Truckee weather in January: Truckee, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Truckee in January has a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 16°F, a daily mean of 29°F, rising from 40°F on the 1st to 43°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal January, 5.68 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 5°C and low of −9°C, 144 mm of precipitation and 111 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationTruckee Ranger Station
- Station IDUSC00049043
- Location39.33°N 120.17°W
- Elevation5,823 ft (1,775 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population17,240
- Jan 42° 16°
- Feb 45° 18°
- Mar 50° 21°
- Apr 55° 25°
- May 64° 31°
- Jun 75° 36°
- Jul 84° 41°
- Aug 84° 40°
- Sep 76° 34°
- Oct 65° 28°
- Nov 51° 21°
- Dec 41° 15°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Truckee in January?
The normal high is 42°F and the normal low 16°F, for a daily mean of 28.9°F. January is 1.1°F warmer than December and 2.2°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Truckee and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 40°F on January 1 to 43°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 26°F and 32°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 40°F | 15°F | 37% | 27% |
| January 8 | 41°F | 16°F | 38% | 27% |
| January 15 | 42°F | 16°F | 38% | 26% |
| January 22 | 43°F | 17°F | 38% | 27% |
| January 31 | 43°F | 17°F | 39% | 27% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 40°F | 15°F | 37% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 40°F | 15°F | 37% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 40°F | 15°F | 37% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 40°F | 15°F | 37% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 40°F | 15°F | 37% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 40°F | 15°F | 38% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 41°F | 15°F | 38% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 41°F | 16°F | 38% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 41°F | 16°F | 38% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 41°F | 16°F | 38% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 41°F | 16°F | 38% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 41°F | 16°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 42°F | 16°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 42°F | 16°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 42°F | 16°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 42°F | 16°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 42°F | 16°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 42°F | 16°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 42°F | 17°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 43°F | 17°F | 38% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 43°F | 17°F | 38% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 43°F | 17°F | 38% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 43°F | 17°F | 38% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 43°F | 17°F | 38% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 43°F | 17°F | 39% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 43°F | 17°F | 39% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 43°F | 17°F | 39% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 43°F | 17°F | 39% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 43°F | 17°F | 39% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 43°F | 17°F | 39% | 27% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 43°F | 17°F | 39% | 27% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 42°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 16°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.68 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 43.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 30
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00049043; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Truckee in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around January 28 (39%). In all, 5.68 in falls on 12 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Truckee, 30 nights fall to freezing, 4 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 43.6 inches.
Snow falls on 9 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 31 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00049043.
What are the records for January in Truckee?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1904) is 64°F, on January 21, 1950; the coldest is −28°F, on January 17, 1917. The wettest January brought 19.69 in (1969); the snowiest, 157.0 inches (1911).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00049043. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Truckee 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; Truckee's is 42°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.