Mammoth Lakes climate

Mammoth Lakes Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mammoth Lakes RS, 0.9 km from Mammoth Lakes

Average highs run from 41°F on January 1 to 41°F on January 31, and lows from 17°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.20 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 Mammoth Lakes, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
4.20 in
Snowfall
19.0 in
Record high
67°FJan 16, 2021
Record low
-16°FJan 13, 2007
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 37 min to 10 h 19 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
7.6 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 141°F17°F54°F 2018-10°F 201616%
Jan 241°F17°F54°F 2014-1°F 201616%
Jan 341°F17°F59°F 19942°F 200416%
Jan 441°F17°F58°F 2012-10°F 200416%
Jan 541°F17°F61°F 2012-3°F 199816%
Jan 642°F17°F59°F 20125°F 200516%
Jan 742°F17°F60°F 20151°F 200516%
Jan 842°F17°F61°F 2015-1°F 201616%
Jan 942°F17°F57°F 20154°F 201616%
Jan 1042°F17°F57°F 20076°F 201116%
Jan 1142°F17°F54°F 2012-2°F 201615%
Jan 1242°F17°F56°F 1996-8°F 201315%
Jan 1342°F17°F60°F 1996-16°F 200715%
Jan 1442°F17°F57°F 2009-9°F 199715%
Jan 1541°F17°F58°F 2021-7°F 201315%
Jan 1641°F17°F67°F 2021-2°F 200615%
Jan 1741°F17°F65°F 2021-7°F 200115%
Jan 1841°F17°F58°F 2011-3°F 200115%
Jan 1941°F17°F57°F 20154°F 200615%
Jan 2041°F17°F57°F 2015-2°F 200615%
Jan 2141°F17°F56°F 19940°F 201815%
Jan 2241°F17°F54°F 2012-1°F 199615%
Jan 2341°F17°F57°F 2014-3°F 200215%
Jan 2441°F17°F53°F 20112°F 201016%
Jan 2541°F17°F53°F 20158°F 200616%
Jan 2641°F17°F61°F 2015-1°F 201816%
Jan 2741°F17°F57°F 2003-4°F 200916%
Jan 2841°F17°F58°F 20190°F 200116%
Jan 2941°F17°F55°F 2014-1°F 200816%
Jan 3041°F17°F55°F 2003-12°F 200216%
Jan 3141°F17°F55°F 20030°F 200116%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mammoth Lakes, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 5:19 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00045280 (Mammoth Lakes RS), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045280, 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.