Weather on January 2 at Gateway Arch

Gateway Arch National Park

MOMidwest450 ft elevation
Avg High40°F
Avg Low23°F
Warmest200459°F
Coldest19743°F

Based on 54 years of data from St. Louis, MO

Planning Your Visit

January 2nd in Gateway Arch National Park (via St. Louis, MO) typically brings chilly winter weather, with average highs around 40°F and lows near 23°F. Over 54 years of records, the warmest January 2nd was in 2004 (59°F average), while the coldest was 1974 (3°F) — a 56°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 26% of recorded January 2nd dates, with snow falling 9% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 6.7"). The last decade has been 1.9°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 1.9°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for January 2nd in Gateway Arch? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202634°F30°F0"--
202546°F26°F0"--
202443°F24°F0"0"
202362°F51°F0.13"0"
202228°F19°F0"--
202134°F32°F----
202054°F39°F0"0"
201935°F30°F0"0"
201820°F1°F0"0"
201743°F35°F0.05"0"
201642°F28°F0"0"
201540°F34°F0.18"0"
201448°F15°F0.43"1.5"
201326°F14°F0"0"
201249°F28°F0"--
201133°F18°F0"0"
201024°F5°F0"0"
200944°F21°F0"0"
200826°F8°F0"0"
200745°F22°F0"0"
200662°F40°F1.7"0"
200561°F45°F0.84"0"
200464°F53°F0.08"0"
200339°F28°F0.76"0.3"
200230°F13°F0"--
200120°F-4°F0"0"
200064°F25°F0"0"
199931°F14°F1.14"4.5"
199854°F36°F0"0"
199758°F36°F0"0"
199636°F26°F1.7"6.7"
199533°F16°F0"0"
199436°F29°F0"0"
199333°F19°F0.2"0"
199246°F38°F0.23"0"
199127°F13°F0"0"
199037°F27°F0.08"0"
198937°F31°F0"0"
198835°F11°F0"0"
198738°F15°F0.33"0.5"
198652°F36°F0"0"
198524°F11°F0"0"
198352°F27°F0"0"
198245°F16°F0"0"
198148°F24°F0"0"
1980--27°F0"0"
197825°F7°F0"0"
197721°F5°F--0"
197642°F32°F0"--
197544°F20°F0"0"
19749°F-3°F----
197337°F18°F0"--
197252°F29°F0"--
197154°F27°F0"--

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