Goleta climate

Goleta Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Barbara Muni AP, 1.7 km from Goleta

Average highs run from 64°F on January 1 to 64°F on January 31, and lows from 41°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.84 in over about 6 wet days.

January day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Goleta, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
3.84 in
Record high
87°FJan 16, 2021
Record low
24°FJan 16, 2007
Chance of a freeze
46%
Daylight
9 h 54 min to 10 h 30 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
8.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 164°F41°F73°F 196925°F 197620%
Jan 264°F41°F79°F 198026°F 197620%
Jan 364°F41°F78°F 200128°F 197620%
Jan 464°F41°F79°F 195327°F 194920%
Jan 564°F41°F76°F 200327°F 194920%
Jan 664°F41°F82°F 201527°F 196120%
Jan 764°F41°F86°F 196229°F 195020%
Jan 864°F41°F79°F 202128°F 198220%
Jan 964°F41°F83°F 194830°F 194420%
Jan 1064°F41°F76°F 200026°F 194920%
Jan 1164°F41°F82°F 198630°F 198720%
Jan 1264°F41°F79°F 198629°F 198920%
Jan 1364°F41°F86°F 199126°F 196320%
Jan 1464°F41°F84°F 202126°F 200720%
Jan 1564°F41°F82°F 201425°F 200720%
Jan 1664°F41°F87°F 202124°F 200720%
Jan 1764°F41°F85°F 201426°F 198720%
Jan 1864°F41°F80°F 199428°F 194320%
Jan 1964°F41°F80°F 200528°F 200720%
Jan 2064°F42°F78°F 200930°F 198720%
Jan 2164°F42°F86°F 194231°F 196320%
Jan 2264°F42°F83°F 195030°F 200721%
Jan 2364°F42°F78°F 195330°F 200721%
Jan 2464°F42°F79°F 195130°F 200221%
Jan 2564°F42°F79°F 195131°F 200221%
Jan 2664°F42°F85°F 201231°F 195021%
Jan 2764°F42°F78°F 198630°F 195021%
Jan 2864°F42°F81°F 197630°F 195721%
Jan 2964°F42°F82°F 195329°F 197521%
Jan 3064°F42°F81°F 196231°F 196821%
Jan 3164°F42°F84°F 200330°F 200221%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Goleta, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023190 (Santa Barbara Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023190, 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.