Los Gatos weather in January: Los Gatos, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Los Gatos in January has a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 40°F, a daily mean of 49°F, rising from 57°F on the 1st to 60°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 5.03 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 4°C, 128 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationLos Gatos
- Station IDUSC00045123
- Location37.23°N 121.96°W
- Elevation365 ft (111 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population32,952
- Jan 59° 40°
- Feb 62° 41°
- Mar 66° 43°
- Apr 70° 45°
- May 76° 49°
- Jun 82° 53°
- Jul 85° 56°
- Aug 85° 56°
- Sep 83° 54°
- Oct 76° 49°
- Nov 65° 43°
- Dec 58° 40°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Los Gatos in January?
The normal high is 59°F and the normal low 40°F, for a daily mean of 49.0°F. January is 0.4°F warmer than December and 2.6°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Los Gatos and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 57°F on January 1 to 60°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.2°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 57°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% |
| January 8 | 58°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% |
| January 15 | 58°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% |
| January 22 | 59°F | 40°F | 31% | 22% |
| January 31 | 60°F | 40°F | 31% | 22% |
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 | 57°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 58°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 58°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 58°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 58°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 58°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 58°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 58°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 58°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 58°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 58°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 58°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 58°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 58°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 58°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 58°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 59°F | 40°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 59°F | 40°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 59°F | 40°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 59°F | 40°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 59°F | 40°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 59°F | 40°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 59°F | 40°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 59°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 59°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 59°F | 40°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 59°F | 40°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 60°F | 40°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 60°F | 40°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 60°F | 40°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 60°F | 40°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 59°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 40°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.03 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 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
- 1
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00045123; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Los Gatos in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around January 1 (32%). In all, 5.03 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Los Gatos, 5 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00045123.
What are the records for January in Los Gatos?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 79°F, on January 8, 1962; the coldest is 18°F, on January 11, 1949. The wettest January brought 23.90 in (1909); the snowiest, 1.0 inches (1962).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00045123. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Los Gatos 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 Gatos's is 59°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.