San Benito County climate

San Benito County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pinnacles Nm, 16.8 km from San Benito County

Average highs run from 62°F on January 1 to 63°F on January 31, and lows from 34°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.46 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 San Benito County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
3.46 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
84°FJan 31, 1976
Record low
20°FJan 13, 2007
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
6.0 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 162°F34°F72°F 200124°F 197638%0%
Jan 262°F34°F74°F 200125°F 197638%0%
Jan 362°F34°F74°F 200123°F 197638%0%
Jan 462°F34°F75°F 200124°F 199338%0%
Jan 562°F34°F74°F 200127°F 199337%0%
Jan 662°F34°F72°F 200129°F 198237%0%
Jan 762°F34°F69°F 199624°F 198237%0%
Jan 862°F34°F70°F 198626°F 198937%0%
Jan 962°F34°F72°F 199026°F 198237%0%
Jan 1063°F34°F73°F 199028°F 201137%0%
Jan 1163°F34°F73°F 198327°F 198737%0%
Jan 1263°F34°F73°F 200925°F 200737%0%
Jan 1363°F34°F73°F 198120°F 200737%0%
Jan 1463°F34°F74°F 197621°F 200737%0%
Jan 1563°F34°F78°F 197623°F 200737%0%
Jan 1663°F34°F76°F 197622°F 200737%0%
Jan 1763°F34°F77°F 199423°F 198737%0%
Jan 1863°F34°F78°F 197625°F 200237%0%
Jan 1963°F34°F78°F 201426°F 200237%0%
Jan 2063°F34°F76°F 197628°F 200237%0%
Jan 2163°F34°F76°F 201427°F 198737%0%
Jan 2263°F34°F73°F 201427°F 199137%0%
Jan 2363°F34°F73°F 201426°F 200237%0%
Jan 2463°F34°F73°F 201425°F 200237%0%
Jan 2563°F34°F73°F 198729°F 200237%0%
Jan 2663°F34°F75°F 197629°F 198937%0%
Jan 2763°F34°F79°F 197629°F 199037%0%
Jan 2863°F34°F75°F 197628°F 199037%0%
Jan 2963°F34°F79°F 197627°F 199137%0%
Jan 3063°F35°F78°F 197627°F 199137%0%
Jan 3163°F35°F84°F 197627°F 200237%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at San Benito County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:29 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046926 (Pinnacles Nm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00044025, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.