Tahoe City January Weather

Averages and records for weather in Tahoe City, California in the month of January.
Typical Tahoe City January Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 40.8 °F
Average daily low 20.9 °F
Average monthly precipitation 6.2 inches
Average monthly snow 36.6 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 34.2%
Daily chance of snow 23.2%
Tahoe City January Weather Records
1903–2024
Highest temperature 60 °F January 5, 1927
Lowest temperature -15 °F January 30, 1916
Highest daily low 42 °F January 1, 1997
Lowest daily high 8 °F January 8, 1937
Hottest average high temperature 46.8 °F 1961
Coldest average high temperature 25.6 °F 1937
Most daily precipitation 4.7 inches January 2, 1997
Most monthly precipitation 22.8 inches 1969
Most daily snow 42.0 inches January 15, 1952
Most monthly snow 238.0 inches 1916
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
January 1 40.5 20.3 54 0
January 2 40.6 20.4 55 -2
January 3 40.6 20.4 57 -6
January 4 40.7 20.5 58 -6
January 5 40.7 20.6 60 -8
January 6 40.7 20.6 57 -6
January 7 40.8 20.6 53 -9
January 8 40.7 20.7 57 -9
January 9 40.7 20.8 54 -14
January 10 40.7 20.9 59 -3
January 11 40.7 21.0 57 -14
January 12 40.8 21.0 55 -8
January 13 40.8 21.0 53 -2
January 14 40.8 20.9 54 -11
January 15 40.8 20.9 54 -9
January 16 40.8 20.9 58 -2
January 17 40.8 20.9 52 -7
January 18 40.9 20.9 54 -3
January 19 40.9 20.9 55 -9
January 20 40.9 20.9 54 -13
January 21 40.9 20.9 55 -14
January 22 41.0 20.9 55 -1
January 23 41.0 20.9 53 -2
January 24 41.0 21.0 52 -1
January 25 41.0 21.0 54 -5
January 26 41.0 21.0 57 -3
January 27 41.1 21.0 58 2
January 28 41.1 21.0 54 -4
January 29 41.2 21.0 54 -3
January 30 41.2 21.1 54 -15
January 31 41.3 21.1 53 -14
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1903–2024 Tahoe City location