Milwaukee, WI: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 19.3°F in Milwaukee, WI, the coldest January since 2014, tied 51st coldest of 156 (with 1961).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 19.3°F; Coldest since 2014; 51st coldest of 156
Precipitation: 1.42 in; Driest since 2025; 68th driest of 156

A normal January in Milwaukee, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 22.7°F, between 17.7°F and 28.5°F in eight years of ten and 1.57 in of precipitation, between 0.84 in and 3.18 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Milwaukee, WI since 1871: 19.3°F in 2026; the lowest is 5.6°F, in 1912.

Normal range, 17.7 to 28.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Milwaukee, WI from 1871 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	19.3	105	26.4	109	12.3	103	1.42	88	0
2025	21.3	86	29.3	73	13.4	93	0.14	156	0
2024	27.8	20	31.8	41	23.7	8	3.32	14	0
2023	31.9	4	36.6	7	27.1	2	2.03	58	0
2022	20.5	96	28.2	82	12.8	99	0.46	146	0
2021	28	17	33.3	26	22.6	15	2.02	60	0
2020	30.2	9	36.2	10	24.2	7	2.07	55	0
2019	21.2	88	27.7	93	14.6	87	2.23	45	0
2018	24.6	48	31.8	41	17.4	48	1.62	78	0
2017	27.9	18	33.9	22	21.9	20	2.16	49	0
2016	22.8	70	28.8	78	16.9	55	0.69	138	0
2015	22.5	71	28.4	80	16.5	60	0.91	125	0
2014	14.1	137	22.7	128	5.5	138	1.11	110	0
2013	24.2	53	32.2	37	16.3	62	3.17	18	0
2012	28.3	16	36.2	10	20.5	25	1.37	93	0
2011	20.6	94	26.5	108	14.7	83	1.16	105	0
2010	22.4	73	27.8	92	17.1	52	0.62	140	0
2009	15.8	122	23.4	121	8.2	123	0.97	120	0
2008	22.4	73	30	68	14.7	83	2.07	55	0
2007	26.8	25	33.1	27	20.5	25	0.86	130	0
2006	34	2	39.1	3	28.9	1	2.92	23	0
2005	22.2	77	28.1	86	16.4	61	3.31	15	0
2004	17.9	115	25.1	114	10.7	112	1.43	87	0
2003	20.2	99	27.3	100	13.2	96	0.35	150	0
2002	30.7	6	36.7	6	24.7	5	1.44	86	0
2001	24.7	44	31.1	54	18.4	37	1.11	110	0
2000	23.6	61	30.2	65	17	54	1.20	103	0
1999	20.2	99	26.7	105	13.7	92	4.38	5	0
1998	26.8	25	32.2	37	21.5	21	3.60	9	0
1997	20.4	97	28	88	12.8	99	1.59	81	0
1996	20.7	92	28.2	82	13.3	95	1.66	72	0
1995	25.3	38	31	56	19.6	29	2.14	51	0
1994	14.7	134	22.6	129	6.9	131	2.20	46	0
1993	25.6	32	32.4	34	18.9	33	2.63	30	0
1992	27.9	18	33.4	24	22.4	17	1.09	113	0
1991	20.1	101	27.3	100	12.8	99	1.55	84	0
1990	31.1	5	38.7	4	23.5	10	2.57	32	0
1989	30.4	7	37.7	5	23.1	12	0.86	130	0
1988	18.3	114	25.8	113	10.8	110	3.25	16	0
1987	24.7	44	31.3	49	18.2	40	1.22	101	0
1986	21.9	78	29.1	75	14.6	87	0.91	125	0
1985	15.1	129	23.4	121	6.9	131	1.94	63	0
1984	18.9	107	26.3	111	11.5	106	0.79	133	0
1983	26.4	27	31.6	46	21.2	22	0.75	135	0
1982	9.6	152	18.2	149	1.1	153	2.92	23	0
1981	18.9	107	26.4	109	11.4	108	0.31	151	0
1980	20.7	92	27.3	100	14.1	90	1.65	74	0
1979	11.5	147	17.9	151	5.2	142	3.00	21	0
1978	15.4	126	21.9	139	8.8	122	2.03	58	0
