Springfield, IL: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 25°F in Springfield, IL, the coldest January since 2025, 54th coldest of 147.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 25°F; Coldest since 2025; 54th coldest of 147
Precipitation: 0.99 in; Driest since 2025; 32nd driest of 147

A normal January in Springfield, IL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 26.9°F, between 21.5°F and 33.6°F in eight years of ten and 1.53 in of precipitation, between 0.75 in and 3.97 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Springfield, IL since 1880: 25°F in 2026; the lowest is 10.3°F, in 1977.

Normal range, 21.5 to 33.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Springfield, IL from 1880 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	25	94	34.5	80	15.6	102	0.99	116	0
2025	15.4	142	24.8	141	6.3	144	0.76	124	1
2024	26.7	80	32.6	99	20.7	63	4.33	12	0
2023	35.1	9	42.1	10	28.1	8	1.81	62	0
2022	23.7	101	33.7	86	13.7	116	0.63	132	0
2021	29.9	45	35.9	69	23.9	31	3.28	19	0
2020	32.2	27	38.7	33	25.7	18	4.49	10	0
2019	25.3	90	33.4	93	17.3	92	2.94	24	0
2018	26.3	84	36.5	63	16.1	98	0.53	137	0
2017	34.2	13	41.8	14	26.6	15	1.02	112	0
2016	28.8	63	37.2	55	20.5	65	1.09	105	0
2015	27.4	74	36.2	65	18.7	83	1.40	88	0
2014	21.2	124	31.1	106	11.3	133	2.24	42	0
2013	29.8	46	39.5	27	20.1	68	2.72	28	0
2012	33.6	17	43.6	6	23.7	33	1.48	84	0
2011	22.8	111	29.9	120	15.6	102	0.95	118	0
2010	21.5	121	27.9	133	15.2	105	1.32	91	0
2009	23.1	109	31.9	103	14.2	112	0.65	129	0
2008	28.5	66	37.8	44	19.2	77	3.66	17	0
2007	30.5	40	37.5	48	23.6	35	2.46	36	0
2006	39	3	46.1	4	31.8	2	2.12	49	0
2005	29.1	58	36	67	22.2	46	5.55	6	0
2004	24.7	95	33.6	89	15.9	101	1.40	88	0
2003	22.1	115	30.7	110	13.5	119	0.76	124	0
2002	34	14	43	7	25	22	2.45	37	0
2001	25.8	88	32.9	97	18.7	83	2.06	52	0
2000	27.5	73	36.2	65	18.8	81	0.54	135	0
1999	25.1	92	32.6	99	17.5	90	1.94	56	0
1998	32.7	23	38.6	36	26.7	13	2.43	38	0
1997	20.4	131	29.7	122	11	134	1.58	78	0
1996	23.2	108	32	102	14.4	110	1.48	84	0
1995	26.4	81	33.2	95	19.5	74	4.01	14	0
1994	21.4	122	28.2	130	14.5	108	1.15	102	0
1993	29.8	46	37.1	57	22.5	43	3.97	15	0
1992	32.1	28	39.5	27	24.7	27	1.03	110	0
1991	24	100	30.3	116	17.7	89	1.29	95	0
1990	37.1	4	46.8	3	27.4	11	1.49	83	0
1989	36	5	44.3	5	27.6	10	0.88	119	0
1988	25.5	89	34	85	17.1	93	2.17	44	0
1987	26.1	85	33.4	93	18.8	81	1.46	86	0
1986	29	61	39	31	19.1	78	0.04	147	0
1985	18.4	135	27.4	135	9.5	136	0.65	129	0
1984	22.2	114	29.7	122	14.7	106	0.70	128	0
1983	28.7	64	34.1	84	23.2	39	0.46	138	0
1982	17	138	26.2	137	7.7	141	4.48	11	0
1981	26.4	81	35	75	17.8	88	0.43	139	0
