Alpine County Weather in January
Average highs run from 47°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.59 in over about 3 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 47°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 0.59 in
- Snowfall
- 5.8 in
- Record high
- 66°FJan 25, 2015
- Record low
- -21°FJan 3, 1993
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 32 min to 10 h 14 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 6.0 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 47°F | 22°F | 54°F 2012 | -16°F 1988 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 2 | 47°F | 22°F | 59°F 2012 | -18°F 1993 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 3 | 47°F | 22°F | 58°F 2012 | -21°F 1993 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 4 | 47°F | 22°F | 59°F 1994 | -16°F 1972 | 12% | 8% |
| Jan 5 | 47°F | 22°F | 60°F 2012 | -5°F 1973 | 12% | 7% |
| Jan 6 | 47°F | 22°F | 59°F 2015 | -8°F 1989 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 7 | 47°F | 22°F | 58°F 2009 | -16°F 1982 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 8 | 47°F | 22°F | 59°F 1996 | -17°F 1989 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 9 | 47°F | 22°F | 56°F 1996 | -5°F 1977 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 10 | 47°F | 22°F | 59°F 1990 | 1°F 1974 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 11 | 47°F | 22°F | 60°F 1990 | -4°F 1989 | 11% | 7% |
| Jan 12 | 47°F | 22°F | 54°F 1990 | -12°F 2013 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 13 | 47°F | 22°F | 57°F 1996 | -14°F 2013 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 14 | 47°F | 22°F | 58°F 1996 | -11°F 2013 | 10% | 6% |
| Jan 15 | 47°F | 22°F | 59°F 2021 | -7°F 1997 | 10% | 6% |
| Jan 16 | 47°F | 22°F | 60°F 2011 | -5°F 1979 | 10% | 6% |
| Jan 17 | 47°F | 22°F | 61°F 2011 | -6°F 2001 | 10% | 6% |
| Jan 18 | 47°F | 22°F | 58°F 2015 | -5°F 1988 | 10% | 6% |
| Jan 19 | 47°F | 22°F | 58°F 2014 | -2°F 1990 | 10% | 6% |
| Jan 20 | 47°F | 22°F | 56°F 1985 | -4°F 1990 | 10% | 6% |
| Jan 21 | 47°F | 22°F | 54°F 1981 | -3°F 2023 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 22 | 47°F | 22°F | 57°F 2014 | -9°F 1982 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 23 | 47°F | 22°F | 56°F 1994 | -4°F 2002 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 24 | 47°F | 22°F | 60°F 2015 | -2°F 1972 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 25 | 48°F | 22°F | 66°F 2015 | 1°F 1993 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 26 | 48°F | 23°F | 60°F 2015 | -12°F 1979 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 27 | 48°F | 23°F | 57°F 1988 | -5°F 1972 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 28 | 48°F | 23°F | 60°F 1986 | -8°F 1979 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 29 | 48°F | 23°F | 57°F 2024 | -20°F 1979 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 30 | 48°F | 23°F | 57°F 2018 | -13°F 1972 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 31 | 48°F | 23°F | 57°F 1991 | -16°F 1969 | 9% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:49 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00268186 (Topaz Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093230, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.