Ojai weather in January: Ojai, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January

Ojai in January has a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 50°F, holding near 66°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal January, 5.09 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 1°C, 129 mm of precipitation in January.

  • NOAA stationOjai
  • Station IDUSC00046399
  • Location34.45°N 119.23°W
  • Elevation745 ft (227 m)
  • Population7,563
  1. Jan 66° 35°
  2. Feb 67° 36°
  3. Mar 70° 39°
  4. Apr 74° 41°
  5. May 77° 46°
  6. Jun 82° 50°
  7. Jul 89° 54°
  8. Aug 91° 54°
  9. Sep 88° 51°
  10. Oct 81° 45°
  11. Nov 73° 37°
  12. Dec 65° 33°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Ojai in January?

The normal high is 66°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 50.2°F. January is 0.9°F warmer than December and 1.1°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Ojai and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 65°F on January 1 to 66°F on January 31. 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 48°F and 53°F.

Ojai in January, day by day: normal high and low

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 24%).

Normal high and low on five days of January, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
January 165°F34°F23%15%
January 866°F34°F22%16%
January 1566°F35°F22%16%
January 2266°F35°F23%16%
January 3166°F35°F24%17%
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 20, coldest night January 1)
Ojai: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of January
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
January 165°F34°F23%15%9 h 50 min
January 265°F34°F23%15%9 h 50 min
January 365°F34°F23%15%9 h 50 min
January 465°F34°F22%15%10 h
January 566°F34°F22%15%10 h
January 666°F34°F22%16%10 h
January 766°F34°F22%16%10 h
January 866°F34°F22%16%10 h
January 966°F34°F22%16%10 h
January 1066°F34°F22%16%10 h
January 1166°F35°F22%16%10 h
January 1266°F35°F22%16%10 h
January 1366°F35°F22%16%10 h
January 1466°F35°F22%16%10 h
January 1566°F35°F22%16%10 h 10 min
January 1666°F35°F22%16%10 h 10 min
January 1766°F35°F22%16%10 h 10 min
January 1866°F35°F22%16%10 h 10 min
January 1966°F35°F22%16%10 h 10 min
January 2066°F35°F22%16%10 h 10 min
January 2166°F35°F23%16%10 h 10 min
January 2266°F35°F23%16%10 h 10 min
January 2366°F35°F23%16%10 h 20 min
January 2466°F35°F23%16%10 h 20 min
January 2566°F35°F23%16%10 h 20 min
January 2666°F35°F23%16%10 h 20 min
January 2766°F35°F23%16%10 h 20 min
January 2866°F35°F23%16%10 h 20 min
January 2966°F35°F23%16%10 h 20 min
January 3066°F35°F23%16%10 h 30 min
January 3166°F35°F24%17%10 h 30 min
Normal high
66°FJanuary average
Normal low
35°FJanuary average
Precipitation
5.09 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
70.01 inch or more
Nights at 32°F or colder
9
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
Days at 70°F or more
14
Days at 80°F or more
3
Sunshine
82%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00046399; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Ojai in January?

On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 23% on average, highest around January 31 (24%). In all, 5.09 in falls on 7 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal January in Ojai, 9 nights fall to freezing.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00046399.

What are the records for January in Ojai?

The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1905) is 91°F, on January 17, 1920; the coldest is 13°F, on January 7, 1913. The wettest January brought 25.76 in (1969); the snowiest, 5.0 inches (1949).

The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 50.2°F: 2021 49.2°F (−1.0), 2022 51.6°F (+1.4), 2023 48.4°F (−1.8), 2024 51.3°F (+1.1), 2025 49.8°F (−0.4), 2026 54.5°F (+4.3). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Ojai: January in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
JanuaryMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202149.2°F−1.0°F2.72 in
202251.6°F+1.4°F0.08 in
202348.4°F−1.8°F16.82 in
202451.3°F+1.1°F2.92 in
202549.8°F−0.4°F0.72 in
202654.5°F+4.3°F3.40 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00046399; recent months: ACIS, station USC00046399. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does January in Ojai 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; Ojai's is 66°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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