Average January Temperature in Des Moines by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Des Moines, Iowa for the month of January each year between 1893 and 2024. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest January Ever in Des Moines?

2006 was the warmest January in the history of Des Moines, Iowa. The average daily high temperature was 43.6 °F, and the average low was 27.5 °F.

What Was the Coldest January Ever in Des Moines?

1912 was the coolest January in the history of Des Moines, Iowa. The average daily high temperature was 14.1 °F, and the average low was -0.9 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2024	60	28.7	15.7
2023	28	33.4	19.1
2022	95	28.7	7.5
2021	25	33.2	19.6
2020	35	32.0	17.9
2019	75	29.2	12.4
2018	57	31.9	13.5
2017	15	34.0	21.7
2016	46	31.2	16.5
2015	26	35.8	17.0
2014	96	29.4	6.6
2013	27	36.3	16.2
2012	9	40.0	21.0
2011	92	26.5	10.6
2010	104	22.6	10.8
2009	97	26.8	8.8
2008	90	27.6	11.2
2007	49	32.0	15.3
2006	1	43.6	27.5
2005	68	28.1	14.8
2004	82	28.3	11.4
2003	73	30.0	12.1
2002	6	41.2	20.8
2001	50	31.1	16.1
2000	33	34.1	16.7
1999	79	27.3	13.1
1998	29	33.1	18.7
1997	101	26.4	7.2
1996	100	26.4	8.2
1995	76	27.9	13.6
1994	113	21.4	4.6
1993	71	28.8	13.8
1992	7	39.8	21.6
1991	103	25.3	8.2
1990	5	40.8	22.6
1989	4	42.2	22.7
1988	85	28.8	10.4
1987	24	35.0	18.1
1986	22	36.3	17.4
1985	110	26.1	5.3
1984	83	27.3	12.0
1983	21	34.3	20.3
1982	124	18.0	1.2
1981	32	36.9	14.4
1980	51	30.6	16.2
1979	127	15.2	-0.2
1978	122	18.9	3.0
1977	123	20.0	0.1
1976	56	34.2	11.5
1975	58	31.0	14.2
1974	87	26.7	12.3
1973	62	29.1	14.9
1972	105	25.9	7.2
1971	111	23.6	7.8
1970	116	20.9	4.5
1969	107	23.1	9.3
1968	59	30.5	14.0
1967	48	33.2	14.2
1966	112	22.3	6.1
1965	98	26.4	8.8
1964	16	37.2	18.3
1963	126	16.5	0.5
1962	115	21.7	4.2
1961	63	32.7	11.2
1960	72	28.5	13.8
1959	106	25.0	7.7
1958	37	31.8	17.8
1957	109	24.5	7.0
1956	81	28.2	11.5
1955	67	29.6	13.5
1954	86	30.9	8.3
1953	43	31.9	16.3
1952	69	30.7	12.1
1951	78	29.5	11.2
1950	84	30.9	8.4
1949	93	26.2	10.7
1948	89	29.3	9.6
1947	23	35.7	17.6
1946	31	35.5	15.8
1945	65	29.5	14.0
1944	3	43.7	22.0
1943	88	28.7	10.3
1942	42	32.9	15.5
1941	39	33.1	16.0
1940	125	19.3	-1.4
1939	10	39.9	21.0
1938	47	33.0	14.5
1937	108	25.5	6.2
1936	120	20.4	2.7
1935	45	32.5	15.2
1934	13	37.7	19.3
1933	2	45.1	24.5
1932	30	33.4	18.2
1931	8	41.4	19.9
1930	117	22.7	2.3
1929	118	22.4	1.5
1928	20	36.8	18.1
1927	38	33.8	15.6
1926	36	33.9	15.8
1925	61	32.7	11.6
1924	99	27.5	7.6
1923	12	38.9	21.1
1922	54	34.2	12.3
1920	91	27.4	11.3
1919	14	37.0	19.6
1918	119	20.0	3.5
1917	77	29.9	11.3
1916	64	31.6	12.1
1915	80	27.3	12.4
1914	11	38.5	21.5
1913	41	34.6	14.0
1912	128	14.1	-0.9
1911	55	32.4	14.0
1910	74	27.7	14.3
1909	40	32.6	16.1
1908	18	37.6	17.7
1907	70	29.1	13.7
1906	17	36.7	18.7
1905	114	22.6	3.3
1904	102	25.1	8.4
1902	44	34.3	13.7
1900	19	37.4	17.7
1899	53	33.5	13.1
1897	66	32.3	11.1
1896	34	35.0	15.3
1895	94	30.2	6.0
1894	52	34.5	12.1
1893	121	20.5	1.7

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1947–2024	Des Moines International Airport	location
1893–1946	Indianola 2W	location