Turlock weather in January: Turlock, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Turlock in January has a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 42°F, a daily mean of 49°F, rising from 53°F on the 1st to 58°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 2.63 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 6°C, 67 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationTurlock #2
- Station IDUSC00049073
- Location37.50°N 120.85°W
- Elevation103 ft (31 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population72,888
- Jan 55° 42°
- Feb 61° 45°
- Mar 67° 49°
- Apr 72° 52°
- May 80° 57°
- Jun 88° 62°
- Jul 93° 66°
- Aug 92° 65°
- Sep 88° 62°
- Oct 77° 55°
- Nov 64° 47°
- Dec 55° 42°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Turlock in January?
The normal high is 55°F and the normal low 42°F, for a daily mean of 48.5°F. January is 0.1°F warmer than December and 4.7°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Turlock and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 53°F on January 1 to 58°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 46°F and 51°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 41°F | 33% | 18% |
| January 8 | 54°F | 42°F | 33% | 18% |
| January 15 | 55°F | 42°F | 34% | 19% |
| January 22 | 56°F | 43°F | 34% | 20% |
| January 31 | 58°F | 44°F | 35% | 20% |
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 | 53°F | 41°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 53°F | 41°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 54°F | 41°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 54°F | 41°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 54°F | 41°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 54°F | 41°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 54°F | 42°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 54°F | 42°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 54°F | 42°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 54°F | 42°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 54°F | 42°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 54°F | 42°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 54°F | 42°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 54°F | 42°F | 34% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 55°F | 42°F | 34% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 55°F | 42°F | 34% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 55°F | 42°F | 34% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 55°F | 42°F | 34% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 55°F | 42°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 55°F | 42°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 55°F | 43°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 56°F | 43°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 56°F | 43°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 56°F | 43°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 56°F | 43°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 56°F | 43°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 57°F | 43°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 57°F | 43°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 57°F | 43°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 57°F | 44°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 58°F | 44°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 55°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 42°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.63 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 3
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00049073; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Turlock in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around January 30 (35%). In all, 2.63 in falls on 10 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Turlock, 3 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00049073.
What are the records for January in Turlock?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1894) is 75°F, on January 13, 1898; the coldest is 18°F, on January 21, 1922. The wettest January brought 7.22 in (1995); the snowiest, 3.0 inches (1922).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 48.5°F: 2021 50.5°F (+2.0), 2022 50.6°F (+2.1), 2023 49.5°F (+1.0), 2024 51.6°F (+3.1), 2025 49.6°F (+1.1), 2026 51.4°F (+2.9). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.5°F | +2.0°F | 5.00 in |
| 2022 | 50.6°F | +2.1°F | 0.02 in |
| 2023 | 49.5°F | +1.0°F | 5.49 in |
| 2024 | 51.6°F | +3.1°F | 4.66 in |
| 2025 | 49.6°F | +1.1°F | 0.45 in |
| 2026 | 51.4°F | +2.9°F | 0.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00049073; recent months: ACIS, station USC00049073. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Turlock 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; Turlock's is 55°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.