; the lowest is 28.6°F, in 1918.

Normal range, 38.2 to 46.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Little Rock, AR from 1876 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	40	94	50.2	78	29.8	109	2.71	96	0
2025	37.5	123	47.7	112	27.4	124	3.59	75	0
2024	39	110	48.3	102	29.7	112	9.13	10	0
2023	49.1	8	58.6	7	39.6	9	8.07	19	0
2022	42.2	66	54.7	25	29.6	114	4.31	63	0
2021	42.9	56	51.9	56	33.9	55	2.49	106	0
2020	44.4	32	52.8	45	36	34	6.84	30	0
2019	41.8	70	50.2	78	33.4	62	3.75	72	0
2018	37.2	125	47.8	110	26.6	131	2.22	112	0
2017	46.2	20	55.1	24	37.3	21	1.47	130	0
2016	42.1	67	51.8	58	32.3	78	3.55	78	0
2015	41.4	78	51.8	58	31	93	2.97	91	0
2014	37.9	120	50.7	74	25	137	2.34	108	0
2013	43.7	46	53.6	37	33.7	58	4.81	50	0
2012	46.5	18	57.7	10	35.2	41	2.06	120	0
2011	39.3	107	48.7	98	29.9	106	0.94	144	0
2010	38.8	113	47.6	114	30	103	3.16	86	0
2009	40.5	88	51.7	62	29.4	115	2.60	101	0
2008	40.6	87	49.9	84	31.3	87	1.40	131	0
2007	41.5	76	49.6	86	33.3	64	9.56	8	0
2006	49.8	5	61.5	2	38.1	16	3.76	71	0
2005	45.8	23	53.9	31	37.7	20	4.88	47	0
2004	42.9	56	52.3	49	33.4	62	3.29	84	0
2003	38	119	48	105	28	121	0.25	151	0
2002	44.4	32	55.8	16	32.9	70	3.41	82	0
2001	38.6	115	47.2	118	30	103	2.98	90	0
2000	43	53	52.4	47	33.6	59	1.03	140	0
1999	43.8	45	53.7	35	33.9	55	6.11	35	0
1998	46.6	17	54.6	28	38.7	12	4.70	52	0
1997	41	81	50.1	82	31.9	83	1.88	123	0
1996	40	94	50.7	74	29.3	116	2.60	101	0
1995	43	53	51.9	56	34.1	53	3.94	68	0
1994	38.2	116	46.1	126	30.4	97	4.87	48	0
1993	40.4	89	48.8	97	32	79	5.06	44	0
1992	42.7	59	52.1	51	33.3	64	1.75	124	0
1991	39	110	45.9	127	32	79	6.88	29	0
1990	48.1	10	58.4	8	37.8	17	6.50	33	0
1989	46.2	20	56.4	12	36.1	30	3.01	89	0
1988	35.6	134	44.5	134	26.7	130	3.71	73	0
1987	40.1	93	49.3	91	31	93	2.07	117	0
1986	42.4	63	55.6	20	29.3	116	0.50	150	0
1985	33.7	141	43	137	24.4	140	3.11	87	0
1984	36.6	128	47.1	119	26.2	134	1.31	135	0
1983	39.2	108	46.8	121	31.5	85	2.25	111	0
1982	37.4	124	47.5	116	27.4	124	8.74	11	0
1981	39.7	101	50.2	78	29.2	118	1.11	138	0
1980	43.9	40	52.4	47	35.5	39	2.73	93	0
1979	29.8	144	36.4	145	23.3	143	4.05	65	0
1978	31.7	142	38.6	143	24.8	138	5.44	42	0
1977	31.3	143	40.2	142	22.4	145	2.70	97	0
1976	39.7	101	51.7	62	27.6	122	2.48	107	0
1975	44.6	31	55.7	17	33.5	61	4.64	53	0
1974	42.4	63	50.2	78	34.6	46	5.77	38	0
1973	39.6	106	48.1	103	31.2	89	5.64	40	0
1972	43.6	47	54.4	29	32.8	73	1.71	125	0
1971	40.9	83	51.2	70	30.7	96	2.07	117	0
1970	35.7	132	46.5	124	24.8	138	1.05	139	0
