Wausau, WI: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 11.5°F in Wausau, WI, the coldest January since 2022, 44th coldest of 117.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 11.5°F; Coldest since 2022; 44th coldest of 117
Precipitation: 1.92 in; Wettest since 2017; 16th wettest of 122

A normal January in Wausau, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 15.2°F, between 8.9°F and 21.2°F in eight years of ten and 1.19 in of precipitation, between 0.41 in and 2.15 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Wausau, WI since 1898: 11.5°F in 2026; the lowest is -2.9°F, in 1912.

Normal range, 8.9 to 21.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Wausau, WI from 1896 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	11.5	74	18.4	92	4.5	66	1.92	16	0
2025	14.3	55	23.1	54	5.5	58	0.09	120	0
2024	22.2	8	26.5	25	17.9	4	0.78	73	0
2023	23.5	5	28	16	18.9	2	1.58	30	0
2022	11.1	78	20.4	81	1.8	85	0.68	84	0
2021	19.8	20	26.4	28	13.2	16	0.62	87	0
2020	21.2	14	27.5	20	15	9	1.66	24	0
2019	12.3	69	19	90	5.7	56	1.15	45	0
2018	16.2	40	24.1	51	8.4	39	1.24	43	0
2017	17.9	30	24.2	48	11.5	25	2.34	10	0
2016	17.2	35	24.4	45	9.9	32	0.84	68	0
2015	14.7	52	21.5	69	8	41	0.58	89	0
2014	5.5	107	14.9	110	-3.9	106	1.55	33	0
2013	16.3	38	25.1	39	7.5	43	1.68	23	0
2012	20.6	16	29.3	10	12	23	1.04	50	0
2011	10.8	83	17.7	95	3.8	72	1.02	54	0
2010	16	42	22.6	60	9.5	34	0.71	80	0
2009	5.8	105	15.5	108	-3.9	106	0.57	90	0
2008	13.7	60	21.5	69	5.8	55	1.29	39	0
2007	19.4	24	26.5	25	12.3	20	0.47	100	0
2006	26.7	1	32.1	3	21.4	1	1.39	36	0
2005	13.8	57	21.6	67	5.9	53	1.25	41	0
2004	9.2	93	17.3	97	1.2	91	0.93	63	0
2003	12.5	67	20.9	73	4.1	69	0.26	116	0
2002	25.1	2	32.2	2	18	3	0.25	117	0
2001	20.4	18	28.1	15	12.6	18	0.39	109	0
2000	15.5	46	24.8	44	6.2	50	1.63	27	0
1999	12.8	66	20.9	73	4.7	65	2.21	12	0
1998	21.3	11	27.7	17	14.9	10	1.93	15	0
1997	12.5	67	20.5	77	4.5	66	2.14	14	0
1996	10.7	84	21.4	71	0	97	3.08	2	0
1995	18.1	29	25.3	38	11	28	0.47	100	0
1994	3.7	113	13.1	114	-5.6	116	1.31	38	0
1993	14.9	51	24.3	46	5.4	59	1.62	28	0
1992	19.6	23	27.2	22	12.1	22	0.51	94	0
1991	11.1	78	19.8	85	2.4	82	0.41	107	0
1990	24	3	33	1	15.1	7	0.95	61	0
1989	20.5	17	29.4	8	11.5	25	0.84	68	0
1988	10.2	88	19.9	84	1.3	90	0.96	60	1
1987	19.8	20	27.6	18	12	23	0.62	87	0
1986	15.5	46	25	42	6	52	0.73	77	0
1985	11.2	76	20.3	82	2.1	84	0.43	106	0
1984	12.2	70	20.5	77	3.9	71	0.49	96	0
1983	19.3	26	26.4	28	12.2	21	1.03	51	0
1982	4.3	111	15.4	109	-6.7	118	1.65	26	0
1981	15	50	25	42	4.9	63	0.07	121	0
1980	13.5	62	22.1	65	5	61	1.91	18	0
1979	4.6	110	13.3	113	-4.2	108	1.03	51	0
1978	9.8	89	19.3	88	0.3	96	0.23	118	0
1977	2	115	11.6	116	-7.7	120	0.48	99	0
1976	9.3	92	20.5	77	-2	100	1.49	35	0
1975	15.6	44	25.1	39	6.2	50	1.08	49	0
1974	13.7	60	22.5	61	5	61	0.34	112	0
1973	17.5	32	26.4	28	8.5	38	0.72	79	0
1972	6.3	101	17.5	96	-4.8	115	0.73	77	0
1971	5.8	105	15.8	107	-4.2	108	1.74	22	0
1970	7.2	99	16.9	99	-2.5	101	0.83	72	0
1969	11.2	76	19.8	85	2.6	81	2.47	8	0
1968	13.5	62	22.8	57	4.2	68	1.12	46	0
1967	16.2	40	25.5	36	7	46	3.12	1	0
1966	6	102	16.5	102	-4.5	114	0.94	62	0
1965	10.3	87	19.1	89	1.5	87	0.47	100	0
1964	19.4	24	28.6	13	10.2	31	0.66	86	0
1963	2.8	114	11.2	118	-5.6	116	0.29	115	0
1962	8.8	96	16.7	100	0.8	94	0.57	90	0
1961	13.8	57	22.4	62	5.2	60	0.07	121	0
1960	17.4	34	24.1	51	10.7	30	1.60	29	0
1959	5.9	104	16.1	106	-4.3	111	0.49	96	0
