Weather in Tulsa in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Tulsa;
Average weather
Average temperature in Tulsa in January
Going from a maximum of +22°C during the day to a minimum of -7°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 90% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +22°C to -4°C.
Is Tulsa warm or cold in January?
Tulsa is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +11°C to +9°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +1°C to -1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Tulsa, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Tulsa in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +9°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -22°C | -20°C | -23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +26°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 46 mm | 31 mm | 44 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 68% | 66% | 65% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +11°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +9°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 46 mm to 31 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 68% to 66%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 9 to 10.
Next month (February) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Tulsa is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Tulsa.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Tulsa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Tulsa in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+20°C) and the highest in 2012 (+25°C). The driest year was 2006 with only 605 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1792 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Tulsa, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