1977	8.3	155	15.9	154	0.6	154	0.90	127	0
1976	18.5	112	27.4	98	9.5	118	1.16	105	0
1975	24	56	30.9	57	17.1	52	2.25	44	0
1974	21.6	84	27.5	96	15.6	69	3.61	8	0
1973	24.7	44	31.2	51	18.2	40	1.12	109	0
1972	15.9	121	23.9	116	7.8	129	0.75	135	0
1971	12.7	144	21.2	144	4.2	144	1.37	93	0
1970	13.3	142	19.5	146	7.1	130	0.41	148	0
1969	18.6	110	25.1	114	12.1	105	1.83	66	0
1968	21.8	80	28.6	79	14.9	81	0.98	119	0
1967	24.5	49	32.7	32	16.2	64	1.49	85	0
1966	13.8	139	22.2	135	5.5	138	2.06	57	0
1965	19.5	104	27.4	98	11.5	106	3.33	13	0
1964	26.1	28	34.3	19	17.9	44	1.18	104	0
1963	8.6	154	15.2	155	2.1	150	0.66	139	0
1962	14.5	135	22.1	137	6.9	131	2.48	38	0
1961	19.3	105	28	88	10.7	112	0.31	151	0
1960	24.1	54	30.6	62	17.6	46	4.04	6	0
1959	13.4	141	22.4	132	4.4	143	2.48	38	0
1958	21.9	78	28.4	80	15.3	74	1.41	90	0
1957	14.9	131	23.4	121	6.4	136	0.88	129	0
1956	24.9	41	31.7	45	18.1	42	0.57	143	0
1955	21.7	82	28.2	82	15.2	75	0.62	140	0
1954	23	66	30.7	59	15.2	75	0.92	123	0
1953	25.5	37	32.6	33	18.5	36	1.16	105	0
1952	23	66	31.3	49	14.8	82	2.08	54	0
1951	18.5	112	26.2	112	10.9	109	2.38	40	0
1950	24.8	43	34.5	18	15.1	78	2.17	47	0
1949	25.6	32	33.4	24	17.9	44	2.59	31	0
1948	15	130	23.5	120	6.6	135	1.07	114	0
1947	25.6	32	32.9	29	18.4	37	2.26	43	0
1946	22.9	69	30.5	64	15.2	75	1.97	61	0
1945	17.3	116	23.9	116	10.8	110	0.31	151	0
1944	27.6	21	36.6	7	18.7	34	1.40	92	0
1943	18.6	110	26.6	106	10.6	114	2.15	50	0
1942	19.9	102	27.6	95	12.3	103	1.16	105	0
1941	25.6	32	30.9	57	20.2	27	2.50	36	0
1940	15.7	123	22.1	137	9.3	119	1.57	82	0
1939	29.2	12	35.1	16	22.6	15	1.60	80	1
1938	21.8	80	27.7	93	15.8	65	4.60	3	0
1937	23.1	65	31.2	51	15	80	3.12	19	0
1936	16.2	119	21.9	139	10.5	115	2.54	33	0
1935	20.4	97	28.2	82	12.7	102	2.50	36	0
1934	29.9	10	36.5	9	23.3	11	1.00	118	0
1933	33.7	3	40.8	2	26.6	4	1.30	97	0
1932	30.4	7	36.1	12	24.7	5	1.65	74	0
1931	29.7	11	35.6	14	23.7	8	1.04	117	0
1930	16.5	118	23.9	116	9	121	2.13	52	0
1929	12.4	145	21.6	142	3.2	148	3.00	21	0
1928	23.3	63	29.9	69	16.7	57	0.36	149	0
1927	21	91	28	88	14.1	90	1.28	98	0
1926	23	66	30.6	62	15.5	71	0.97	120	0
1925	22.5	71	29.6	72	15.4	73	0.84	132	0
1924	14	138	22.5	131	5.5	138	0.95	122	0
1923	25.9	31	32	39	19.7	28	1.78	69	0
1922	21.7	82	29.1	75	14.2	89	0.92	123	0
1921	29.1	13	35.4	15	22.8	13	0.22	154	0
1920	15.5	125	23	126	7.9	126	1.57	82	0
1919	27.5	22	33.9	22	21.1	23	0.15	155	0
1918	10.1	150	16.6	153	3.5	146	5.38	1	0
1917	18.7	109	27.1	103	10.3	116	1.42	88	0
1916	24	56	32.9	29	15.1	78	3.08	20	0
1915	19.8	103	26.6	106	13	98	1.89	64	0
1914	28.8	15	34.8	17	22.8	13	0.75	135	0
1913	23.8	58	32	39	15.7	66	1.07	114	0
1912	5.6	156	12.1	156	-1	156	0.78	134	0
1911	23.8	58	31.8	41	15.7	66	1.24	99	0
1910	21.1	90	27.5	96	14.7	83	2.71	28	0
