Wichita, KS: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 31.4°F in Wichita, KS, the coldest January since 2025, tied 58th coldest of 138 (with 1961).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 31.4°F; Coldest since 2025; 58th coldest of 138
Precipitation: 1.23 in; Wettest since 2024; 35th wettest of 138

A normal January in Wichita, KS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 32.7°F, between 28.9°F and 36.7°F in eight years of ten and 0.58 in of precipitation, between 0.10 in and 1.89 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Wichita, KS since 1889: 31.4°F in 2026; the lowest is 16.2°F, in 1940.

Normal range, 28.9 to 36.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Wichita, KS from 1889 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	31.4	80	44.2	46	18.5	106	1.23	35
2025	26.5	119	37.1	110	16	124	1.10	42
2024	28.8	104	38	105	19.7	91	1.76	16
2023	36.6	17	47.6	16	25.5	30	1.25	33
2022	32.7	58	47.4	18	18.1	110	0.10	122
2021	35.6	29	45.5	34	25.6	27	2.86	4
2020	36.5	20	46.9	23	26	22	2.37	8
2019	33.4	52	43	57	23.8	49	1.32	30
2018	34	45	47.2	20	20.9	83	0.20	107
2017	36.6	17	47.6	16	25.6	27	2.79	5
2016	34	45	44.1	47	24	47	0.19	109
2015	34.1	42	47.1	21	21.2	80	1.11	41
2014	31.8	75	44.3	44	19.4	97	0.13	116
2013	36	25	48.4	13	23.6	51	0.57	69
2012	37.9	12	51.3	6	24.5	40	0.03	131
2011	28.9	101	40.9	82	16.9	118	0.34	93
2010	28.9	101	36.9	112	21	82	0.42	85
2009	32.2	67	44.7	43	19.6	93	0.08	128
2008	32.6	61	44.3	44	20.9	83	0.35	92
2007	29.9	96	39	99	20.7	86	1.21	38
2006	43.2	1	56.6	1	29.8	5	0.11	121
2005	31.3	82	39.3	95	23.2	60	3.18	2
2004	32.1	70	42	69	22.2	70	1.84	14
2003	32.2	67	43	57	21.5	75	0.12	117
2002	36	25	48.7	11	23.3	56	1.12	39
2001	32.3	66	42.3	63	22.2	70	1.47	24
2000	33.8	48	43.5	52	24.1	45	0.92	52
1999	32.7	58	42.1	67	23.3	56	1.35	28
1998	34.4	38	43.3	54	25.6	27	1.04	46
1997	30.9	85	41.8	71	20	89	0.36	91
1996	28.3	107	39.4	94	17.3	117	0.10	122
1995	32.9	56	42.5	60	23.4	55	0.44	83
1994	31	84	40.7	84	21.3	79	0.03	131
1993	28.6	106	35.6	122	21.5	75	1.12	39
1992	39	7	48.7	11	29.2	8	0.67	65
1991	28.9	101	38.1	104	19.6	93	0.58	68
1990	39.5	5	51.6	4	27.4	11	1.73	17
1989	38.5	9	50.2	8	26.8	16	0.79	59
1988	27	116	36.4	116	17.6	114	0.51	79
1987	29.3	99	38.7	102	19.9	90	1.40	25
1986	38.1	11	51.5	5	24.7	38	trace	136
1985	25.2	126	34	127	16.4	121	0.26	102
1984	26.7	118	37.6	108	15.8	126	0.20	107
1983	31.6	78	39.3	95	24	47	1.66	19
1982	25.5	125	36.4	116	14.6	130	1.68	18
1981	34.1	42	46.8	24	21.4	78	0.25	103
1980	31.3	82	39.5	92	23.2	60	1.82	15
1979	16.7	137	24.6	137	8.8	137	1.57	20
1978	20.4	134	29	135	11.9	133	0.49	80
1977	24.4	128	35.4	123	13.5	131	0.54	75
1976	32	72	45.5	34	18.5	106	0.04	130
1975	33.4	52	43.3	54	23.5	54	1.28	32
1974	24.9	127	33.7	128	16.1	122	0.56	71
1973	27.4	113	36	119	18.8	102	2.73	6
1972	26.9	117	38.2	103	15.7	127	0.15	113
1971	28.7	105	39.3	95	18.2	109	0.98	50
1970	27.2	114	37.1	110	17.4	116	0.28	98
1969	30.1	94	37.7	107	22.5	66	0.45	81
1968	32.5	63	41.8	71	23.2	60	0.14	115
1967	34.3	40	46.1	29	22.5	66	0.28	98
1966	28.2	108	37.3	109	19.2	100	0.23	105
1965	35.1	33	46	31	24.3	43	0.56	71
1964	36.8	16	50.3	7	23.3	56	0.71	63
1963	22.2	132	32.5	129	11.9	133	1.22	37
1962	25.6	124	35.2	124	15.9	125	1.07	44
1961	31.4	80	44.1	47	18.6	105	0.02	133
1960	30.9	85	39	99	22.8	64	1.37	27
1959	26.5	119	36	119	16.9	118	0.53	76
1958	34.7	36	45	39	24.4	42	0.81	57
1957	26.3	122	35.2	124	17.5	115	0.19	109
1956	29.5	98	40.2	88	18.8	102	0.43	84
1955	34.7	36	44.9	40	24.5	40	0.61	67
1954	30.7	89	42	69	19.4	97	0.09	127
1953	37.4	14	47.9	15	26.9	15	0.15	113
1952	36.4	23	46.4	26	26.5	18	0.41	86