1980	27.7	71	34.7	79	20.8	60	0.72	126	0
1979	12.3	146	20.4	146	4.3	146	1.90	58	0
1978	15.6	141	23.9	142	7.3	143	0.72	126	0
1977	10.3	147	19.8	147	0.7	147	1.51	80	0
1976	23.5	105	32.3	101	14.7	106	0.98	117	0
1975	31.1	33	38.6	36	23.5	36	4.28	13	0
1974	26.1	85	33.6	89	18.5	85	2.61	31	0
1973	29.6	51	37.5	48	21.8	52	1.31	92	0
1972	24.4	98	32.8	98	16	100	1.03	110	0
1971	23.7	101	33	96	14.4	110	1.24	96	0
1970	17.9	136	25.8	138	9.9	135	0.54	135	0
1969	23.4	107	30.6	111	16.2	97	2.50	34	0
1968	23.7	101	31.1	106	16.4	96	1.79	64	0
1967	29.5	52	37.5	48	21.5	55	2.41	39	0
1966	21.9	118	30.1	118	13.7	116	0.36	143	0
1965	27.3	75	37.2	55	17.4	91	3.17	20	0
1964	30.7	37	41.8	14	19.6	72	1.64	74	0
1963	16.9	139	25.2	140	8.5	138	0.41	141	0
1962	20.2	133	28	131	12.4	129	3.04	21	0
1961	24.5	97	33.6	89	15.4	104	0.35	144	0
1960	30	44	36.8	60	23.1	40	1.31	92	0
1959	22.5	112	31	108	14	114	1.83	60	0
1958	28.6	65	35.4	71	21.9	49	1.23	97	0
1957	22	117	30.4	113	13.6	118	1.59	76	0
1956	25.9	87	34.8	77	17	94	0.57	133	0
1955	27.9	69	35.8	70	20	69	2.32	41	0
1954	29.7	48	38.5	39	20.9	59	0.85	121	0
1953	31.8	30	38.4	40	25.2	20	1.30	94	0
1952	30.3	42	39	31	21.5	55	1.65	73	0
1951	27.9	69	36	67	19.8	71	1.77	65	0
1950	32.3	25	41.6	16	23.1	40	5.22	7	0
1949	29.2	56	36.4	64	22	48	5.67	5	0
1948	22.5	112	30.4	113	14.5	108	0.56	134	0
1947	33.4	18	41.2	19	25.7	18	1.93	57	0
1946	31.3	32	38.7	33	23.9	31	1.22	99	0
1945	24.4	98	30.5	112	18.3	86	1.06	108	0
1944	33.7	16	40.6	23	26.7	13	0.38	142	0
1943	27.6	72	35.2	72	20	69	1.01	114	0
1942	29.1	58	37.5	48	20.6	64	1.59	76	0
1941	30.9	35	36.8	60	25	22	2.67	30	0
1940	14.5	144	21.5	144	7.5	142	1.21	100	0
1939	35.5	7	42.1	10	28.8	5	2.89	25	0
1938	29.2	56	37.1	57	21.3	58	1.53	79	0
1937	27.3	75	35	75	19.6	72	4.95	8	0
1936	21.1	126	28	131	14.2	112	1.77	65	0
1935	29.7	48	37.4	52	22.1	47	2.10	51	0
1934	34	14	41.3	17	26.6	15	1.33	90	0
1933	39.5	2	47.8	2	31.3	3	2.85	26	0
1932	36	5	42.3	9	29.6	4	2.16	45	0
1931	34.4	11	41.9	13	26.9	12	0.27	145	0
1930	19.6	134	27.7	134	11.5	131	3.80	16	0
1929	21.3	123	31	108	11.5	131	2.58	32	0
1928	29.5	52	37.3	54	21.8	52	1.02	112	0
1927	26.4	81	33.7	86	19.1	78	1.75	69	0
1926	30.3	42	37.6	46	22.9	42	1.64	74	0
1925	27.2	78	35.1	74	19.3	76	0.42	140	0
1924	21.8	119	30.2	117	13.5	119	1.23	97	0
1923	34.7	10	40.5	24	28.8	5	1.06	108	0
1922	25.3	90	33.7	86	16.8	95	1.83	60	0
1921	34.4	11	40.7	22	28.1	8	1.68	71	0
1920	22.9	110	29.8	121	16.1	98	0.79	123	0
1919	32.9	22	41.1	20	24.6	28	0.09	146	0
1918	13.6	145	21.4	145	5.8	145	1.88	59	0
1917	29	61	37.6	46	20.4	66	1.69	70	0
1916	29.5	52	38.3	41	20.8	60	4.77	9	0
