Berkeley weather in January: Berkeley, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Berkeley in January has a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 43°F, a daily mean of 51°F, rising from 58°F on the 1st to 60°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 4.84 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 6°C, 123 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationBerkeley
- Station IDUSC00040693
- Location37.87°N 122.26°W
- Elevation310 ft (95 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population121,749
- Jan 59° 43°
- Feb 62° 45°
- Mar 65° 46°
- Apr 67° 47°
- May 70° 49°
- Jun 74° 52°
- Jul 74° 53°
- Aug 75° 54°
- Sep 76° 54°
- Oct 73° 52°
- Nov 65° 47°
- Dec 59° 43°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Berkeley in January?
The normal high is 59°F and the normal low 43°F, for a daily mean of 51.1°F. January is 0.2°F warmer than December and 1.9°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Berkeley and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 58°F on January 1 to 60°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 1.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 49°F and 53°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 58°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% |
| January 8 | 58°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% |
| January 15 | 59°F | 43°F | 36% | 26% |
| January 22 | 59°F | 44°F | 36% | 27% |
| January 31 | 60°F | 44°F | 35% | 27% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 58°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 58°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 58°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 58°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 58°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 58°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 58°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 58°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 58°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 58°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 59°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 59°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 59°F | 43°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 59°F | 43°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 59°F | 43°F | 36% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 59°F | 43°F | 36% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 59°F | 43°F | 36% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 59°F | 43°F | 36% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 59°F | 43°F | 36% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 59°F | 43°F | 36% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 59°F | 44°F | 36% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 59°F | 44°F | 36% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 59°F | 44°F | 36% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 59°F | 44°F | 36% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 60°F | 44°F | 36% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 60°F | 44°F | 36% | 27% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 60°F | 44°F | 36% | 27% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 60°F | 44°F | 36% | 27% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 60°F | 44°F | 35% | 27% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 60°F | 44°F | 35% | 27% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 60°F | 44°F | 35% | 27% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 59°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 43°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.84 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00040693; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Berkeley in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around January 22 (36%). In all, 4.84 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00040693.
What are the records for January in Berkeley?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 78°F, on January 18, 2021; the coldest is 25°F, on January 21, 1937. The wettest January brought 15.99 in (1911); the snowiest, 6.0 inches (1922).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 51.1°F: 2021 52.4°F (+1.3), 2022 53.2°F (+2.1), 2023 51.6°F (+0.5), 2024 53.5°F (+2.4). 4 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.4°F | +1.3°F | 3.10 in |
| 2022 | 53.2°F | +2.1°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 51.6°F | +0.5°F | – |
| 2024 | 53.5°F | +2.4°F | – |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00040693; recent months: ACIS, station USC00040693. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Berkeley compare across California?
Across the 219 places PlainClimate covers in California, January normal highs run from 37°F in Tahoma to 72°F in Brawley; Berkeley's is 59°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.