Long Beach weather in January: Long Beach, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Long Beach in January has a normal high of 67°F and a normal low of 47°F, a daily mean of 57°F, holding near 67°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 2.89 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 8°C, 73 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationLong Beach Daugherty Field
- Station IDUSW00023129
- Location33.81°N 118.15°W
- Elevation31 ft (9 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population450,901
- Jan 67° 47°
- Feb 67° 48°
- Mar 69° 51°
- Apr 71° 54°
- May 73° 58°
- Jun 76° 61°
- Jul 81° 65°
- Aug 83° 66°
- Sep 82° 64°
- Oct 78° 59°
- Nov 73° 52°
- Dec 67° 47°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Long Beach in January?
The normal high is 67°F and the normal low 47°F, for a daily mean of 57.1°F. January is 0.4°F warmer than December and 0.5°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Long Beach 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 55°F and 59°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 21%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 67°F | 46°F | 18% | 13% |
| January 8 | 67°F | 47°F | 19% | 14% |
| January 15 | 68°F | 47°F | 19% | 13% |
| January 22 | 68°F | 47°F | 20% | 14% |
| January 31 | 67°F | 47°F | 21% | 14% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 16, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 67°F | 46°F | 18% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 2 | 67°F | 47°F | 18% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 3 | 67°F | 47°F | 18% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 67°F | 47°F | 19% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 67°F | 47°F | 19% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 67°F | 47°F | 19% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 67°F | 47°F | 19% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 67°F | 47°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 67°F | 47°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 68°F | 47°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 68°F | 47°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 68°F | 47°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 68°F | 47°F | 19% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 68°F | 47°F | 19% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 68°F | 47°F | 19% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 68°F | 47°F | 19% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 68°F | 47°F | 19% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 68°F | 47°F | 19% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 68°F | 47°F | 19% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 68°F | 47°F | 20% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 68°F | 47°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 68°F | 47°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 68°F | 47°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 68°F | 47°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 68°F | 47°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 67°F | 47°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 67°F | 47°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 67°F | 47°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 67°F | 47°F | 21% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 67°F | 47°F | 21% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 67°F | 47°F | 21% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 67°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 47°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.89 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 10 h to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 11
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023129; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Long Beach in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 19% on average, highest around January 31 (21%). In all, 2.89 in falls on 6 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023129.
What are the records for January in Long Beach?
The warmest January temperature on Long Beach's official record (since 1958) is 93°F, on January 31, 2003; the coldest is 25°F, on January 13, 1963. The wettest January brought 12.76 in (1995).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 57.1°F: 2021 57.4°F (+0.3), 2022 58.0°F (+0.9), 2023 56.4°F (−0.8), 2024 58.2°F (+1.1), 2025 56.3°F (−0.8), 2026 60.9°F (+3.8). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.4°F | +0.3°F | 1.37 in |
| 2022 | 58.0°F | +0.9°F | 0.01 in |
| 2023 | 56.4°F | −0.8°F | 6.32 in |
| 2024 | 58.2°F | +1.1°F | 2.12 in |
| 2025 | 56.3°F | −0.8°F | 0.60 in |
| 2026 | 60.9°F | +3.8°F | 1.81 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record LGBthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023129. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Long Beach 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; Long Beach's is 67°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Long Beach in December67°F by day, 47°F at night
- Long Beach in February67°F by day, 48°F at night
- Long Beach 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