Hawthorne weather in January: Hawthorne, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January

Hawthorne in January has a normal high of 67°F and a normal low of 49°F, a daily mean of 58°F, holding near 67°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal January, 2.67 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 10°C, 68 mm of precipitation in January.

  • NOAA stationHawthorne Municipal Airport
  • Station IDUSW00003167
  • Location33.92°N 118.33°W
  • Elevation63 ft (19 m)
  • From the center1 miles
  • Population83,633
  1. Jan 67° 49°
  2. Feb 67° 51°
  3. Mar 68° 53°
  4. Apr 70° 55°
  5. May 71° 58°
  6. Jun 73° 62°
  7. Jul 77° 65°
  8. Aug 79° 65°
  9. Sep 79° 65°
  10. Oct 76° 60°
  11. Nov 72° 54°
  12. Dec 66° 49°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Hawthorne in January?

The normal high is 67°F and the normal low 49°F, for a daily mean of 58.3°F. January is 0.7°F warmer than December and 0.4°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Hawthorne and the 2nd wettest. 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 56°F and 61°F.

Hawthorne in January, day by day: normal high and low

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 22%).

Normal high and low on five days of January, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
January 167°F49°F21%11%
January 867°F49°F21%12%
January 1568°F49°F21%11%
January 2268°F50°F21%12%
January 3167°F50°F22%12%
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 17, coldest night January 1)
Hawthorne: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of January
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
January 167°F49°F21%11%10 h
January 267°F49°F21%11%10 h
January 367°F49°F21%11%10 h
January 467°F49°F21%11%10 h
January 567°F49°F21%12%10 h
January 667°F49°F21%12%10 h
January 767°F49°F21%12%10 h
January 867°F49°F21%12%10 h
January 967°F49°F21%12%10 h
January 1067°F49°F21%12%10 h
January 1167°F49°F21%12%10 h
January 1267°F49°F21%11%10 h
January 1367°F49°F21%11%10 h 10 min
January 1468°F49°F21%11%10 h 10 min
January 1568°F49°F21%11%10 h 10 min
January 1668°F49°F21%11%10 h 10 min
January 1768°F49°F21%11%10 h 10 min
January 1868°F49°F21%11%10 h 10 min
January 1968°F49°F21%11%10 h 10 min
January 2068°F49°F21%11%10 h 10 min
January 2168°F49°F21%12%10 h 10 min
January 2268°F50°F21%12%10 h 20 min
January 2368°F50°F21%12%10 h 20 min
January 2468°F50°F22%12%10 h 20 min
January 2568°F50°F22%12%10 h 20 min
January 2667°F50°F22%12%10 h 20 min
January 2767°F50°F22%12%10 h 20 min
January 2867°F50°F22%12%10 h 30 min
January 2967°F50°F22%12%10 h 30 min
January 3067°F50°F22%12%10 h 30 min
January 3167°F50°F22%12%10 h 30 min
Normal high
67°FJanuary average
Normal low
49°FJanuary average
Precipitation
2.67 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
70.01 inch or more
Daylight
10 h to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
Days at 70°F or more
12
Days at 80°F or more
3
Sunshine
83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003167; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Hawthorne in January?

On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 21% on average, highest around January 31 (22%). In all, 2.67 in falls on 7 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003167.

What are the records for January in Hawthorne?

The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 91°F, on January 31, 2003; the coldest is 34°F, on January 14, 2007. The wettest January brought 7.26 in (2017).

The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 58.3°F: 2021 57.6°F (−0.7), 2022 60.0°F (+1.7), 2023 57.2°F (−1.1), 2024 58.6°F (+0.4), 2025 57.5°F (−0.8), 2026 62.5°F (+4.2). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Hawthorne: January in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
JanuaryMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202157.6°F−0.7°F1.52 in
202260.0°F+1.7°F0.00 in
202357.2°F−1.1°F6.86 in
202458.6°F+0.4°F1.89 in
202557.5°F−0.8°F0.99 in
202662.5°F+4.2°F1.43 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003167; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003167. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does January in Hawthorne 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; Hawthorne's is 67°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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