California January Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of January in California for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest January in California History?

2014 was the warmest January in California history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 63.0 °F, and the average low was 37.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest January in California History?

1937 was the coolest January in California history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 40.9 °F, and the average low was 23.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	71	51.4	33.9
2022	9	57.8	35.4
2021	19	55.5	35.4
2020	25	55.1	35.6
2019	11	55.2	36.9
2018	3	58.6	39.1
2017	77	50.3	34.0
2016	37	52.9	36.1
2015	5	59.4	37.9
2014	1	63.0	37.2
2013	80	53.2	31.0
2012	10	58.6	34.4
2011	27	55.7	34.6
2010	27	53.7	36.6
2009	7	58.2	35.5
2008	100	49.7	32.6
2007	90	53.6	29.5
2006	34	54.2	35.0
2005	46	52.4	35.8
2004	54	53.0	34.0
2003	2	60.1	39.8
2002	74	52.5	32.1
2001	76	52.6	32.0
2000	13	54.9	36.6
1999	31	55.4	34.6
1998	29	53.4	36.8
1997	37	52.9	36.1
1996	17	55.2	36.0
1995	32	51.1	38.3
1994	14	56.9	34.4
1993	96	49.6	33.0
1992	59	53.1	33.2
1991	52	54.6	32.6
1990	61	53.6	32.7
1989	103	51.8	30.0
1988	69	52.2	33.3
1987	94	51.5	31.4
1986	4	58.6	39.0
1985	85	51.5	31.9
1984	21	55.7	35.1
1983	45	53.4	35.1
1982	107	50.0	30.9
1981	8	56.2	37.1
1980	12	54.1	37.7
1979	111	48.3	31.8
1978	21	52.7	38.2
1977	96	51.1	31.5
1976	40	56.9	31.8
1975	72	53.7	31.2
1974	90	50.1	33.0
1973	109	49.3	31.1
1972	113	50.3	29.4
1971	66	52.8	32.7
1970	32	53.2	36.2
1969	66	50.6	34.9
1968	85	52.3	31.1
1967	54	53.5	33.5
1966	104	50.9	30.8
1965	52	52.5	34.8
1964	101	51.0	31.1
1963	105	52.3	28.6
1962	96	52.5	30.1
1961	44	55.6	32.9
1960	108	49.1	31.5
1959	14	55.5	35.9
1958	47	53.8	34.1
1957	119	47.9	29.4
1956	40	52.4	36.4
1955	123	47.0	29.1
1954	69	52.0	33.4
1953	6	56.4	37.6
1952	119	46.8	30.6
1951	77	51.3	33.1
1950	124	47.0	28.2
1949	128	42.1	22.3
1948	21	58.2	32.5
1947	109	51.8	28.6
1946	80	53.1	31.0
1945	74	52.5	32.2
1944	84	51.8	32.0
1943	59	53.6	32.8
1942	62	52.4	33.5
1941	34	52.6	36.6
1940	21	53.3	37.4
1939	66	52.7	32.9
1938	37	54.3	34.6
1937	129	40.9	23.2
1936	34	54.4	34.8
1935	85	50.4	32.9
1934	25	55.7	34.9
1933	121	47.5	29.0
1932	116	47.9	29.9
1931	54	53.6	33.5
1930	113	48.3	31.6
1929	115	49.6	30.0
1928	54	54.1	32.8
1927	54	53.1	34.0
1926	85	52.8	30.6
1925	64	53.4	32.4
1924	101	53.1	28.8
1923	77	51.8	32.6
1922	125	47.6	27.4
1921	99	50.0	32.4
1920	40	55.5	33.2
1919	72	54.4	30.5
1918	64	53.9	31.9
1917	127	46.5	26.8
1916	122	44.8	31.4
1915	94	50.2	32.5
1914	40	52.0	36.8
1913	117	48.7	28.7
1912	49	53.9	33.7
1911	62	51.9	34.1
1910	117	47.5	30.1
1909	29	52.2	38.0
1908	49	52.7	34.9
1907	112	47.1	32.9
1906	49	54.0	33.5
1905	14	54.6	36.9
1904	89	52.9	30.2
1903	82	51.7	32.3
1902	90	52.0	30.9
1901	90	50.4	32.6
1900	17	54.1	37.0
1899	48	52.7	35.0
1898	126	46.6	28.3
1897	82	49.8	34.2
1896	19	53.9	37.1
1895	105	47.4	33.6