1958	18.7	28	26.6	24	10.8	29	0.20	119	0
1957	6.8	100	16.2	105	-2.5	101	0.39	109	0
1956	14.6	53	26.2	33	3	75	0.53	92	0
1955	11.8	72	20.8	75	2.9	78	0.49	96	0
1954	12.1	71	21.4	71	2.8	80	0.45	104	0
1953	17.2	35	26	34	8.4	39	1.11	47	0
1952	13.8	57	24.3	46	3.3	73	1.66	24	0
1951	8.9	95	19.6	87	-1.9	99	0.71	80	0
1950	9.5	91	21.8	66	-3	104	2.83	4	1
1949	15.5	46	24.2	48	6.7	47	2.76	5	1
1948									18
1947	16.3	38	26.4	28	6.5	49	0.69	83	3
1946			25.1	39					6
1945	9	94	16.7	100	1.4	89	0.92	64	2
1944	22.9	6	31.9	4	13.7	14			2
1943	9.6	90	18.1	93	0.9	93	1.57	31	2
1942	17.5	32	26.3	32	8.6	37			3
1941	19	27	25.4	37	12.8	17	0.97	57	1
1940	11.1	78	18.6	91	2.9	78	0.45	104	1
1939	21.5	10	28.8	12	13.8	13	2.19	13	1
1938	15.6	44	23.4	53	7.9	42	1.34	37	1
1937	10.7	84	22.3	63	-0.9	98	2.29	11	0
1936	10.6	86	17.9	94	3.2	74	0.89	65	1
1935	11.6	73	21.6	67	1.5	87	2.38	9	0
1934	22.1	9	29.7	7	14.8	11	1.03	51	2
1933	23.6	4	31.6	5	15.5	6	3.02	3	0
1932	21.3	11	27.5	20	15.1	7	1.92	16	0
1931	22.3	7	28.9	11	15.7	5	0.84	68	0
1930	8.5	97	16.3	104	0.7	95	0.77	74	0
1929	2	115	11.3	117	-7.2	119	2.75	6	0
1928	15.1	49	23.1	54	7.1	45	0.52	93	0
1927	11	81	20.2	83	1.7	86	0.74	76	0
1926	14.4	54	22.9	56	5.9	53	0.67	85	0
1925	14	56	22.3	63	5.7	56	0.85	67	0
1924	4.9	109	13.9	112	-4.2	108	0.97	57	0
1923	16.7	37	24.2	48	9.3	36	1.29	39	0
1922	10.9	82	20.5	77	1.2	91	0.77	74	0
1921	20.3	19	27.2	22	13.3	15	0.50	95	0
1920	5.4	108	14.6	111	-3.8	105	1.09	48	0
1919	21.3	11	28.5	14	14.1	12	0.31	114	0
1918	4	112	12.4	115	-4.4	112	0.86	66	0
1917	7.3	98	17.3	97	-2.7	103	2.50	7	0
1916	12.9	65	22.7	59	3	75	1.81	20	0
1915					3	75	1.25	41	6
1914					12.6	18	0.97	57	9
1913	16	42	25.9	35	6.6	48	0.41	107	3
1912	-2.9	117	6.8	119	-12.8	121	0.38	111	2
1911									12
1910					4.9	63			14
1909					7.2	44	0.70	82	5
1908	19.7	22	29.4	8	9.7	33	1.19	44	1
1907	11.4	75	20.6	76	2.2	83	1.79	21	3
1906	21.1	15	30.2	6	11.3	27	1.56	32	1
1904	6	102	16.5	102	-4.4	112	0.34	112	3
1903	13.4	64	22.8	57	4	70	0.47	100	0
1900			27.6	18			1.00	56	7
1899							1.51	34	13
1898	17.9	30	26.5	25	9.4	35	0.84	68	2
1897							1.83	19	7
1896							1.01	55	8

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2006	26.7
2002	25.1
1990	24
1933	23.6
2023	23.5
1944	22.9
1931	22.3
2024	22.2
1934	22.1
1939	21.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1912	-2.9
1977	2
1929	2
1963	2.8
1994	3.7
1918	4
1982	4.3
1979	4.6
1924	4.9
1920	5.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1967	3.12
1996	3.08
1933	3.02
1950	2.83
1949	2.76
1929	2.75
1917	2.50
1969	2.47
1935	2.38
2017	2.34

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1981	0.07
1961	0.07
2025	0.09
1958	0.20
1978	0.23
2002	0.25
2003	0.26
1963	0.29
1919	0.31
1974	0.34
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 40°F; 13 January 2026
Coldest night: -25°F; 24 January 2026, 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.78 in; 8 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 1.92 in of precipitation in Wausau, WI, the wettest January since 2017, tied 16th wettest of 122 (with 1932).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Wausau, WI: 40°F on Tuesday 13 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Wausau, WI: a low of -25°F on Saturday 24 January 2026 and Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Wausau, WI: 0.78 in on Thursday 8 January 2026.