Newport Beach weather in January: Newport Beach, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Newport Beach in January has a normal high of 65°F and a normal low of 50°F, a daily mean of 57°F, holding near 65°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 2.20 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 10°C, 56 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationNewport Beach Harbor
- Station IDUSC00046175
- Location33.60°N 117.88°W
- Elevation10 ft (3 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population82,970
- Jan 65° 50°
- Feb 63° 51°
- Mar 65° 53°
- Apr 66° 55°
- May 67° 58°
- Jun 68° 62°
- Jul 72° 65°
- Aug 73° 66°
- Sep 74° 64°
- Oct 73° 60°
- Nov 68° 55°
- Dec 64° 50°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Newport Beach in January?
The normal high is 65°F and the normal low 50°F, for a daily mean of 57.4°F. January is 0.4°F warmer than December and 0.2°F warmer than February. January is the 10th warmest month of the year in Newport Beach and the 2nd wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 1.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 56°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 | 64°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% |
| January 8 | 65°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% |
| January 15 | 65°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% |
| January 22 | 65°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% |
| January 31 | 64°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 8, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 64°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
| January 2 | 65°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
| January 3 | 65°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 65°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 65°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 65°F | 50°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 65°F | 50°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 65°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 65°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 65°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 65°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 65°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 65°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 65°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 65°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 65°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 65°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 65°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 65°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 65°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 65°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 65°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 64°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 64°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 64°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 64°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 64°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 64°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 64°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 64°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 64°F | 51°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 65°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 50°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.20 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
- 5
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 85%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00046175; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Newport Beach in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 20% on average, highest around January 6 (21%). In all, 2.20 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 USC00046175.
What are the records for January in Newport Beach?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1921) is 87°F, on January 9, 1923; the coldest is 29°F, on January 22, 1937. The wettest January brought 11.07 in (1995).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 57.4°F: 2021 57.4°F (at normal), 2022 58.6°F (+1.2), 2023 56.3°F (−1.1), 2024 57.5°F (+0.1), 2025 56.6°F (−0.8), 2026 60.6°F (+3.2). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.4°F | at normal | 1.31 in |
| 2022 | 58.6°F | +1.2°F | 0.03 in |
| 2023 | 56.3°F | −1.1°F | 5.42 in |
| 2024 | 57.5°F | +0.1°F | 1.37 in |
| 2025 | 56.6°F | −0.8°F | 0.83 in |
| 2026 | 60.6°F | +3.2°F | 1.63 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00046175; recent months: ACIS, station USC00046175. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Newport 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; Newport Beach's is 65°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Newport Beach in December64°F by day, 50°F at night
- Newport Beach in February63°F by day, 51°F at night
- Newport 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