Weather in Wichita in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Wichita;
Average weather
Average temperature in Wichita in January
Going from a maximum of +17°C during the day to a minimum of -13°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +9°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 60% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +15°C to -3°C.
Is Wichita warm or cold in January?
Wichita is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +8°C to +7°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -2°C to -4°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Wichita, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Wichita in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +7°C | +10°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -24°C | -24°C | -25°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +23°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 27 mm | 15 mm | 27 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 68% | 66% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +8°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +7°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 27 mm to 15 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 70% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 11 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Wichita is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Wichita.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Wichita?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Wichita in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+18°C) and the highest in 2012 (+23°C). The driest year was 1988 with only 688 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 1522 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Wichita, 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.
