Occidental climate

Occidental Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Occidental, 2.8 km from Occidental

Average highs run from 55°F on January 1 to 57°F on January 31, and lows from 42°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 10.79 in over about 12 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 Occidental, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
10.79 in
Record high
82°FJan 12, 2009
Record low
20°FJan 15, 2007
Chance of a freeze
28%
Daylight
9 h 33 min to 10 h 15 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 155°F42°F68°F 200724°F 201641%
Jan 255°F42°F68°F 202026°F 201341%
Jan 356°F42°F70°F 201426°F 201341%
Jan 456°F42°F69°F 201426°F 200941%
Jan 556°F42°F70°F 201223°F 201441%
Jan 656°F42°F70°F 200326°F 201741%
Jan 756°F42°F71°F 202529°F 200041%
Jan 856°F42°F70°F 202529°F 199941%
Jan 956°F42°F78°F 202527°F 201241%
Jan 1056°F42°F66°F 202525°F 201141%
Jan 1156°F42°F69°F 202528°F 199941%
Jan 1256°F42°F82°F 200925°F 200741%
Jan 1356°F42°F70°F 200921°F 200741%
Jan 1456°F42°F69°F 201422°F 200741%
Jan 1556°F42°F71°F 201420°F 200741%
Jan 1656°F42°F73°F 201422°F 200741%
Jan 1756°F42°F76°F 202121°F 201241%
Jan 1856°F42°F79°F 202124°F 200741%
Jan 1956°F42°F70°F 201126°F 200741%
Jan 2056°F42°F70°F 201427°F 201341%
Jan 2156°F42°F73°F 201426°F 201342%
Jan 2256°F42°F77°F 201128°F 201442%
Jan 2356°F42°F75°F 200627°F 200242%
Jan 2457°F42°F73°F 201426°F 200742%
Jan 2557°F42°F76°F 201429°F 202242%
Jan 2657°F42°F73°F 201424°F 202142%
Jan 2757°F42°F70°F 201227°F 200942%
Jan 2857°F42°F70°F 201528°F 200142%
Jan 2957°F42°F73°F 202428°F 199942%
Jan 3057°F42°F73°F 201526°F 200242%
Jan 3157°F42°F80°F 201526°F 200242%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Occidental, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 5:33 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046370 (Occidental), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023213, 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.