1909	24.4	51	31.4	48	17.4	48	2.29	41	0
1908	24.5	49	31.5	47	17.5	47	3.24	17	0
1907	22.3	75	29.2	74	15.5	71	2.54	33	0
1906	29	14	36.1	12	22	19	2.76	27	0
1905	15.2	127	22.4	132	7.9	126	1.62	78	0
1904	14.9	131	21.9	139	7.9	126	1.36	95	0
1903	22.3	75	28.9	77	15.7	66	0.60	142	0
1902	23.7	60	30.7	59	16.7	57	0.51	144	0
1901	23.5	62	30.2	65	16.8	56	1.33	96	0
1900	27.4	23	34.2	20	20.6	24	1.63	77	0
1899	20.6	94	28.1	86	13.2	96	0.45	147	0
1898	26	29	32.4	34	19.6	29	3.52	11	0
1897	21.3	86	27.9	91	14.7	83	3.86	7	0
1896	24.1	54	29.9	69	18.4	37	1.22	101	0
1895	14.2	136	22.3	134	6.2	137	1.78	69	0
1894	24.3	52	31.2	51	17.4	48	1.64	76	0
1893	10	151	17	152	3	149	1.80	67	0
1892	16	120	22.6	129	9.3	119	2.29	41	0
1891	27.4	23	32.4	34	22.4	17	2.10	53	0
1890	25	40	32.9	29	17.2	51	2.51	35	0
1889	25.6	32	31.8	41	19.3	31	1.95	62	0
1888	10.4	148	18.6	147	2.1	150	1.41	90	0
1887	13.6	140	23.1	125	4.1	145	2.66	29	0
1886	15.2	127	22.2	135	8.2	123	5.02	2	0
1885	10.2	149	18.5	148	2	152	1.10	112	0
1884	13.3	142	21.2	144	5.3	141	1.69	71	0
1883	12.4	145	21.4	143	3.4	147	1.66	72	0
1882	24.9	41	33.1	27	16.6	59	1.05	116	0
1881	15.6	124	23.2	124	8.1	125	1.86	65	0
1880	34.4	1	41.9	1	26.9	3	2.17	47	0
1879	21.6	84	29.9	69	13.4	93	0.51	144	0
1878	25.2	39	31.1	54	19.3	31	1.80	67	0
1877	14.8	133	22.9	127	6.7	134	2.83	25	0
1876	26	29	34	21	18	43	4.39	4	0
1875	8.7	153	18	150	-0.5	155	1.24	99	0
1874	23.2	64	30.2	65	16.3	62	3.46	12	0
1873	16.8	117	23.6	119	10	117	2.81	26	0
1872	21.2	88	26.8	104	15.6	69	0.90	127	0
1871	24.7	44	30.7	59	18.7	34	3.55	10	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1880	34.4
2006	34
1933	33.7
2023	31.9
1990	31.1
2002	30.7
1989	30.4
1932	30.4
2020	30.2
1934	29.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1912	5.6
1977	8.3
1963	8.6
1875	8.7
1982	9.6
1893	10
1918	10.1
1885	10.2
1888	10.4
1979	11.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1918	5.38
1886	5.02
1938	4.60
1876	4.39
1999	4.38
1960	4.04
1897	3.86
1974	3.61
1998	3.60
1871	3.55

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2025	0.14
1919	0.15
1921	0.22
1981	0.31
1961	0.31
1945	0.31
2003	0.35
1928	0.36
1970	0.41
1899	0.45

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 59°F; 9 January 2026
Coldest night: -15°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.44 in; 6 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 1.42 in of precipitation in Milwaukee, WI, the driest January since 2025, tied 68th driest of 156 (with 1917).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Milwaukee, WI: 59°F on Friday 9 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Milwaukee, WI: a low of -15°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Milwaukee, WI: 0.44 in on Tuesday 6 January 2026.