1969	43.5	48	52.9	44	34.1	53	8.06	20	0
1968	37.7	121	45.4	129	30	103	4.76	51	0
1967	41.6	75	53	41	30.3	100	2.13	115	0
1966	35.4	135	43.7	136	27	128	3.03	88	0
1965	44.2	36	55.5	21	32.9	70	4.45	57	0
1964	40.8	84	55.4	22	26.2	134	0.98	142	0
1963	34	140	45.3	131	22.6	144	0.87	146	0
1962	37.1	126	47.7	112	26.6	131	6.84	30	0
1961	35.8	130	48	105	23.7	141	0.75	148	0
1960	41.1	80	47.8	110	34.4	52	4.21	64	0
1959	39.7	101	49.6	86	29.8	109	3.58	76	0
1958	40.4	89	49.9	84	31	93	4.41	59	0
1957	39.8	100	47.6	114	32	79	5.95	37	0
1956	40	94	48.9	96	31.1	91	5.77	38	0
1955	42.5	61	51.6	65	33.3	64	1.49	129	0
1954	41.8	70	51.6	65	32	79	7.76	22	0
1953	46.9	16	56.8	11	36.9	22	6.11	35	0
1952	47.9	12	56.3	14	39.5	10	3.49	80	0
1951	43.2	51	53.7	35	32.7	74	4.32	62	0
1950	49.7	6	58.7	6	40.6	5	12.53	2	0
1949	43.5	48	50.9	72	36.2	29	11.91	4	0
1948	34.9	138	42.9	138	26.9	129	1.56	126	0
1947	43.9	40	51.8	58	36	34	2.14	114	0
1946	41.7	74	49.5	89	33.9	55	8.22	16	0
1945	40.8	84	49.2	94	32.4	76	2.26	109	0
1944	42.6	60	52	54	33.2	68	2.06	120	0
1943	41.9	68	53.5	38	30.4	97	1.20	136	0
1942	39.7	101	49.1	95	30.4	97	2.72	94	0
1941	44.3	34	52.3	49	36.3	28	2.15	113	0
1940	29.1	146	36.7	144	21.4	146	1.40	131	2
1939	46.3	19	54.7	25	37.8	17	7.86	21	0
1938	43	53	51.5	67	34.6	46	9.80	7	0
1937	41.8	70	48.7	98	34.9	44	18.04	1	0
1936	38.2	116	46.6	122	29.9	106	0.93	145	0
1935	43.5	48	52	54	34.9	44	6.35	34	0
1934	44.7	30	53	41	36.5	24	2.63	99	0
1933	50.1	4	58.4	8	41.9	3	3.30	83	0
1932	48	11	55.7	17	40.3	7	11.38	5	0
1931	44.1	37	52.1	51	36.1	30	1.00	141	0
1930	35	137	42.4	140	27.5	123	12.47	3	0
1929	38.9	112	47.9	109	29.8	109	3.69	74	0
1928	43.9	40	53.1	40	34.6	46	1.18	137	0
1927	42.9	56	51.4	68	34.5	50	4.50	56	0
1926	41.5	76	49.4	90	33.6	59	4.42	58	0
1925	41.8	70	50.4	77	33.3	64	1.51	128	0
1924	36.9	127	45.6	128	28.2	120	3.56	77	0
1923	49.7	6	58.8	4	40.6	5	7.42	24	0
1922	39.7	101	46.6	122	32.9	70	1.90	122	0
1921	47.2	13	55.3	23	39.1	11	1.52	127	0
1920	40.8	84	48.5	101	33.1	69	9.19	9	0
1919	43.2	51	51.8	58	34.6	46	2.72	94	0
1918	28.6	147	36.4	145	20.9	147	5.51	41	0
1917	45	28	54.1	30	36	34	2.53	105	0
1916	45.2	25	53.9	31	36.4	25	8.45	14	0
1915	40.2	92	48	105	32.4	76	4.62	55	0
1914	47	14	56.2	15	37.8	17	1.35	133	0
1913	45.1	26	53.8	34	36.4	25	11.29	6	0
1912	35.1	136	44.9	133	25.4	136	3.54	79	0
1911	48.3	9	56.4	12	40.1	8	0.98	142	0
1910	44.1	37	53	41	35.2	41	2.76	92	0
1909	43.9	40	50.9	72	36.8	23	0.71	149	0
1908	43.9	40	51.7	62	36.1	30	5.03	45	0
1907	50.5	3	59	3	41.9	3	8.27	15	0
