Port Angeles weather in January: Port Angeles, Washington: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Port Angeles in January has a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 39°F, holding near 45°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 17 days in a normal January, 4.29 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 7°C and low of 1°C, 109 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationPort Angeles International Airport
- Station IDUSW00094266
- Location48.12°N 123.50°W
- Elevation288 ft (88 m)
- Population20,112
- Jan 45° 33°
- Feb 47° 33°
- Mar 50° 35°
- Apr 54° 39°
- May 60° 43°
- Jun 63° 47°
- Jul 68° 51°
- Aug 70° 51°
- Sep 66° 47°
- Oct 57° 42°
- Nov 49° 36°
- Dec 45° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Port Angeles in January?
The normal high is 45°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 39.2°F. January is 0.1°F warmer than December and 0.6°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Port Angeles and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 45°F on January 1 to 46°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 37°F and 41°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 57%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 32% |
| January 8 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 31% |
| January 15 | 45°F | 33°F | 56% | 30% |
| January 22 | 46°F | 33°F | 54% | 29% |
| January 31 | 46°F | 33°F | 51% | 27% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 26)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 32% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 31% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 31% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 31% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 31% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 31% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 31% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 31% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 31% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 31% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 31% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 45°F | 33°F | 56% | 31% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 45°F | 33°F | 56% | 31% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 45°F | 33°F | 56% | 30% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 45°F | 33°F | 56% | 30% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 45°F | 33°F | 55% | 30% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 45°F | 33°F | 55% | 30% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 46°F | 33°F | 55% | 30% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 46°F | 33°F | 55% | 30% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 46°F | 33°F | 54% | 29% | 9 h |
| January 21 | 46°F | 33°F | 54% | 29% | 9 h |
| January 22 | 46°F | 33°F | 54% | 29% | 9 h |
| January 23 | 46°F | 33°F | 53% | 29% | 9 h |
| January 24 | 46°F | 33°F | 53% | 29% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 46°F | 33°F | 53% | 28% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 46°F | 33°F | 52% | 28% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 46°F | 33°F | 52% | 28% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 46°F | 33°F | 52% | 28% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 46°F | 33°F | 52% | 28% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 46°F | 33°F | 51% | 27% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 46°F | 33°F | 51% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 45°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 33°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.29 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 170.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 12
- Daylight
- 8 h 30 min to 9 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 52%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00094266; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Port Angeles in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 55% on average, highest around January 2 (57%). In all, 4.29 in falls on 17 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Port Angeles, 12 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00094266.
What are the records for January in Port Angeles?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 69°F, on January 19, 2005; the coldest is 12°F, on January 4, 2004. The wettest January brought 8.84 in (1999).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 39.2°F: 2021 40.5°F (+1.3), 2022 40.2°F (+1.0), 2023 41.5°F (+2.3), 2024 41.4°F (+2.2), 2025 39.7°F (+0.5), 2026 40.7°F (+1.5). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.5°F | +1.3°F | 5.54 in |
| 2022 | 40.2°F | +1.0°F | 3.57 in |
| 2023 | 41.5°F | +2.3°F | 1.34 in |
| 2024 | 41.4°F | +2.2°F | 3.44 in |
| 2025 | 39.7°F | +0.5°F | 0.67 in |
| 2026 | 40.7°F | +1.5°F | 1.80 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00094266; recent months: ACIS, station USW00094266. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Port Angeles compare across Washington?
Across the 96 places PlainClimate covers in Washington, January normal highs run from 30°F in Winthrop to 49°F in Long Beach; Port Angeles's is 45°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Port Angeles in December45°F by day, 33°F at night
- Port Angeles in February47°F by day, 33°F at night
- Port Angeles through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Washington in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Long Beach: Washington's warmest Januarynormal high 49°F