Lake Arrowhead weather in January: Lake Arrowhead, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Lake Arrowhead in January has a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 29°F, a daily mean of 37°F, rising from 43°F on the 1st to 45°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 8.36 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 7°C and low of −2°C, 212 mm of precipitation and 8 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationLake Arrowhead
- Station IDUSC00044671
- Location34.25°N 117.19°W
- Elevation5,205 ft (1,587 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population (census place)10,746
- Jan 44° 29°
- Feb 45° 30°
- Mar 52° 32°
- Apr 60° 36°
- May 67° 41°
- Jun 76° 49°
- Jul 81° 57°
- Aug 82° 57°
- Sep 74° 52°
- Oct 63° 43°
- Nov 52° 34°
- Dec 43° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lake Arrowhead in January?
The normal high is 44°F and the normal low 29°F, for a daily mean of 36.5°F. January is 0.5°F warmer than December and 0.9°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Lake Arrowhead and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 43°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 1.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 35°F and 38°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 19%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 29°F | 19% | 16% |
| January 8 | 44°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% |
| January 15 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% |
| January 22 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% |
| January 31 | 45°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 19, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 29°F | 19% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 43°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 43°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 44°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 44°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 44°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 44°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 44°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 44°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 44°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 44°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 44°F | 29°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 45°F | 29°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 45°F | 29°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 45°F | 29°F | 18% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 45°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 45°F | 29°F | 19% | 17% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 44°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 29°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 8.36 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 85%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00044671; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Lake Arrowhead in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 19% on average, highest around January 4 (19%). In all, 8.36 in falls on 6 days of a normal January, 3 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Lake Arrowhead, 22 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 3.0 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00044671.
What are the records for January in Lake Arrowhead?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1941) is 71°F, on January 15, 1943; the coldest is 10°F, on January 5, 1949. The wettest January brought 45.92 in (1969); the snowiest, 93.5 inches (1949).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00044671. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Lake Arrowhead 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; Lake Arrowhead's is 44°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Lake Arrowhead in December43°F by day, 29°F at night
- Lake Arrowhead in February45°F by day, 30°F at night
- Lake Arrowhead 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