Death Valley Weather in January
Average highs run from 65°F on January 1 to 70°F on January 31, and lows from 40°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.37 in over about 2 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
- 67°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 0.37 in
- Record high
- 77°FJan 31, 2003
- Record low
- 13°FJan 29, 1979
- Chance of a freeze
- 41%
- Daylight
- 9 h 45 min to 10 h 24 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 47%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 5.8 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 | 65°F | 40°F | 71°F 1981 | 19°F 1991 | 7% |
| Jan 2 | 65°F | 40°F | 67°F 1981 | 20°F 1979 | 7% |
| Jan 3 | 65°F | 40°F | 69°F 2012 | 17°F 1982 | 7% |
| Jan 4 | 65°F | 41°F | 70°F 2012 | 21°F 1993 | 7% |
| Jan 5 | 65°F | 41°F | 71°F 2003 | 20°F 2009 | 7% |
| Jan 6 | 65°F | 41°F | 69°F 1984 | 22°F 1982 | 7% |
| Jan 7 | 66°F | 41°F | 71°F 2015 | 18°F 1982 | 7% |
| Jan 8 | 66°F | 41°F | 69°F 2015 | 16°F 1989 | 7% |
| Jan 9 | 66°F | 41°F | 69°F 1990 | 21°F 2024 | 7% |
| Jan 10 | 66°F | 41°F | 70°F 1986 | 19°F 2024 | 7% |
| Jan 11 | 66°F | 42°F | 69°F 1986 | 20°F 2024 | 7% |
| Jan 12 | 66°F | 42°F | 68°F 1986 | 16°F 2013 | 7% |
| Jan 13 | 67°F | 42°F | 70°F 2026 | 18°F 2007 | 7% |
| Jan 14 | 67°F | 42°F | 71°F 2021 | 16°F 2013 | 7% |
| Jan 15 | 67°F | 42°F | 72°F 2021 | 22°F 2007 | 7% |
| Jan 16 | 67°F | 42°F | 70°F 2021 | 22°F 1987 | 7% |
| Jan 17 | 67°F | 43°F | 76°F 2011 | 17°F 2002 | 7% |
| Jan 18 | 68°F | 43°F | 73°F 1994 | 19°F 2002 | 7% |
| Jan 19 | 68°F | 43°F | 72°F 1994 | 19°F 1988 | 7% |
| Jan 20 | 68°F | 43°F | 71°F 1994 | 21°F 1988 | 7% |
| Jan 21 | 68°F | 43°F | 70°F 1994 | 20°F 2006 | 7% |
| Jan 22 | 68°F | 44°F | 70°F 1994 | 22°F 2025 | 8% |
| Jan 23 | 69°F | 44°F | 68°F 2005 | 17°F 1996 | 8% |
| Jan 24 | 69°F | 44°F | 68°F 1984 | 21°F 1996 | 8% |
| Jan 25 | 69°F | 44°F | 72°F 2015 | 25°F 1991 | 8% |
| Jan 26 | 69°F | 44°F | 70°F 2015 | 22°F 2021 | 8% |
| Jan 27 | 69°F | 45°F | 68°F 1986 | 19°F 1979 | 8% |
| Jan 28 | 70°F | 45°F | 70°F 1986 | 21°F 1979 | 8% |
| Jan 29 | 70°F | 45°F | 71°F 2024 | 13°F 1979 | 8% |
| Jan 30 | 70°F | 45°F | 74°F 2003 | 18°F 1979 | 8% |
| Jan 31 | 70°F | 45°F | 77°F 2003 | 19°F 1985 | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- January 1
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 5:13 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042319 (Death Valley Np), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003160, 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.