Montecito climate

Montecito Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Barbara, 5.3 km from Montecito

Average highs run from 66°F on January 1 to 67°F on January 31, and lows from 46°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.43 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 Montecito, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
4.43 in
Record high
87°FJan 16, 2021
Record low
24°FJan 16, 2007
Chance of a freeze
5%
Daylight
9 h 54 min to 10 h 31 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
6.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 166°F46°F73°F 196925°F 197622%
Jan 266°F46°F79°F 198026°F 197622%
Jan 366°F46°F78°F 200128°F 197622%
Jan 466°F46°F79°F 195327°F 194922%
Jan 566°F46°F76°F 200327°F 194922%
Jan 667°F46°F82°F 201527°F 196122%
Jan 767°F46°F86°F 196229°F 195022%
Jan 867°F46°F79°F 202128°F 198222%
Jan 967°F46°F83°F 194830°F 194422%
Jan 1067°F46°F76°F 200026°F 194922%
Jan 1167°F47°F82°F 198630°F 198722%
Jan 1267°F47°F79°F 198629°F 198922%
Jan 1367°F47°F86°F 199126°F 196322%
Jan 1467°F47°F84°F 202126°F 200722%
Jan 1567°F47°F82°F 201425°F 200722%
Jan 1667°F47°F87°F 202124°F 200722%
Jan 1767°F47°F85°F 201426°F 198722%
Jan 1867°F47°F80°F 199428°F 194322%
Jan 1967°F47°F80°F 200528°F 200722%
Jan 2067°F47°F78°F 200930°F 198722%
Jan 2167°F47°F86°F 194231°F 196322%
Jan 2267°F47°F83°F 195030°F 200722%
Jan 2367°F47°F78°F 195330°F 200722%
Jan 2467°F47°F79°F 195130°F 200222%
Jan 2567°F47°F79°F 195131°F 200222%
Jan 2667°F47°F85°F 201231°F 195022%
Jan 2767°F47°F78°F 198630°F 195022%
Jan 2867°F47°F81°F 197630°F 195722%
Jan 2967°F47°F82°F 195329°F 197522%
Jan 3067°F47°F81°F 196231°F 196823%
Jan 3167°F47°F84°F 200330°F 200223%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:57 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 USC00047902 (Santa Barbara), 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.