Climate averages 1991–2020
Omaha weather
in January.
A cold month with light precipitation: 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 Omaha: daytime highs average 0.0°C and nights cool to about -9.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 26 mm of precipitation on roughly 5 days, which makes January a month with light precipitation (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 34 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lincoln (79 km away). In January its highs average 1.2°C, 1.2°C warmer than Omaha, with 25 mm of precipitation.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Omaha ranks joint 432nd of 498 for the warmest January highs and joint 43rd of 498 for the driest January (precipitation, lowest first). The mean January high of those 498 cities is 9.5°C; Omaha is 9.4°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 2.7°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 26 mm to 32 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly precipitation
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
Omaha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 0.0°C-9.2°C | -9.2°C | 26 | 4.8 | 9.610 h |
| February | 2.7°C-7.3°C | -7.3°C | 32 | 5.7 | 10.611 h |
| March | 9.9°C-1.0°C | -1.0°C | 60 | 7.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.3°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 104 | 11.0 | 13.313 h |
| May | 22.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 139 | 12.7 | 14.514 h |
| June | 27.3°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 131 | 11.4 | 15.115 h |
| July | 29.6°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 88 | 9.3 | 14.815 h |
| August | 28.6°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 90 | 9.1 | 13.814 h |
| September | 24.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 77 | 8.1 | 12.513 h |
| October | 17.4°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 68 | 7.5 | 11.111 h |
| November | 9.2°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 44 | 5.2 | 9.910 h |
| December | 2.2°C-6.3°C | -6.3°C | 36 | 5.1 | 9.39 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet 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
- Lincoln in JanuaryUnited States · 79 kmHigh 1.2°C · Low -8.2°C · 25 mm precipitation
- Sioux City in JanuaryUnited States · 143 kmHigh -1.9°C · Low -11.2°C · 23 mm precipitation
- Saint Joseph in JanuaryUnited States · 190 kmHigh 2.1°C · Low -6.8°C · 30 mm rain
- Des Moines in JanuaryUnited States · 198 kmHigh -1.3°C · Low -10.1°C · 31 mm precipitation
- Topeka in JanuaryUnited States · 247 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -5.4°C · 29 mm rain
- Lawrence (Kansas), United States in JanuaryUnited States · 261 kmHigh 3.6°C · Low -5.3°C · 32 mm rain
- Sioux Falls in JanuaryUnited States · 262 kmHigh -3.5°C · Low -12.8°C · 20 mm precipitation
- Kansas City in JanuaryUnited States · 266 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -5.7°C · 37 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 Omaha) is explained once on the Omaha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.