Big Sur Weather in January
Average highs run from 60°F on January 1 to 61°F on January 31, and lows from 42°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 9.48 in over about 11 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
- 61°F
- Average low
- 42°F
- Precipitation
- 9.48 in
- Record high
- 84°FJan 17, 2014
- Record low
- 25°FJan 13, 2007
- Chance of a freeze
- 42%
- Daylight
- 9 h 44 min to 10 h 24 min
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 46°F
- Wind
- 7.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 60°F | 42°F | 73°F 2008 | 31°F 2016 | 33% |
| Jan 2 | 60°F | 42°F | 75°F 2001 | 34°F 1974 | 33% |
| Jan 3 | 60°F | 42°F | 72°F 2001 | 32°F 1976 | 33% |
| Jan 4 | 60°F | 42°F | 71°F 2001 | 30°F 1971 | 33% |
| Jan 5 | 60°F | 42°F | 71°F 1999 | 30°F 1971 | 33% |
| Jan 6 | 60°F | 42°F | 75°F 2015 | 30°F 1971 | 33% |
| Jan 7 | 60°F | 42°F | 78°F 2015 | 30°F 1976 | 33% |
| Jan 8 | 60°F | 42°F | 72°F 2010 | 30°F 1971 | 33% |
| Jan 9 | 60°F | 42°F | 73°F 2007 | 34°F 1972 | 33% |
| Jan 10 | 61°F | 42°F | 73°F 2022 | 34°F 1977 | 33% |
| Jan 11 | 61°F | 42°F | 77°F 2009 | 37°F 2012 | 33% |
| Jan 12 | 61°F | 42°F | 78°F 2009 | 30°F 2007 | 33% |
| Jan 13 | 61°F | 42°F | 80°F 2009 | 25°F 2007 | 33% |
| Jan 14 | 61°F | 42°F | 79°F 2021 | 31°F 2007 | 34% |
| Jan 15 | 61°F | 42°F | 83°F 2014 | 29°F 2007 | 34% |
| Jan 16 | 61°F | 42°F | 77°F 2009 | 30°F 2007 | 34% |
| Jan 17 | 61°F | 43°F | 84°F 2014 | 33°F 1977 | 34% |
| Jan 18 | 61°F | 43°F | 78°F 2021 | 29°F 2012 | 34% |
| Jan 19 | 61°F | 43°F | 80°F 2009 | 35°F 2002 | 34% |
| Jan 20 | 61°F | 43°F | 77°F 1976 | 35°F 2007 | 35% |
| Jan 21 | 61°F | 43°F | 74°F 1976 | 33°F 2023 | 35% |
| Jan 22 | 61°F | 43°F | 71°F 2011 | 34°F 2002 | 35% |
| Jan 23 | 61°F | 43°F | 76°F 2011 | 33°F 2002 | 35% |
| Jan 24 | 61°F | 43°F | 76°F 2015 | 34°F 2002 | 35% |
| Jan 25 | 61°F | 43°F | 81°F 2015 | 36°F 2002 | 35% |
| Jan 26 | 61°F | 43°F | 74°F 2011 | 36°F 1973 | 36% |
| Jan 27 | 61°F | 43°F | 79°F 1971 | 34°F 1973 | 36% |
| Jan 28 | 61°F | 43°F | 75°F 2012 | 34°F 1999 | 36% |
| Jan 29 | 61°F | 43°F | 76°F 2018 | 30°F 1976 | 36% |
| Jan 30 | 61°F | 43°F | 72°F 1971 | 30°F 1975 | 36% |
| Jan 31 | 61°F | 43°F | 76°F 1976 | 32°F 2002 | 36% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00040790 (Big Sur Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023259, 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.