Tulsa weather in January

In January, Tulsa sees average daytime highs of 47°F and overnight lows near 30°F, with 1.9 in of precipitation across 5.9 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 47°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tulsa's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tulsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
47°
12th warmest
Overnight low
30°
1st coldest
Precipitation
1.9 in
5.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:39 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
8 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Tulsa is city in Oklahoma, United States and county seat of Tulsa County.

Density
794/km²
people per km²
Founded
1836

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 47°F through the month.

A typical January day in Tulsa reaches about 47°F in the afternoon and slips back to 30°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°F and 63°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°F cooler than December and about 5°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
14730
24730
34730
44730
54730
64630
74629
84629
94629
104629
114729
124729
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304930
314930

How January really feels in Tulsa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tulsa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 30°1.95.91.49.81.8
Feb52° / 33°2.06.41.310.63.1
Mar62° / 42°3.79.30.911.75.3
Apr70° / 51°4.710.1012.96.5
May78° / 60°5.812.4013.96.4
Jun87° / 70°4.610014.44.8
Jul92° / 74°3.18.1014.23.6
Aug91° / 72°2.96.9013.44.0
Sep83° / 64°4.07.5012.26.3
Oct72° / 52°3.68.3011.17.3
Nov60° / 41°2.56.90.410.15.2
Dec49° / 33°2.25.91.29.62.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55446
65446
75446
85446
95446
105446
115446
125446
135446
145545
155545
165446
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245545
255545
265545
275446
285446
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tulsa gets around 1.9 in of rain and snow over 5.9 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1194
2204
3204
4205
5205
6205
7205
8205
9205
10205
11205
12205
13195
14195
15195
16195
17185
18185
19184
20184
21184
22184
23184
24184
25184
26185
27185
28185
29185
30185
31185

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
161000
171000
181000
191000
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 8 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
158light breeze
168light breeze
178light breeze
188light breeze
198light breeze
208light breeze
218light breeze
228light breeze
238light breeze
248light breeze
258light breeze
268light breeze
278light breeze
288light breeze
298light breeze
308light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:40 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:405:15
29.67:405:15
39.67:405:16
49.67:405:17
59.67:405:17
69.67:405:18
79.67:405:19
89.77:405:20
99.77:405:21
109.77:405:22
119.77:405:22
129.77:405:23
139.77:405:24
149.87:405:25
159.87:405:26
169.87:395:27
179.87:395:28
189.87:395:29
199.97:395:30
209.97:385:31
219.97:385:32
229.97:375:33
239.97:375:34
2410.07:375:35
2510.07:365:36
2610.07:365:37
2710.07:355:38
2810.17:345:39
2910.17:345:40
3010.17:335:41
3110.27:335:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tulsa?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tulsa.

What to pack for Tulsa in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Tulsa sees daytime highs around 47°F and nights near 30°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Tulsa in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tulsa peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tulsa in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tulsa is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Nov 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tulsa?

Tulsa sits at 36.2°N, 96.0°W, 722 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Sand Springs, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Tulsa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Tulsa.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tulsa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 ft around an average of 702 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 ft.

The land around Tulsa is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, trees (50%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (49%) and trees (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
256 ft
10 miles
545 ft
50 miles
778 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sand Springs 6.8 mi · Jenks 9.3 mi · Owasso 11 mi · Sapulpa 12 mi · Broken Arrow 13 mi · Bixby 16 mi · Claremore 24 mi · Bartlesville 41 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tulsa (36.154°, -95.9928°, elevation 722 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).