Chico climate

Chico Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chico Univ Farm, 4.4 km from Chico

Average highs run from 55°F on January 1 to 59°F on January 31, and lows from 36°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.12 in.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Chico, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
5.12 in
Record high
79°FJan 19, 2021
Record low
12°FJan 8, 1937
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 10 h 10 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
7.2 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 155°F36°F65°F 197220°F 19240%
Jan 255°F36°F69°F 199615°F 19240%
Jan 355°F36°F71°F 199918°F 19500%
Jan 455°F36°F70°F 191119°F 19490%
Jan 555°F36°F73°F 191116°F 19130%
Jan 655°F36°F75°F 191115°F 19130%
Jan 755°F36°F71°F 200318°F 19370%
Jan 855°F36°F75°F 196212°F 19370%
Jan 955°F36°F72°F 196218°F 19370%
Jan 1055°F36°F69°F 192013°F 19130%
Jan 1155°F36°F71°F 192017°F 19490%
Jan 1255°F36°F70°F 200916°F 19630%
Jan 1355°F36°F76°F 192022°F 19630%
Jan 1455°F36°F77°F 192020°F 19970%
Jan 1556°F36°F70°F 200921°F 19490%
Jan 1656°F36°F75°F 200918°F 19170%
Jan 1756°F36°F72°F 199418°F 19170%
Jan 1856°F36°F72°F 192016°F 19430%
Jan 1956°F36°F79°F 202117°F 19220%
Jan 2056°F36°F76°F 200915°F 19370%
Jan 2157°F36°F79°F 201416°F 19370%
Jan 2257°F36°F75°F 196819°F 19620%
Jan 2357°F37°F75°F 194822°F 19490%
Jan 2457°F37°F74°F 194822°F 19490%
Jan 2557°F37°F70°F 198422°F 19490%
Jan 2658°F37°F70°F 193425°F 19790%
Jan 2758°F37°F72°F 190623°F 19570%
Jan 2858°F37°F71°F 190622°F 19750%
Jan 2958°F37°F78°F 201521°F 19790%
Jan 3059°F37°F75°F 198921°F 19790%
Jan 3159°F37°F76°F 197619°F 19170%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chico, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:26 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041715 (Chico Univ Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00041715, 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.