Crescent City weather in January: Crescent City, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Crescent City in January has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 42°F, a daily mean of 49°F, holding near 56°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 17 days in a normal January, 9.40 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 5°C, 239 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationCrescent City McNamara Airport
- Station IDUSW00024286
- Location41.78°N 124.24°W
- Elevation56 ft (17 m)
- Population6,209
- Jan 56° 42°
- Feb 56° 42°
- Mar 56° 43°
- Apr 57° 44°
- May 59° 47°
- Jun 62° 49°
- Jul 63° 52°
- Aug 64° 53°
- Sep 65° 50°
- Oct 62° 47°
- Nov 58° 44°
- Dec 55° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Crescent City in January?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 42°F, for a daily mean of 49.0°F. January is 0.7°F warmer than December and 0.3°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Crescent City and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 55°F on January 1 to 57°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 47°F and 51°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 59%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% |
| January 8 | 56°F | 42°F | 58% | 44% |
| January 15 | 56°F | 42°F | 55% | 42% |
| January 22 | 57°F | 42°F | 53% | 40% |
| January 31 | 57°F | 42°F | 50% | 38% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 25, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 56°F | 41°F | 58% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 56°F | 41°F | 58% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 56°F | 41°F | 58% | 45% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 56°F | 42°F | 58% | 44% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 56°F | 42°F | 58% | 44% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 56°F | 42°F | 58% | 44% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 56°F | 42°F | 57% | 44% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 56°F | 42°F | 57% | 43% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 56°F | 42°F | 56% | 43% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 56°F | 42°F | 56% | 43% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 56°F | 42°F | 56% | 42% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 56°F | 42°F | 55% | 42% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 56°F | 42°F | 55% | 42% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 17 | 56°F | 42°F | 54% | 41% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 56°F | 42°F | 54% | 41% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 57°F | 42°F | 54% | 41% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 57°F | 42°F | 53% | 40% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 57°F | 42°F | 53% | 40% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 57°F | 42°F | 53% | 40% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 57°F | 42°F | 52% | 40% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 57°F | 42°F | 52% | 39% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 57°F | 42°F | 52% | 39% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 57°F | 42°F | 52% | 39% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 57°F | 42°F | 51% | 39% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 57°F | 42°F | 51% | 39% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 57°F | 42°F | 51% | 38% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 57°F | 42°F | 51% | 38% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 57°F | 42°F | 50% | 38% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 56°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 42°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 9.40 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 170.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 9 h 10 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 65%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00024286; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Crescent City in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 55% on average, highest around January 1 (59%). In all, 9.40 in falls on 17 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Crescent City, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00024286.
What are the records for January in Crescent City?
The warmest January temperature on Crescent City's official record (since 1894) is 75°F, on January 21, 1981; the coldest is 19°F, on January 20, 1937. The wettest January brought 26.48 in (1953); the snowiest, 10.5 inches (1916).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.0°F: 2021 48.7°F (−0.3), 2022 48.2°F (−0.8), 2023 48.8°F (−0.2), 2024 50.8°F (+1.8), 2025 47.8°F (−1.2), 2026 49.2°F (+0.2). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.7°F | −0.3°F | 15.22 in |
| 2022 | 48.2°F | −0.8°F | 2.94 in |
| 2023 | 48.8°F | −0.2°F | 10.53 in |
| 2024 | 50.8°F | +1.8°F | 19.75 in |
| 2025 | 47.8°F | −1.2°F | 5.05 in |
| 2026 | 49.2°F | +0.2°F | 4.90 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record CECthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00024286. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Crescent City 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; Crescent City's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Crescent City in December55°F by day, 41°F at night
- Crescent City in February56°F by day, 42°F at night
- Crescent City 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