1915	24.7	95	31.5	104	17.9	87	2.11	50	0
1914	35.3	8	42.4	8	28.3	7	2.13	46	0
1913	30.6	39	38.7	33	22.5	43	3.55	18	0
1912	15.2	143	22.2	143	8.2	139	1.08	107	0
1911	30.9	35	39.3	30	22.5	43	2.34	40	0
1910	28	67	34.2	83	21.9	49	1.68	71	0
1909	29.1	58	36.7	62	21.5	55	2.03	53	0
1908	29.7	48	37.8	44	21.7	54	1.77	65	0
1907	32.1	28	39.8	25	24.5	29	6.17	1	0
1906	33.1	21	41	21	25.2	20	2.99	23	0
1905	20.5	130	28.3	129	12.8	124	2.13	46	0
1904	20.9	128	28.6	127	13.3	122	1.98	54	0
1903	27.1	79	34.8	77	19.5	74	1.44	87	0
1902	28	67	35.2	72	20.8	60	1.01	114	0
1901	31.1	33	38.6	36	23.7	33	1.80	63	0
1900	33.4	18	42	12	24.9	26	0.88	119	0
1899	27.3	75	34.4	82	20.3	67	1.51	80	0
1898	32.3	25	37.9	42	26.6	15	5.81	3	0
1897	25.1	92	31.2	105	19.1	78	5.91	2	0
1896	30.4	41	37.4	52	23.5	36	1.77	65	0
1895	21.6	120	30.1	118	13.2	123	1.12	104	0
1894	29.4	55	36.9	59	21.9	49	2.51	33	0
1893	16.7	140	25.3	139	8.2	139	0.65	129	0
1892	20.8	129	28.8	126	12.8	124	1.14	103	0
1891	32.4	24	39.7	26	25	22	1.16	101	0
1890	33.2	20	41.3	17	25	22	5.72	4	0
1889	30.7	37	37.9	42	23.5	36	2.13	46	0
1888	17.9	136	26.9	136	8.8	137	3.03	22	0
1887	23.7	101	34.5	80	12.8	124	1.09	105	0
1886	23.5	105	33.6	89	13.4	121	2.19	43	0
1885	20.3	132	28.6	127	12	130	2.81	27	0
1884	21.1	126	29.5	125	12.8	124	1.51	80	0
1883	21.2	124	29.6	124	12.7	128	1.96	55	0
1882	31.8	30	39.5	27	24.2	30	2.48	35	0
1881	22.1	115	30.4	113	13.8	115	0.84	122	0
1880	44.3	1	52	1	36.6	1	2.70	29	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1880	44.3
1933	39.5
2006	39
1990	37.1
1989	36
1932	36
1939	35.5
1914	35.3
2023	35.1
1923	34.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	10.3
1979	12.3
1918	13.6
1940	14.5
1912	15.2
2025	15.4
1978	15.6
1893	16.7
1963	16.9
1982	17

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1907	6.17
1897	5.91
1898	5.81
1890	5.72
1949	5.67
2005	5.55
1950	5.22
1937	4.95
1916	4.77
2020	4.49

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	0.04
1919	0.09
1931	0.27
1961	0.35
1966	0.36
1944	0.38
1963	0.41
1925	0.42
1981	0.43
1983	0.46

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 65°F; 8 January 2026
Coldest night: -13°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.29 in; 8 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 0.99 in of precipitation in Springfield, IL, the driest January since 2025, 32nd driest of 147.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Springfield, IL: 65°F on Thursday 8 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Springfield, IL: a low of -13°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Springfield, IL: 0.29 in on Thursday 8 January 2026.