1951	32.2	67	42.5	60	21.9	73	1.03	47
1950	30.4	93	41.1	79	19.7	91	0.52	78
1949	23.6	130	31.7	131	15.5	128	6.29	1
1948	27.8	111	36.8	113	18.7	104	1.00	49
1947	34	45	43.9	51	24.1	45	0.71	63
1946	35.2	32	43.4	53	27	14	2.21	9
1945	34.1	42	42.3	63	25.9	23	1.07	44
1944	36.6	17	45.1	38	28.2	10	1.01	48
1943	30	95	40.5	86	19.5	95	0.27	100
1942	32	72	43.2	56	20.7	86	0.23	105
1941	34.4	38	41.5	75	27.3	12	1.53	22
1940	16.2	138	24.5	138	7.9	138	1.40	25
1939	40.5	4	49.5	9	31.5	3	1.09	43
1938	35.6	29	46.1	29	25.1	32	0.12	117
1937	24.3	129	32.5	129	16.1	122	1.54	21
1936	28	109	36.5	115	19.5	95	0.94	51
1935	35.7	27	45.5	34	25.9	23	0.87	55
1934	36.5	20	45.7	32	27.3	12	0.72	62
1933	42.5	2	53.2	2	31.8	2	0.10	122
1932	32.5	63	40.1	89	24.8	36	1.49	23
1931	39	7	48.3	14	29.7	6	0.29	97
1930	19	136	27	136	11.1	135	1.24	34
1929	26.4	121	34.6	126	18.1	110	2.08	11
1928	36.3	24	46.4	26	26.2	19	0.10	122
1927	33.4	52	42.3	63	24.6	39	0.55	73
1926	33.3	55	41.7	73	25	34	0.80	58
1925	26.2	123	35.9	121	16.5	120	0.76	61
1924	27.9	110	37.8	106	18	113	0.31	95
1923	41.4	3	51.8	3	31	4	0.02	133
1922	30.7	89	39.1	98	22.4	68	0.88	54
1921	39.1	6	46.3	28	31.9	1	1.30	31
1920	31.7	77	39.6	91	23.8	49	0.41	86
1919	32.4	65	41.2	77	23.6	51	trace	136
1918	19.4	135	29.3	134	9.5	136	0.89	53
1917	33.8	48	44	49	23.6	51	0.41	86
1916	27.1	115	36.1	118	18.1	110	1.90	13
1915	32	72	41.1	79	22.9	63	1.35	28
1914	38.5	9	47.4	18	29.6	7	trace	136
1913	30.8	87	40.8	83	20.8	85	0.41	86
1912	21.8	133	31	133	12.7	132	0.12	117
1911	35.5	31	45.6	33	25.3	31	0.02	133
1910	32.9	56	41.6	74	24.3	43	0.55	73
1909	30.6	92	39.5	92	21.7	74	0.27	100
1908	37.6	13	49.1	10	26.1	20	0.16	112
1907	33.6	50	42.2	66	25.1	32	2.97	3
1906	36.5	20	47.1	21	25.8	26	0.53	76
1905	23.2	131	31.7	131	14.7	129	0.45	81
1904	32.6	61	44	49	21.2	80	0.12	117
1903	34.9	35	44.9	40	24.8	36	0.08	128
1902	31.8	75	41.3	76	22.3	69	0.32	94
1901	35.1	33	45.4	37	24.9	35	0.25	103
1900	37.4	14	46.5	25	28.3	9	0.10	122
1899	31.5	79	41	81	22.1	72	0.38	90
1898	34.3	40	42.5	60	26.1	20	1.97	12
1897	30.8	87	38.8	101	22.8	64	1.23	35
1896	35.7	27	44.8	42	26.6	17	0.62	66
1895	27.8	111	36.7	114	19	101	0.57	69
1894	32.1	70	42.7	59	21.5	75	0.78	60
1893	30.7	89	40.7	84	20.6	88	0.19	109
1892	29.1	100	39.7	90	18.5	106	0.31	95
1891	33.5	51	41.2	77	25.9	23	2.66	7
1890	29.9	96	40.5	86	19.3	99	2.12	10
1889	32.7	58	42.1	67	23.3	56	0.82	56

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2006	43.2
1933	42.5
1923	41.4
1939	40.5
1990	39.5
1921	39.1
1992	39
1931	39
1989	38.5
1914	38.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1940	16.2
1979	16.7
1930	19
1918	19.4
1978	20.4
1912	21.8
1963	22.2
1905	23.2
1949	23.6
1937	24.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1949	6.29
2005	3.18
1907	2.97
2021	2.86
2017	2.79
1973	2.73
1891	2.66
2020	2.37
1946	2.21
1890	2.12

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	trace
1919	trace
1914	trace
1961	0.02
1923	0.02
1911	0.02
2012	0.03
1994	0.03
1976	0.04
2009	0.08
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 66°F; 6 January 2026, 5 January 2026
Coldest night: -6°F; 31 January 2026, 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.69 in; 8 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 1.23 in of precipitation in Wichita, KS, the wettest January since 2024, tied 35th wettest of 138 (with 1897).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Wichita, KS: 66°F on Tuesday 6 January 2026 and Monday 5 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Wichita, KS: a low of -6°F on Saturday 31 January 2026 and Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Wichita, KS: 0.69 in on Thursday 8 January 2026.