Salinas weather in January: Salinas, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Salinas in January has a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 42°F, a daily mean of 52°F, holding near 62°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 2.63 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 5°C, 67 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationSalinas Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00023233
- Location36.66°N 121.61°W
- Elevation74 ft (23 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population160,783
- Jan 62° 42°
- Feb 63° 43°
- Mar 66° 45°
- Apr 67° 46°
- May 68° 50°
- Jun 70° 53°
- Jul 71° 55°
- Aug 72° 56°
- Sep 74° 54°
- Oct 74° 50°
- Nov 68° 44°
- Dec 62° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Salinas in January?
The normal high is 62°F and the normal low 42°F, for a daily mean of 51.9°F. January is 0.8°F warmer than December and 1.2°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Salinas and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 62°F on January 1 to 63°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 50°F and 54°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 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% |
| January 8 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% |
| January 15 | 62°F | 42°F | 29% | 19% |
| January 22 | 63°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% |
| January 31 | 63°F | 42°F | 31% | 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 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 62°F | 42°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 62°F | 42°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 62°F | 42°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 62°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 62°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 63°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 63°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 63°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 63°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 63°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 63°F | 42°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 63°F | 42°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 63°F | 42°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 63°F | 42°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 63°F | 42°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 63°F | 42°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 63°F | 42°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 63°F | 42°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 63°F | 42°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 62°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 42°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.63 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 2
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Sunshine
- 80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023233; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Salinas in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around January 31 (31%). In all, 2.63 in falls on 9 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Salinas, 2 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023233.
What are the records for January in Salinas?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1930) is 86°F, on January 17, 2014; the coldest is 18°F, on January 21, 1937. The wettest January brought 7.93 in (1969); the snowiest, 1.0 inches (1962).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 51.9°F: 2021 53.6°F (+1.7), 2022 54.9°F (+3.0), 2023 51.6°F (−0.3), 2024 53.0°F (+1.1), 2025 51.1°F (−0.8), 2026 55.8°F (+3.9). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.6°F | +1.7°F | 3.46 in |
| 2022 | 54.9°F | +3.0°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 51.6°F | −0.3°F | 2.92 in |
| 2024 | 53.0°F | +1.1°F | 2.46 in |
| 2025 | 51.1°F | −0.8°F | 0.14 in |
| 2026 | 55.8°F | +3.9°F | 2.01 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00023233; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023233. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Salinas 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; Salinas's is 62°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.