Needles climate

Needles Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Needles AP, 9 km from Needles

Average highs run from 64°F on January 1 to 68°F on January 31, and lows from 45°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.73 in over about 3 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 Needles, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
0.73 in
Record high
85°FJan 20, 1971
Record low
21°FJan 4, 1950
Chance of a freeze
19%
Daylight
9 h 52 min to 10 h 29 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
8.7 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°F45°F76°F 198127°F 19549%
Jan 264°F45°F75°F 198126°F 196010%
Jan 365°F45°F75°F 201225°F 196010%
Jan 465°F45°F77°F 201221°F 195010%
Jan 565°F45°F79°F 199422°F 195010%
Jan 665°F45°F77°F 199423°F 195010%
Jan 765°F45°F80°F 196226°F 195010%
Jan 865°F45°F79°F 196225°F 197110%
Jan 965°F46°F77°F 194528°F 197110%
Jan 1066°F46°F75°F 195327°F 195010%
Jan 1166°F46°F76°F 194828°F 196210%
Jan 1266°F46°F76°F 195323°F 196210%
Jan 1366°F46°F75°F 199024°F 196310%
Jan 1466°F46°F77°F 202623°F 196310%
Jan 1566°F46°F78°F 202128°F 196210%
Jan 1667°F46°F79°F 202130°F 195010%
Jan 1767°F46°F81°F 201126°F 200710%
Jan 1867°F46°F84°F 197130°F 196010%
Jan 1967°F46°F81°F 197131°F 194310%
Jan 2067°F46°F85°F 197130°F 194310%
Jan 2167°F46°F81°F 200031°F 194810%
Jan 2267°F47°F76°F 201427°F 196610%
Jan 2367°F47°F80°F 195030°F 196610%
Jan 2468°F47°F80°F 194831°F 196610%
Jan 2568°F47°F78°F 194630°F 196610%
Jan 2668°F47°F77°F 200326°F 195010%
Jan 2768°F47°F80°F 197126°F 195010%
Jan 2868°F47°F79°F 197129°F 194910%
Jan 2968°F47°F80°F 201825°F 194810%
Jan 3068°F47°F80°F 197123°F 194910%
Jan 3168°F47°F85°F 200328°F 194911%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Needles, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 5:07 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023179 (Needles AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023179, 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.