Inyo County climate

Inyo County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stovepipe Wells 1 Sw, 25.8 km from Inyo County

Average highs run from 63°F on January 1 to 67°F on January 31, and lows from 40°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.23 in over about 3 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 Inyo County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
0.23 in
Record high
80°FJan 31, 1989
Record low
-5°FJan 9, 1937
Chance of a freeze
45%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 10 h 23 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
4.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 163°F40°F71°F 19992°F 19179%
Jan 263°F40°F68°F 19592°F 19379%
Jan 363°F40°F69°F 20012°F 19179%
Jan 463°F40°F71°F 19187°F 19379%
Jan 563°F41°F72°F 19846°F 19139%
Jan 663°F41°F72°F 19845°F 19139%
Jan 764°F41°F73°F 19844°F 19139%
Jan 864°F41°F74°F 19451°F 19379%
Jan 964°F41°F69°F 1962-5°F 19379%
Jan 1064°F41°F68°F 1962-2°F 19379%
Jan 1164°F41°F72°F 1983-1°F 193710%
Jan 1264°F41°F71°F 19284°F 193010%
Jan 1365°F42°F70°F 20184°F 193010%
Jan 1465°F42°F73°F 19434°F 193010%
Jan 1565°F42°F75°F 20095°F 200710%
Jan 1665°F42°F73°F 20140°F 191710%
Jan 1765°F42°F72°F 19231°F 191710%
Jan 1865°F42°F75°F 2011-1°F 193310%
Jan 1966°F43°F75°F 197111°F 190710%
Jan 2066°F43°F72°F 19891°F 191610%
Jan 2166°F43°F72°F 1971-2°F 191610%
Jan 2266°F43°F71°F 20053°F 193710%
Jan 2366°F43°F73°F 1948-1°F 191710%
Jan 2466°F44°F76°F 19885°F 193310%
Jan 2566°F44°F72°F 19756°F 193710%
Jan 2667°F44°F79°F 20152°F 193711%
Jan 2767°F44°F74°F 19755°F 193711%
Jan 2867°F44°F73°F 20189°F 193711%
Jan 2967°F45°F73°F 19847°F 195711%
Jan 3067°F45°F73°F 1989-1°F 191611%
Jan 3167°F45°F80°F 1989-1°F 191611%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Inyo County, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00053139 (Stovepipe Wells 1 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00044232, 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.