Morro Bay weather in January: Morro Bay, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Morro Bay in January has a normal high of 65°F and a normal low of 46°F, a daily mean of 56°F, holding near 65°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal January, 3.64 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 8°C, 92 mm of precipitation and 0 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationMorro Bay Fire Dept
- Station IDUSC00045866
- Location35.37°N 120.84°W
- Elevation118 ft (36 m)
- Population10,591
- Jan 65° 46°
- Feb 65° 48°
- Mar 66° 49°
- Apr 67° 49°
- May 67° 52°
- Jun 66° 54°
- Jul 67° 57°
- Aug 70° 57°
- Sep 72° 56°
- Oct 73° 54°
- Nov 69° 50°
- Dec 65° 46°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Morro Bay in January?
The normal high is 65°F and the normal low 46°F, for a daily mean of 55.7°F. January is 0.3°F warmer than December and 0.9°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Morro Bay and the wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 64°F on January 1 to 66°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 54°F and 58°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 26%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 64°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% |
| January 8 | 65°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% |
| January 15 | 65°F | 46°F | 24% | 18% |
| January 22 | 65°F | 47°F | 24% | 19% |
| January 31 | 66°F | 47°F | 26% | 20% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 28, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 64°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 64°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 64°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 65°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 65°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 65°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 65°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 65°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 65°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 65°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 65°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 65°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 65°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 65°F | 46°F | 23% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 65°F | 46°F | 24% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 65°F | 46°F | 24% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 65°F | 46°F | 24% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 65°F | 47°F | 24% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 65°F | 47°F | 24% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 65°F | 47°F | 24% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 65°F | 47°F | 24% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 65°F | 47°F | 24% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 66°F | 47°F | 24% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 66°F | 47°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 66°F | 47°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 66°F | 47°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 66°F | 47°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 66°F | 47°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 66°F | 47°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 66°F | 47°F | 25% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 66°F | 47°F | 26% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 65°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 46°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.64 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00045866; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Morro Bay in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 24% on average, highest around January 31 (26%). In all, 3.64 in falls on 7 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Morro Bay, 1 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00045866.
What are the records for January in Morro Bay?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1959) is 89°F, on January 17, 1976; the coldest is 23°F, on January 3, 1993. The wettest January brought 10.60 in (1969); the snowiest, 1.5 inches (2008).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00045866. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Morro Bay 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; Morro Bay's is 65°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.