Chico weather in January: Chico, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Chico in January has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 36°F, a daily mean of 46°F, rising from 55°F on the 1st to 59°F by the 31st. The month brings 5.12 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 2°C, 130 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationChico University Farm
- Station IDUSC00041715
- Location39.69°N 121.82°W
- Elevation185 ft (56 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population102,911
- Jan 56° 36°
- Feb 62° 38°
- Mar 67° 42°
- Apr 73° 45°
- May 81° 52°
- Jun 89° 57°
- Jul 95° 61°
- Aug 94° 59°
- Sep 91° 55°
- Oct 80° 47°
- Nov 65° 40°
- Dec 57° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Chico in January?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 36°F, for a daily mean of 46.1°F. January is 0.3°F cooler than December and 4.2°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Chico and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 4°F, from 55°F on January 1 to 59°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 44°F and 48°F.
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – |
| January 8 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – |
| January 15 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – |
| January 22 | 57°F | 36°F | – | – |
| January 31 | 59°F | 37°F | – | – |
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 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 57°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 57°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 57°F | 37°F | – | – | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 57°F | 37°F | – | – | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 57°F | 37°F | – | – | 10 h |
| January 26 | 58°F | 37°F | – | – | 10 h |
| January 27 | 58°F | 37°F | – | – | 10 h |
| January 28 | 58°F | 37°F | – | – | 10 h |
| January 29 | 58°F | 37°F | – | – | 10 h |
| January 30 | 59°F | 37°F | – | – | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 59°F | 37°F | – | – | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 56°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 36°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.12 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 12
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00041715; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Chico in January?
In a normal January in Chico, 12 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00041715.
What are the records for January in Chico?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1906) is 77°F, on January 14, 1920; the coldest is 12°F, on January 8, 1937. The wettest January brought 16.97 in (1995); the snowiest, 2.0 inches (1972).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00041715. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Chico 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; Chico's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.