Climate averages 1991–2020
Springfield (Missouri), United States weather
in January.
A cold, moderately wet month: the coolest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a cold month in Springfield (Missouri), United States: daytime highs average 5.9°C and nights cool to about -3.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 65 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes January a moderately wet month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 55 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Springdale (136 km away). In January its highs average 7.3°C, 1.4°C warmer than Springfield (Missouri), United States, with 65 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Springfield (Missouri), United States ranks 306th of 498 for the warmest January highs and joint 194th of 498 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 498 cities is 9.5°C; Springfield (Missouri), United States is 3.6°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 8.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 65 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
Springfield (Missouri), 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 | 5.9°C-3.1°C | -3.1°C | 65 | 7.4 | 9.910 h |
| February | 8.7°C-1.2°C | -1.2°C | 65 | 7.5 | 10.811 h |
| March | 13.8°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 101 | 11.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.9°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 131 | 11.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.6°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 137 | 13.3 | 14.114 h |
| June | 28.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 101 | 11.4 | 14.715 h |
| July | 31.2°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 89 | 10.9 | 14.514 h |
| August | 30.6°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 83 | 9.8 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.2°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 98 | 8.3 | 12.512 h |
| October | 19.9°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 93 | 8.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 12.8°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 88 | 8.1 | 10.210 h |
| December | 7.2°C-1.1°C | -1.1°C | 68 | 7.6 | 9.710 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
- Springdale in JanuaryUnited States · 136 kmHigh 7.3°C · Low -1.5°C · 65 mm rain
- Fayetteville, United States in JanuaryUnited States · 149 kmHigh 7.2°C · Low -1.5°C · 68 mm rain
- Columbia (Missouri), United States in JanuaryUnited States · 211 kmHigh 3.6°C · Low -5.0°C · 55 mm rain
- Lee's Summit in JanuaryUnited States · 211 kmHigh 3.4°C · Low -5.3°C · 37 mm rain
- Fort Smith in JanuaryUnited States · 226 kmHigh 9.5°C · Low -0.1°C · 84 mm rain
- Olathe in JanuaryUnited States · 228 kmHigh 3.5°C · Low -5.3°C · 35 mm rain
- Overland Park in JanuaryUnited States · 230 kmHigh 3.1°C · Low -5.5°C · 35 mm rain
- Independence in JanuaryUnited States · 230 kmHigh 2.9°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 Springfield) is explained once on the Springfield (Missouri), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.