Los Angeles weather in January: Los Angeles, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Los Angeles in January has a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 49°F, a daily mean of 58°F, holding near 68°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 3.29 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 9°C, 84 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationLos Angeles Downtown USC Campus
- Station IDUSW00093134
- Location34.05°N 118.24°W
- Elevation230 ft (70 m)
- From the center10 miles
- Population3,878,704
- Jan 68° 49°
- Feb 68° 50°
- Mar 70° 52°
- Apr 72° 55°
- May 74° 58°
- Jun 77° 61°
- Jul 82° 65°
- Aug 84° 65°
- Sep 83° 64°
- Oct 79° 60°
- Nov 73° 53°
- Dec 67° 48°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Los Angeles in January?
The normal high is 68°F and the normal low 49°F, for a daily mean of 58.4°F. January is 0.6°F warmer than December and 0.6°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Los Angeles and the 2nd wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 56°F and 61°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 20%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 68°F | 48°F | 19% | 14% |
| January 8 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% |
| January 15 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% |
| January 22 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% |
| January 31 | 68°F | 49°F | 20% | 14% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 15, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 68°F | 48°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 2 | 68°F | 48°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 3 | 68°F | 48°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 68°F | 48°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 68°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 68°F | 49°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 68°F | 49°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 68°F | 49°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 68°F | 49°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 68°F | 49°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 68°F | 49°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 68°F | 49°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 68°F | 49°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 68°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 49°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.29 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
- 13
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093134; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Los Angeles in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 19% on average, highest around January 31 (20%). In all, 3.29 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 USW00093134.
What are the records for January in Los Angeles?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1877) is 95°F, on January 18, 1971; the coldest is 28°F, on January 7, 1913. The wettest January brought 14.94 in (1969); the snowiest, 2.0 inches (1932).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 58.4°F: 2021 59.0°F (+0.6), 2022 58.5°F (+0.1), 2023 55.6°F (−2.8), 2024 58.5°F (+0.1), 2025 56.1°F (−2.3), 2026 61.6°F (+3.2). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.0°F | +0.6°F | 2.44 in |
| 2022 | 58.5°F | +0.1°F | 0.19 in |
| 2023 | 55.6°F | −2.8°F | 8.95 in |
| 2024 | 58.5°F | +0.1°F | 2.05 in |
| 2025 | 56.1°F | −2.3°F | 0.54 in |
| 2026 | 61.6°F | +3.2°F | 2.47 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093134; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093134. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Los Angeles 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; Los Angeles's is 68°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Los Angeles in December67°F by day, 48°F at night
- Los Angeles in February68°F by day, 50°F at night
- Los Angeles 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