Omaha, NE: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 24.2°F in Omaha, NE, the warmest January since 2023, 63rd warmest of 156.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 24.2°F; Warmest since 2023; 63rd warmest of 156
Precipitation: 0.92 in; Wettest since 2023; 46th wettest of 155

A normal January in Omaha, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 22.8°F, between 18°F and 30.3°F in eight years of ten and 0.69 in of precipitation, between 0.23 in and 1.26 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Omaha, NE since 1871: 24.2°F in 2026; the highest is 36.7°F, in 2006.

Normal range, 18 to 30.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Omaha, NE 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
2026	24.2	63	34.8	44	13.6	76	0.92	46
2025	23.1	70	34.4	49	11.9	94	0.05	151
2024	20.9	93	28.1	111	13.6	76	0.88	50
2023	26.8	37	34.1	53	19.5	27	1.22	20
2022	22.8	73	34.7	47	10.9	102	0.52	96
2021	28.5	27	36	36	21.1	16	1.52	11
2020	26.4	44	34.1	53	18.7	35	1.30	17
2019	24.5	60	33.4	62	15.6	59	0.86	53
2018	23.3	69	32.9	65	13.7	75	0.77	58
2017	27.7	32	34.8	44	20.5	21	0.86	53
2016	24.3	62	32.5	68	16.1	54	1.11	32
2015	27.8	30	38.8	18	16.8	46	0.69	67
2014	20.9	93	33.5	61	8.3	126	0.14	141
2013	25.6	49	35.4	38	15.9	56	0.50	99
2012	31	13	41.9	10	20.1	22	0.06	150
2011	18.3	120	26.9	121	9.7	112	1.14	26
2010	16.7	131	22.9	138	10.5	105	1.12	31
2009	20.8	97	31.7	80	9.8	111	0.24	132
2008	19.9	105	29.8	95	10	108	0.29	124
2007	22.2	84	31.6	83	12.9	85	0.59	85
2006	36.7	1	46.4	1	27	1	0.68	69
2005	20.9	93	28.5	104	13.3	80	0.52	96
2004	21	92	29.7	96	12.4	90	1.25	19
2003	22.8	73	32.2	70	13.3	80	0.35	116
2002	30.2	16	41.5	11	19	30	0.37	115
2001	26.6	40	35.3	39	17.9	42	1.61	10
2000	27.1	35	37.4	30	16.8	46	0.17	139
1999	22.6	77	30.7	90	14.4	70	0.59	85
1998	25.8	47	33.1	64	18.4	37	1.13	28
1997	19	111	29.3	100	8.7	120	0.29	124
1996	16.5	132	26.8	122	6.2	136
1995	22.8	73	31.7	80	13.8	73	0.80	56
1994	18.1	124	28.1	111	8.1	129	0.50	99
1993	19.7	108	27.7	118	11.7	97	1.05	35
1992	32.5	8	41.1	12	23.8	8	1.30	17
1991	17	130	25.6	132	8.5	124	0.92	46
1990	34.3	4	44.3	4	24.3	6	0.63	75
1989	33	6	42.9	7	23.2	11	0.89	49
1988	20.9	93	30.8	89	11	101	0.43	108
1987	29.1	23	38.2	23	20.1	22	0.03	153
1986	30.9	14	42.1	9	19.8	26	trace	155
1985	18.5	117	28.4	106	8.7	120	0.35	116
1984	21.5	88	28.3	107	14.6	69	0.32	120
1983	25.8	47	32	76	19.5	27	1.14	26
1982	10.2	151	19.7	149	0.6	149	1.33	15
1981	27.3	33	37.9	28	16.6	48	0.30	123
1980	23.8	65	32.1	73	15.6	59	0.61	81
1979	7.9	156	15.4	156	0.4	150	1.22	20
1978	9.9	152	18.4	152	1.5	147	0.20	137
1977	13.2	141	24.1	136	2.4	145	0.93	45