1906	45.1	26	53.9	31	36.4	25	4.39	61	0
1905	34.3	139	42.3	141	26.4	133	4.03	66	0
1904	41.3	79	51	71	31.5	85	2.58	104	0
1903	42.5	61	50	83	35	43	2.60	101	0
1902	39.2	108	47	120	31.3	87	7.13	26	0
1901	47	14	55.7	17	38.3	14	2.11	116	0
1900	44.3	34	52.7	46	36	34	2.61	100	0
1899	39.9	97	48.6	100	31.1	91	6.96	28	0
1898	46	22	53.3	39	38.6	13	8.10	18	0
1897	39.9	97	48	105	31.7	84	8.51	12	0
1896	41.9	68	49.3	91	34.5	50	4.85	49	0
1895	38.1	118	46.4	125	29.7	112	7.12	27	0
1894	45.4	24	54.7	25	36.1	30	3.21	85	0
1893	39.9	97	49.6	86	30.2	102	0.83	147	0
1892	36.2	129	45	132	27.4	124	3.92	69	0
1891	42.4	63	49.3	91	35.4	40	7.68	23	0
1890	50.7	2	58.8	4	42.6	2	8.48	13	0
1889	44	39	52.1	51	35.7	38	7.30	25	1
1888	38.8	113	47.4	117	30.3	100	4.94	46	0
1887	41	81	50.7	74	31.2	89	2.26	109	0
1886	29.8	144	36	147	23.5	142	3.97	67	0
1885	37.6	122	45.4	129	29.9	106	4.41	59	0
1884	35.7	132	44.1	135	27.3	127	3.45	81	0
1883	40.4	89	48.1	103	32.7	74	5.44	42	0
1882	44.8	29	51.4	68	38.3	14	8.17	17	0
1881	35.8	130	42.7	139	28.9	119	2.07	117	0
1880	56	1	64.3	1	47.7	1	4.64	53	0
1879							6.57	32	31
1878							3.90	70	31
1877							2.68	98	31
1876							1.33	134	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1880	56
1890	50.7
1907	50.5
1933	50.1
2006	49.8
1950	49.7
1923	49.7
2023	49.1
1911	48.3
1990	48.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	28.6
1940	29.1
1979	29.8
1886	29.8
1977	31.3
1978	31.7
1985	33.7
1963	34
1905	34.3
1948	34.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1937	18.04
1950	12.53
1930	12.47
1949	11.91
1932	11.38
1913	11.29
1938	9.80
2007	9.56
1920	9.19
2024	9.13

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2003	0.25
1986	0.50
1909	0.71
1961	0.75
1893	0.83
1963	0.87
1936	0.93
2011	0.94
1964	0.98
1911	0.98

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 75°F; 8 January 2026
Coldest night: 11°F; 26 January 2026, 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.33 in; 24 January 2026

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Every answer in words

January 2026 brought 2.71 in of precipitation in Little Rock, AR, the driest January since 2021, 56th driest of 151.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Little Rock, AR: 75°F on Thursday 8 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Little Rock, AR: a low of 11°F on Monday 26 January 2026 and Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Little Rock, AR: 1.33 in on Saturday 24 January 2026.