Climate averages 1991–2020
Lawrence (Kansas), United States weather
in January.
A cold, fairly dry month: the coolest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a cold month in Lawrence (Kansas), United States: daytime highs average 3.6°C and nights cool to about -5.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 32 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 46 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Olathe (37 km away). In January its highs average 3.5°C, about as warm as Lawrence (Kansas), United States, with 35 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lawrence (Kansas), United States ranks joint 351st of 498 for the warmest January highs and joint 62nd of 498 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 498 cities is 9.5°C; Lawrence (Kansas), United States is 5.8°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 6.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 32 mm to 44 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lawrence (Kansas), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 3.6°C-5.3°C | -5.3°C | 32 | 5.5 | 9.810 h |
| February | 6.4°C-3.3°C | -3.3°C | 44 | 5.9 | 10.711 h |
| March | 12.5°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 74 | 8.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.2°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 117 | 11.0 | 13.213 h |
| May | 23.5°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 151 | 12.4 | 14.314 h |
| June | 28.7°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 128 | 11.5 | 14.915 h |
| July | 31.1°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 90 | 9.5 | 14.615 h |
| August | 30.3°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 100 | 8.7 | 13.714 h |
| September | 25.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 90 | 8.0 | 12.512 h |
| October | 19.0°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 82 | 8.0 | 11.211 h |
| November | 11.5°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 55 | 5.9 | 10.110 h |
| December | 5.5°C-2.8°C | -2.8°C | 44 | 5.2 | 9.59 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Olathe in JanuaryUnited States · 37 kmHigh 3.5°C · Low -5.3°C · 35 mm rain
- Topeka in JanuaryUnited States · 39 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -5.4°C · 29 mm rain
- Overland Park in JanuaryUnited States · 49 kmHigh 3.1°C · Low -5.5°C · 35 mm rain
- Kansas City in JanuaryUnited States · 58 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -5.7°C · 37 mm rain
- Independence in JanuaryUnited States · 72 kmHigh 2.9°C · Low -5.7°C · 37 mm rain
- Lee's Summit in JanuaryUnited States · 74 kmHigh 3.4°C · Low -5.3°C · 37 mm rain
- Saint Joseph in JanuaryUnited States · 95 kmHigh 2.1°C · Low -6.8°C · 30 mm rain
- Wichita in JanuaryUnited States · 232 kmHigh 6.1°C · Low -3.5°C · 27 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lawrence) is explained once on the Lawrence (Kansas), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.