Hollister weather in January: Hollister, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Hollister in January has a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 39°F, a daily mean of 49°F, rising from 59°F on the 1st to 61°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal January, 3.10 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 4°C, 79 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationHollister 2
- Station IDUSC00044025
- Location36.85°N 121.42°W
- Elevation275 ft (84 m)
- Population45,033
- Jan 60° 39°
- Feb 62° 41°
- Mar 66° 43°
- Apr 69° 45°
- May 73° 48°
- Jun 78° 51°
- Jul 80° 54°
- Aug 81° 54°
- Sep 81° 53°
- Oct 77° 48°
- Nov 67° 42°
- Dec 59° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hollister in January?
The normal high is 60°F and the normal low 39°F, for a daily mean of 49.1°F. January is 0.8°F warmer than December and 2.2°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Hollister and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 59°F on January 1 to 61°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 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 29%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 59°F | 38°F | 25% | 17% |
| January 8 | 59°F | 38°F | 25% | 18% |
| January 15 | 60°F | 39°F | 26% | 19% |
| January 22 | 60°F | 39°F | 28% | 19% |
| January 31 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 20% |
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 | 59°F | 38°F | 25% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 59°F | 38°F | 25% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 59°F | 38°F | 25% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 59°F | 38°F | 25% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 59°F | 38°F | 25% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 59°F | 38°F | 25% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 59°F | 38°F | 25% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 59°F | 38°F | 25% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 59°F | 38°F | 25% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 59°F | 38°F | 26% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 59°F | 38°F | 26% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 59°F | 38°F | 26% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 59°F | 39°F | 26% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 60°F | 39°F | 26% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 60°F | 39°F | 26% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 60°F | 39°F | 26% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 60°F | 39°F | 27% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 60°F | 39°F | 27% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 60°F | 39°F | 27% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 60°F | 39°F | 27% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 60°F | 39°F | 27% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 60°F | 39°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 60°F | 39°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 60°F | 39°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 60°F | 39°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 60°F | 39°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 60°F | 40°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 60°F | 40°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 61°F | 40°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 60°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 39°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.10 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 5
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00044025; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hollister in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around January 31 (29%). In all, 3.10 in falls on 8 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Hollister, 5 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00044025.
What are the records for January in Hollister?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1975) is 84°F, on January 31, 1976; the coldest is 20°F, on January 13, 2007. The wettest January brought 7.68 in (1995).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.1°F: 2021 51.3°F (+2.2), 2022 50.4°F (+1.3), 2024 51.9°F (+2.8), 2025 49.7°F (+0.6), 2026 53.1°F (+4.0). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.3°F | +2.2°F | – |
| 2022 | 50.4°F | +1.3°F | 2.05 in |
| 2024 | 51.9°F | +2.8°F | – |
| 2025 | 49.7°F | +0.6°F | 0.00 in |
| 2026 | 53.1°F | +4.0°F | – |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00044025; recent months: ACIS, station USC00044025. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Hollister 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; Hollister's is 60°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.