Isla Vista climate

Isla Vista Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Barbara 11 W, 1.7 km from Isla Vista

Average highs run from 64°F on January 1 to 62°F on January 31, and lows from 42°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.70 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 Isla Vista, 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
43°F
Precipitation
4.70 in
Record high
87°FJan 16, 2021
Record low
24°FJan 16, 2007
Chance of a freeze
21%
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°F42°F73°F 196925°F 1976
Jan 264°F42°F79°F 198026°F 1976
Jan 364°F42°F78°F 200128°F 1976
Jan 464°F42°F79°F 195327°F 1949
Jan 564°F42°F76°F 200327°F 1949
Jan 664°F42°F82°F 201527°F 1961
Jan 764°F42°F86°F 196229°F 1950
Jan 864°F42°F79°F 202128°F 1982
Jan 964°F43°F83°F 194830°F 1944
Jan 1064°F43°F76°F 200026°F 1949
Jan 1164°F43°F82°F 198630°F 1987
Jan 1264°F43°F79°F 198629°F 1989
Jan 1364°F43°F86°F 199126°F 1963
Jan 1464°F43°F84°F 202126°F 2007
Jan 1564°F43°F82°F 201425°F 2007
Jan 1664°F43°F87°F 202124°F 2007
Jan 1764°F43°F85°F 201426°F 1987
Jan 1864°F43°F80°F 199428°F 1943
Jan 1964°F43°F80°F 200528°F 2007
Jan 2064°F43°F78°F 200930°F 1987
Jan 2163°F43°F86°F 194231°F 1963
Jan 2263°F43°F83°F 195030°F 2007
Jan 2363°F43°F78°F 195330°F 2007
Jan 2463°F43°F79°F 195130°F 2002
Jan 2563°F43°F79°F 195131°F 2002
Jan 2663°F43°F85°F 201231°F 1950
Jan 2763°F43°F78°F 198630°F 1950
Jan 2863°F43°F81°F 197630°F 1957
Jan 2963°F43°F82°F 195329°F 1975
Jan 3062°F43°F81°F 196231°F 1968
Jan 3162°F43°F84°F 200330°F 2002

Chance of rain

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 USW00053152 (Santa Barbara 11 W), 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.