1976	25.5	50	38	26	12.9	85	0.11	142
1975	22.5	80	33.3	63	11.7	97	2.01	5
1974	18.8	112	28	114	9.6	113	0.63	75
1973	22.6	77	31.7	80	13.5	79	1.44	13
1972	20	104	31	87	9	117	0.38	112
1971	17.7	125	27.3	120	8.2	128	0.95	40
1970	16.2	134	26.1	128	6.4	135	0.20	137
1969	18.6	114	26.6	124	10.7	103	1.10	33
1968	22.6	77	32.1	73	13	84	0.49	102
1967	25.5	50	36.6	32	14.4	70	2.00	6
1966	18.4	118	28.2	109	8.6	123	0.81	55
1965	22.9	72	33.6	60	12.3	91	0.60	83
1964	28.6	24	40	16	17.2	44	0.54	92
1963	13.6	139	22.1	140	5.2	139	1.09	34
1962	18.2	121	27.9	115	8.5	124	0.41	110
1961	24.6	58	36.1	35	13.1	83	0.23	134
1960	20.5	99	27.7	118	13.3	80	1.17	23
1959	18.7	113	28.2	109	9.2	115	0.56	89
1958	26.7	39	34.6	48	18.8	33	1.18	22
1957	17.5	126	26.3	127	8.8	119	0.38	112
1956	21.1	90	29.6	97	12.6	88	0.71	64
1955	24.7	57	34.1	53	15.2	64	0.75	59
1954	19.6	109	32	76	7.2	131	0.24	132
1953	24.6	58	32.9	65	16.3	52	0.46	106
1952	22.2	84	32.2	70	12.2	92	0.73	62
1951	20.2	102	30.5	91	10	108	0.66	72
1950	18.4	118	30.1	93	6.7	132	0.95	40
1949	17.3	128	25.8	130	8.9	118	3.70	1
1948	20.1	103	29.9	94	10.3	106	0.29	124
1947	28.6	24	39.4	17	17.8	43	0.71	64
1946	26.6	40	36.9	31	16.2	53	0.59	85
1945	24.8	56	32.5	68	17.2	44	0.47	105
1944	31.6	12	43.1	6	20.1	22	0.75	59
1943	19.9	105	28.6	103	11.2	100	0.05	151
1942	25.2	53	33.9	56	16.5	50	0.09	145
1941	25.9	46	33.7	58	18.1	41	1.03	36
1940	8.2	155	17.6	154	-1.3	156	0.56	89
1939	33	6	42.2	8	23.8	8	0.50	99
1938	24.5	60	33.7	58	15.3	63	0.68	69
1937	10.9	146	21.6	142	0.3	151	1.15	24
1936	10.3	150	19.1	150	1.6	146	1.50	12
1935	25.2	53	33.8	57	16.6	48	0.22	135
1934	30	19	38.8	18	21.2	15	0.53	93
1933	36.1	2	45.8	2	26.5	2	0.94	42
1932	21.3	89	28.3	107	14.2	72	2.80	2
1931	33.8	5	43.3	5	24.2	7	0.38	112
1930	14.1	138	21.5	144	6.6	133	1.73	8
1929	13.5	140	22.5	139	4.6	140	1.15	24
1928	29.5	22	38.1	25	21	19	0.01	154
1927	26.3	45	34.3	51	18.4	37	0.11	142
1926	26.6	40	35	41	18.3	39	0.98	39
1925	22.5	80	31.4	85	13.6	76	0.80	56
1924	17.5	126	26.6	124	8.3	126	0.62	77
1923	32.5	8	40.5	13	24.5	5	0.87	51
1922	23.6	67	32.1	73	15.1	65	0.94	42
1921	31.8	11	38.7	21	25	4	0.48	104
1920	23.1	70	30.4	92	15.9	56	0.28	127
1919	31.9	10	40.4	14	23.4	10	0.10	144
1918	12.7	142	21.4	145	4	141	0.65	73
1917	22.5	80	31.3	86	13.8	73	0.58	88
1916	17.3	128	25.8	130	8.7	120	2.20	3
1915	21.6	87	28.5	104	14.7	68	1.87	7
1914	30.6	15	38.6	22	22.6	12	0.56	89
1913	23.8	65	32.6	67	14.9	66	0.69	67
1912	10.8	148	18.8	151	2.7	144	0.26	130
1911	25.4	52	34.4	49	16.4	51	0.45	107
1910	22.3	83	29.2	101	15.5	61	0.94	42
1909	22.8	73	30.9	88	14.8	67	1.00	38
1908	30.2	16	40.3	15	20.1	22	0.28	127
