Big Bear Lake weather in January: Big Bear Lake, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Big Bear Lake in January has a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 35°F, holding near 46°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal January, 4.51 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of −5°C, 115 mm of precipitation and 34 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationBig Bear Lake
- Station IDUSC00040741
- Location34.24°N 116.92°W
- Elevation6,753 ft (2,058 m)
- Population5,044
- Jan 46° 24°
- Feb 46° 24°
- Mar 51° 27°
- Apr 57° 31°
- May 66° 37°
- Jun 75° 44°
- Jul 80° 51°
- Aug 79° 50°
- Sep 73° 44°
- Oct 63° 35°
- Nov 54° 28°
- Dec 46° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Big Bear Lake in January?
The normal high is 46°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 34.8°F. January is 0.0°F warmer than December and 0.1°F warmer than February. January is the 10th warmest month of the year in Big Bear Lake and the wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 31°F and 38°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 21%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% |
| January 8 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% |
| January 15 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 15% |
| January 22 | 46°F | 24°F | 20% | 15% |
| January 31 | 46°F | 23°F | 21% | 15% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 10, coldest night January 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 15% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 46°F | 24°F | 21% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 46°F | 24°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 46°F | 24°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 46°F | 24°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 46°F | 24°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 46°F | 24°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 46°F | 24°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 46°F | 24°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 46°F | 24°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 46°F | 23°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 46°F | 23°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 46°F | 23°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 46°F | 23°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 46°F | 23°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 46°F | 23°F | 20% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 46°F | 23°F | 21% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 46°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 24°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.51 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 13.4 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 28
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 87%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00040741; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Big Bear Lake in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 21% on average, highest around January 6 (21%). In all, 4.51 in falls on 7 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Big Bear Lake, 28 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 13.4 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00040741.
What are the records for January in Big Bear Lake?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1960) is 71°F, on January 3, 1981; the coldest is −9°F, on January 30, 1979. The wettest January brought 24.87 in (1969); the snowiest, 64.7 inches (2017).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 34.8°F: 2021 35.5°F (+0.7), 2022 37.1°F (+2.3), 2023 31.9°F (−2.9), 2024 37.2°F (+2.4), 2025 35.1°F (+0.4), 2026 39.9°F (+5.1). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35.5°F | +0.7°F | 3.54 in |
| 2022 | 37.1°F | +2.3°F | 0.34 in |
| 2023 | 31.9°F | −2.9°F | 13.29 in |
| 2024 | 37.2°F | +2.4°F | 1.62 in |
| 2025 | 35.1°F | +0.4°F | 0.65 in |
| 2026 | 39.9°F | +5.1°F | 3.91 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00040741; recent months: ACIS, station USC00040741. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Big Bear Lake 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; Big Bear Lake's is 46°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Big Bear Lake in December46°F by day, 24°F at night
- Big Bear Lake in February46°F by day, 24°F at night
- Big Bear Lake through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- California in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Brawley: California's warmest Januarynormal high 72°F