Concord weather in January: Concord, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Concord in January has a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 41°F, a daily mean of 49°F, rising from 57°F on the 1st to 59°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 3.21 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of 5°C, 82 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationConcord Buchanan Field
- Station IDUSW00023254
- Location37.99°N 122.06°W
- Elevation18 ft (6 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population124,016
- Jan 58° 41°
- Feb 62° 44°
- Mar 67° 47°
- Apr 71° 49°
- May 78° 53°
- Jun 84° 57°
- Jul 88° 59°
- Aug 88° 59°
- Sep 85° 58°
- Oct 78° 53°
- Nov 66° 45°
- Dec 58° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Concord in January?
The normal high is 58°F and the normal low 41°F, for a daily mean of 49.4°F. January is 0.1°F cooler than December and 3.6°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Concord and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 57°F on January 1 to 59°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 47°F and 52°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 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 57°F | 40°F | 31% | 18% |
| January 8 | 57°F | 41°F | 30% | 17% |
| January 15 | 57°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% |
| January 22 | 58°F | 42°F | 29% | 17% |
| January 31 | 59°F | 42°F | 30% | 18% |
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 | 57°F | 40°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 57°F | 40°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 57°F | 41°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 57°F | 41°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 57°F | 41°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 57°F | 41°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 57°F | 41°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 57°F | 41°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 57°F | 41°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 57°F | 41°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 57°F | 41°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 57°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 57°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 57°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 57°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 57°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 57°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 58°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 58°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 58°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 58°F | 42°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 58°F | 42°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 58°F | 42°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 58°F | 42°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 58°F | 42°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 58°F | 42°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 58°F | 42°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 59°F | 42°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 59°F | 42°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 59°F | 42°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 59°F | 42°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 58°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 41°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.21 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 4
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 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 USW00023254; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Concord in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around January 1 (31%). In all, 3.21 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Concord, 4 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023254.
What are the records for January in Concord?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1999) is 78°F, on January 18, 2021; the coldest is 24°F, on January 13, 2007. The wettest January brought 8.50 in (2017).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.4°F: 2021 51.7°F (+2.3), 2022 49.9°F (+0.5), 2023 49.7°F (+0.3), 2024 52.2°F (+2.8), 2025 49.5°F (+0.1), 2026 49.8°F (+0.4). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.7°F | +2.3°F | 1.37 in |
| 2022 | 49.9°F | +0.5°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 49.7°F | +0.3°F | 6.72 in |
| 2024 | 52.2°F | +2.8°F | 2.85 in |
| 2025 | 49.5°F | +0.1°F | 0.06 in |
| 2026 | 49.8°F | +0.4°F | 1.13 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00023254; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023254. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Concord 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; Concord's is 58°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.