1907	20.3	101	28.1	111	12.5	89	0.53	93
1906	30.2	16	38.8	18	21.7	13	0.60	83
1905	14.3	137	22.1	140	6.5	134	1.13	28
1904	19.8	107	27.8	117	11.8	95	0.62	77
1903	27.1	35	35.3	39	18.9	31	0.07	147
1902	26.5	43	34.9	42	18.2	40	0.71	64
1901	27.8	30	36.4	34	19.3	29	0.31	122
1900	29.7	20	38.2	23	21.1	16	0.15	140
1899	25.1	55	34.2	52	16	55	0.07	147
1898	28.3	28	34.9	42	21.7	13	0.62	77
1897	20.7	98	28.7	102	12.7	87	0.87	51
1896	27.3	33	35.8	37	18.8	33	0.33	119
1895	18.6	114	27.9	115	9.3	114	0.35	116
1894	20.5	99	29.6	97	11.5	99	0.51	98
1893	16.1	135	24.3	135	7.8	130	0.28	127
1892	18.2	121	26.5	126	9.9	110	0.42	109
1891	29.6	21	38	26	21.1	16	2.11	4
1890	18.2	121	26.1	128	10.3	106	1.44	13
1889	24	64	32.2	70	15.8	58	1.62	9
1888	8.4	153	17.8	153	-1	155	0.67	71
1887	11.8	144	24	137	-0.4	153	0.49	102
1886	8.3	154	17	155	-0.4	153	1.33	15
1885	12.5	143	21.6	142	3.3	142	0.41	110
1884	16.5	132	26.8	122	6.2	136	0.73	62
1883	10.6	149	21	146	0.2	152	1.01	37
1882	26.8	37	34.8	44	18.7	35	0.74	61
1881	11.6	145	20.2	148	3.1	143	0.61	81
1880	35.1	3	44.9	3	25.3	3	0.90	48
1879	21.1	90	31.5	84	10.6	104	0.07	147
1878	28.6	24	36.5	33	20.7	20	1.13	28
1877	19.4	110	29.6	97	9.2	115	0.53	93
1876	28.2	29	37.6	29	18.9	31	0.22	135
1875	10.9	146	20.5	147	1.3	148	0.26	130
1874	21.9	86	31.9	78	11.8	95	0.32	120
1873	15.7	136	25.6	132	5.7	138	0.64	74
1872	18.6	114	25	134	12.1	93	0.08	146
1871	23.6	67	31.8	79	15.5	61	0.62	77

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2006	36.7
1933	36.1
1880	35.1
1990	34.3
1931	33.8
1989	33
1939	33
1992	32.5
1923	32.5
1919	31.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	7.9
1940	8.2
1886	8.3
1888	8.4
1978	9.9
1982	10.2
1936	10.3
1883	10.6
1912	10.8
1937	10.9
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1949	3.70
1932	2.80
1916	2.20
1891	2.11
1975	2.01
1967	2.00
1915	1.87
1930	1.73
1889	1.62
2001	1.61

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	trace
1928	0.01
1987	0.03
2025	0.05
1943	0.05
2012	0.06
1903	0.07
1899	0.07
1879	0.07
1872	0.08

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 67°F; 7 January 2026
Coldest night: -8°F; 25 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.85 in; 8 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 0.92 in of precipitation in Omaha, NE, the wettest January since 2023, tied 46th wettest of 155 (with 1991).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Omaha, NE: 67°F on Wednesday 7 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Omaha, NE: a low of -8°F on Sunday 25 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Omaha, NE: 0.85 in on Thursday 8 January 2026.