Sonora weather in January: Sonora, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Sonora in January has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 44°F, rising from 55°F on the 1st to 57°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 6.32 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 0°C, 161 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationSonora
- Station IDUSC00048353
- Location37.97°N 120.39°W
- Elevation1,675 ft (511 m)
- Population4,855
- Jan 56° 33°
- Feb 58° 34°
- Mar 62° 37°
- Apr 67° 40°
- May 76° 46°
- Jun 85° 51°
- Jul 93° 57°
- Aug 92° 56°
- Sep 87° 51°
- Oct 76° 43°
- Nov 63° 36°
- Dec 55° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Sonora in January?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 44.3°F. January is 0.5°F warmer than December and 1.9°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Sonora and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 55°F on January 1 to 57°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 42°F and 47°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 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 55°F | 32°F | 33% | 27% |
| January 8 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 27% |
| January 15 | 56°F | 33°F | 33% | 26% |
| January 22 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% |
| January 31 | 57°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 30, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 55°F | 32°F | 33% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 55°F | 32°F | 33% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 55°F | 32°F | 33% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 55°F | 32°F | 33% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 55°F | 32°F | 33% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 55°F | 32°F | 34% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 55°F | 33°F | 34% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 56°F | 33°F | 33% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 56°F | 33°F | 33% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 56°F | 33°F | 33% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 56°F | 33°F | 33% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 56°F | 33°F | 33% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 57°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 57°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 57°F | 33°F | 32% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 56°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 33°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 6.32 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 17
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00048353; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Sonora in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around January 6 (34%). In all, 6.32 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Sonora, 17 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00048353.
What are the records for January in Sonora?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1906) is 75°F, on January 19, 2021; the coldest is 14°F, on January 6, 1913. The wettest January brought 21.30 in (1911); the snowiest, 30.5 inches (1933).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 44.3°F: 2021 46.8°F (+2.5), 2025 43.6°F (−0.7), 2026 47.9°F (+3.6). 2 of 3 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.8°F | +2.5°F | 6.52 in |
| 2025 | 43.6°F | −0.7°F | 0.86 in |
| 2026 | 47.9°F | +3.6°F | 5.59 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00048353; recent months: ACIS, station USC00048353. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Sonora 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; Sonora's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.