Alturas Weather in January
Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 46°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.49 in over about 9 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
- 44°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 1.49 in
- Snowfall
- 6.1 in
- Record high
- 68°FJan 25, 2015
- Record low
- -23°FJan 6, 2017
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 14 min to 10 h 02 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 8.9 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 | 42°F | 22°F | 57°F 2012 | -15°F 2016 | 27% | 8% |
| Jan 2 | 42°F | 22°F | 62°F 2012 | -12°F 2016 | 27% | 8% |
| Jan 3 | 42°F | 22°F | 60°F 2001 | 0°F 2011 | 27% | 8% |
| Jan 4 | 42°F | 21°F | 62°F 2012 | -8°F 2017 | 28% | 8% |
| Jan 5 | 42°F | 21°F | 57°F 2001 | -21°F 2017 | 28% | 8% |
| Jan 6 | 43°F | 21°F | 63°F 2015 | -23°F 2017 | 28% | 8% |
| Jan 7 | 43°F | 21°F | 60°F 2015 | 8°F 2012 | 28% | 8% |
| Jan 8 | 43°F | 21°F | 57°F 2015 | 9°F 2026 | 28% | 8% |
| Jan 9 | 43°F | 21°F | 56°F 2012 | 3°F 2011 | 28% | 8% |
| Jan 10 | 43°F | 21°F | 55°F 1999 | -1°F 2011 | 28% | 7% |
| Jan 11 | 44°F | 21°F | 54°F 2010 | -9°F 2013 | 28% | 7% |
| Jan 12 | 44°F | 21°F | 61°F 2022 | -19°F 2013 | 28% | 7% |
| Jan 13 | 44°F | 21°F | 59°F 2026 | -21°F 2013 | 28% | 7% |
| Jan 14 | 44°F | 21°F | 60°F 2026 | -15°F 2013 | 28% | 7% |
| Jan 15 | 44°F | 21°F | 57°F 2018 | -5°F 2013 | 28% | 7% |
| Jan 16 | 44°F | 21°F | 58°F 2014 | -7°F 2013 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 17 | 45°F | 21°F | 62°F 2014 | -7°F 2013 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 18 | 45°F | 21°F | 63°F 2014 | -5°F 2013 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 19 | 45°F | 21°F | 59°F 2003 | -2°F 2013 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 20 | 45°F | 21°F | 61°F 2014 | -6°F 2023 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 21 | 45°F | 21°F | 60°F 2014 | -4°F 2023 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 22 | 45°F | 21°F | 55°F 2001 | -7°F 2008 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 23 | 45°F | 21°F | 56°F 2005 | -2°F 2008 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 24 | 45°F | 21°F | 60°F 2015 | 0°F 2023 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 25 | 45°F | 21°F | 68°F 2015 | 2°F 1999 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 26 | 45°F | 21°F | 67°F 2015 | 4°F 2021 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 27 | 46°F | 21°F | 60°F 2024 | 5°F 2009 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 28 | 46°F | 21°F | 65°F 2024 | 0°F 2002 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 29 | 46°F | 21°F | 65°F 2024 | -3°F 2002 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 30 | 46°F | 22°F | 62°F 2024 | -1°F 2002 | 29% | 7% |
| Jan 31 | 46°F | 22°F | 62°F 2003 | 3°F 2002 | 29% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00040161 (Alturas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094299, 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.