Pismo Beach weather in January: Pismo Beach, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Pismo Beach in January has a normal high of 65°F and a normal low of 44°F, a daily mean of 55°F, holding near 65°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 3.48 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 7°C, 88 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationPismo Beach
- Station IDUSC00046943
- Location35.16°N 120.68°W
- Elevation39 ft (12 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population7,984
- Jan 65° 44°
- Feb 65° 44°
- Mar 68° 46°
- Apr 70° 48°
- May 72° 50°
- Jun 71° 51°
- Jul 70° 54°
- Aug 71° 55°
- Sep 72° 54°
- Oct 73° 53°
- Nov 69° 46°
- Dec 65° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Pismo Beach in January?
The normal high is 65°F and the normal low 44°F, for a daily mean of 54.5°F. January is 0.2°F warmer than December and 0.0°F cooler than February. January is the 10th warmest month of the year in Pismo Beach and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 65°F on January 1 to 64°F on January 31. 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 52°F and 57°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 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 20% |
| January 8 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 21% |
| January 15 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 22% |
| January 22 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 23% |
| January 31 | 64°F | 44°F | 32% | 24% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 2, coldest night January 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 64°F | 44°F | 31% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 64°F | 44°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 64°F | 44°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 64°F | 44°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 64°F | 44°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 64°F | 44°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 64°F | 44°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 65°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 44°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.48 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00046943; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Pismo Beach in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around January 31 (32%). In all, 3.48 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Pismo Beach, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00046943.
What are the records for January in Pismo Beach?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1949) is 85°F, on January 18, 1971; the coldest is 24°F, on January 4, 1950. The wettest January brought 13.18 in (1969).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00046943. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Pismo 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; Pismo Beach's is 65°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Pismo Beach in December65°F by day, 44°F at night
- Pismo Beach in February65°F by day, 44°F at night
- Pismo 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