Kernville climate

Kernville Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kern River Ph 3, 3.4 km from Kernville

Average highs run from 59°F on January 1 to 62°F on January 31, and lows from 31°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.29 in over about 7 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 Kernville, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
2.29 in
Snowfall
1.3 in
Record high
86°FJan 20, 1920
Record low
18°FJan 7, 1913
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 47 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
5.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 159°F31°F78°F 199721°F 193021%3%
Jan 259°F31°F74°F 199820°F 190521%2%
Jan 360°F31°F74°F 193022°F 195022%2%
Jan 460°F31°F73°F 199621°F 195022%2%
Jan 560°F31°F76°F 192719°F 195022%2%
Jan 660°F31°F73°F 198620°F 191322%2%
Jan 760°F31°F76°F 194818°F 191322%2%
Jan 860°F31°F76°F 191121°F 191322%2%
Jan 960°F31°F75°F 195321°F 193722%2%
Jan 1060°F31°F73°F 195321°F 194922%2%
Jan 1160°F31°F72°F 195320°F 194922%2%
Jan 1260°F31°F81°F 199021°F 194922%2%
Jan 1360°F31°F73°F 199021°F 194922%2%
Jan 1460°F31°F77°F 200021°F 196322%2%
Jan 1561°F31°F75°F 191222°F 196322%2%
Jan 1661°F32°F79°F 192124°F 194922%3%
Jan 1761°F32°F78°F 191223°F 191722%3%
Jan 1861°F32°F79°F 191223°F 191722%3%
Jan 1961°F32°F84°F 192021°F 194322%3%
Jan 2061°F32°F86°F 192022°F 192222%3%
Jan 2161°F32°F81°F 191219°F 193723%3%
Jan 2261°F32°F82°F 191220°F 193723%3%
Jan 2361°F32°F79°F 191219°F 193723%3%
Jan 2461°F32°F78°F 191224°F 196223%3%
Jan 2561°F32°F80°F 191226°F 193723%3%
Jan 2662°F32°F75°F 194223°F 196323%3%
Jan 2762°F32°F71°F 194025°F 194923%3%
Jan 2862°F32°F73°F 198725°F 193223%3%
Jan 2962°F32°F79°F 198625°F 197523%3%
Jan 3062°F32°F73°F 197625°F 195723%3%
Jan 3162°F32°F77°F 191325°F 194623%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kernville, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 5:20 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044523 (Kern River Ph 3), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00047077, 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.