Salton City climate

Salton City Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ocotillo Wells 2W, 25.4 km from Salton City

Average highs run from 67°F on January 1 to 71°F on January 31, and lows from 47°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.68 in over about 2 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 Salton City, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
0.68 in
Record high
90°FJan 19, 1971
Record low
20°FJan 5, 1971
Chance of a freeze
8%
Daylight
10 h 00 min to 10 h 35 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
31°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 167°F47°F82°F 201230°F 20117%
Jan 267°F47°F83°F 198130°F 20117%
Jan 367°F48°F84°F 198125°F 19747%
Jan 468°F48°F82°F 200329°F 19707%
Jan 568°F48°F85°F 200320°F 19717%
Jan 668°F48°F82°F 196927°F 19707%
Jan 768°F48°F81°F 196925°F 19717%
Jan 868°F48°F82°F 200226°F 19717%
Jan 968°F48°F83°F 196929°F 19717%
Jan 1068°F48°F81°F 199031°F 19717%
Jan 1168°F48°F85°F 199032°F 19717%
Jan 1268°F49°F83°F 199033°F 20137%
Jan 1368°F49°F82°F 199127°F 20138%
Jan 1469°F49°F82°F 199627°F 20138%
Jan 1569°F49°F82°F 202124°F 20078%
Jan 1669°F49°F85°F 202125°F 20078%
Jan 1769°F49°F84°F 197629°F 20078%
Jan 1869°F49°F88°F 201133°F 19848%
Jan 1969°F49°F90°F 197133°F 19908%
Jan 2069°F49°F89°F 197133°F 19848%
Jan 2169°F49°F87°F 197132°F 19877%
Jan 2269°F49°F82°F 197532°F 19877%
Jan 2370°F49°F82°F 197532°F 19877%
Jan 2470°F49°F82°F 197532°F 19877%
Jan 2570°F49°F84°F 200328°F 20027%
Jan 2670°F49°F81°F 200332°F 19737%
Jan 2770°F49°F83°F 200324°F 19997%
Jan 2870°F50°F83°F 197135°F 19727%
Jan 2970°F50°F85°F 201829°F 19797%
Jan 3070°F50°F85°F 200329°F 19707%
Jan 3171°F50°F89°F 200332°F 19757%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salton City, in percent.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046386 (Ocotillo Wells 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00040983, 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.