Joshua Tree Weather in January
Average highs run from 59°F on January 1 to 61°F on January 31, and lows from 36°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.17 in over about 3 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
- 60°F
- Average low
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 1.17 in
- Record high
- 79°FJan 18, 2011
- Record low
- 18°FJan 14, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 89%
- Daylight
- 9 h 56 min to 10 h 32 min
- Cloud cover
- 42%
- Humidity
- 51%
- Dew point
- 26°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 59°F | 36°F | 73°F 2012 | 21°F 2015 | 11% | |
| Jan 2 | 59°F | 37°F | 72°F 2012 | 23°F 2015 | 11% | |
| Jan 3 | 59°F | 37°F | 72°F 2018 | 21°F 2019 | 11% | |
| Jan 4 | 59°F | 37°F | 73°F 2012 | 26°F 2019 | 11% | |
| Jan 5 | 59°F | 37°F | 75°F 2012 | 25°F 2009 | 11% | |
| Jan 6 | 60°F | 37°F | 72°F 2012 | 27°F 2013 | 11% | |
| Jan 7 | 60°F | 37°F | 74°F 2012 | 31°F 2017 | 11% | |
| Jan 8 | 60°F | 38°F | 72°F 2015 | 31°F 2014 | 11% | |
| Jan 9 | 60°F | 38°F | 70°F 2009 | 31°F 2024 | 11% | |
| Jan 10 | 60°F | 38°F | 68°F 2015 | 31°F 2021 | 11% | |
| Jan 11 | 60°F | 38°F | 74°F 2014 | 30°F 2013 | 11% | |
| Jan 12 | 60°F | 38°F | 69°F 2009 | 22°F 2013 | 11% | |
| Jan 13 | 60°F | 38°F | 67°F 2009 | 19°F 2013 | 11% | |
| Jan 14 | 60°F | 38°F | 71°F 2026 | 18°F 2013 | 11% | |
| Jan 15 | 60°F | 39°F | 73°F 2026 | 23°F 2013 | 11% | |
| Jan 16 | 60°F | 39°F | 74°F 2021 | 24°F 2013 | 11% | |
| Jan 17 | 60°F | 39°F | 75°F 2011 | 26°F 2012 | 11% | |
| Jan 18 | 60°F | 39°F | 79°F 2011 | 30°F 2017 | 11% | |
| Jan 19 | 60°F | 39°F | 73°F 2011 | 29°F 2023 | 11% | |
| Jan 20 | 60°F | 39°F | 72°F 2012 | 35°F 2010 | 11% | 0% |
| Jan 21 | 60°F | 39°F | 73°F 2014 | 24°F 2025 | 11% | 0% |
| Jan 22 | 60°F | 39°F | 70°F 2009 | 27°F 2025 | 11% | 0% |
| Jan 23 | 60°F | 39°F | 73°F 2014 | 31°F 2010 | 11% | 0% |
| Jan 24 | 60°F | 39°F | 73°F 2014 | 29°F 2017 | 11% | 0% |
| Jan 25 | 61°F | 39°F | 69°F 2014 | 27°F 2017 | 11% | 0% |
| Jan 26 | 61°F | 39°F | 69°F 2015 | 26°F 2017 | 11% | 0% |
| Jan 27 | 61°F | 39°F | 70°F 2014 | 24°F 2017 | 11% | |
| Jan 28 | 61°F | 39°F | 78°F 2012 | 24°F 2021 | 11% | |
| Jan 29 | 61°F | 39°F | 73°F 2014 | 29°F 2013 | 11% | |
| Jan 30 | 61°F | 39°F | 75°F 2014 | 27°F 2021 | 11% | |
| Jan 31 | 61°F | 39°F | 74°F 2016 | 29°F 2023 | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- January 1
- sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 5:15 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044405 (Joshua Tree), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00044405, 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.