Davis weather in January: Davis, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Davis in January has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 38°F, a daily mean of 47°F, rising from 55°F on the 1st to 57°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal January, 4.02 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 4°C, 102 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationDavis 2 WSW Experiment Farm
- Station IDUSC00042294
- Location38.53°N 121.78°W
- Elevation60 ft (18 m)
- Population67,125
- Jan 56° 38°
- Feb 61° 41°
- Mar 66° 44°
- Apr 73° 47°
- May 81° 52°
- Jun 89° 56°
- Jul 93° 57°
- Aug 93° 56°
- Sep 90° 55°
- Oct 80° 50°
- Nov 65° 43°
- Dec 56° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Davis in January?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 38°F, for a daily mean of 46.9°F. January is 0.1°F cooler than December and 4.0°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Davis and the 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 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 45°F and 49°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 55°F | 37°F | 38% | 22% |
| January 8 | 55°F | 38°F | 38% | 22% |
| January 15 | 55°F | 38°F | 39% | 22% |
| January 22 | 56°F | 39°F | 39% | 22% |
| January 31 | 57°F | 40°F | 38% | 23% |
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 | 37°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 55°F | 38°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 55°F | 38°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 55°F | 38°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 55°F | 38°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 55°F | 38°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 55°F | 38°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 55°F | 38°F | 38% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 55°F | 38°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 55°F | 38°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 55°F | 38°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 55°F | 38°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 55°F | 38°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 55°F | 38°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 55°F | 38°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 55°F | 38°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 55°F | 38°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 55°F | 39°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 56°F | 39°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 56°F | 39°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 56°F | 39°F | 39% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 56°F | 39°F | 39% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 56°F | 39°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 56°F | 39°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 56°F | 39°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 57°F | 39°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 57°F | 39°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 57°F | 39°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 57°F | 39°F | 39% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 57°F | 40°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 57°F | 40°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 56°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 38°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.02 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 6
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 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 USC00042294; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Davis in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around January 21 (39%). In all, 4.02 in falls on 12 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Davis, 6 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00042294.
What are the records for January in Davis?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 83°F, on January 1, 1893; the coldest is 18°F, on January 9, 1937. The wettest January brought 13.08 in (1911); the snowiest, 7.0 inches (1916).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 46.9°F: 2021 49.5°F (+2.6), 2022 49.0°F (+2.1), 2023 48.7°F (+1.8), 2024 52.0°F (+5.1), 2025 50.9°F (+4.0), 2026 49.5°F (+2.6). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49.5°F | +2.6°F | 2.69 in |
| 2022 | 49.0°F | +2.1°F | 0.20 in |
| 2023 | 48.7°F | +1.8°F | 10.56 in |
| 2024 | 52.0°F | +5.1°F | 3.04 in |
| 2025 | 50.9°F | +4.0°F | 0.20 in |
| 2026 | 49.5°F | +2.6°F | 3.27 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00042294; recent months: ACIS, station USC00042294. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Davis 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; Davis's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.