San Francisco climate

San Francisco Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for San Francisco Dwtn, 0.8 km from San Francisco

Average highs run from 57°F on January 1 to 59°F on January 31, and lows from 46°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.40 in over about 11 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 Francisco, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
4.40 in
Record high
83°FJan 18, 2021
Record low
25°FJan 5, 1949
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
9 h 37 min to 10 h 18 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
7.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 157°F46°F62°F 195830°F 195237%
Jan 257°F46°F66°F 200929°F 195237%
Jan 357°F46°F64°F 201429°F 195037%
Jan 457°F46°F66°F 200627°F 195037%
Jan 557°F46°F68°F 201425°F 194937%
Jan 657°F46°F68°F 200327°F 195037%
Jan 757°F46°F70°F 201228°F 195036%
Jan 857°F46°F75°F 196233°F 195536%
Jan 957°F46°F73°F 196230°F 195736%
Jan 1057°F46°F67°F 202526°F 194936%
Jan 1157°F46°F71°F 202528°F 194936%
Jan 1257°F46°F77°F 200930°F 194936%
Jan 1358°F46°F70°F 201426°F 194936%
Jan 1458°F47°F74°F 201428°F 200736%
Jan 1558°F47°F77°F 201430°F 195036%
Jan 1658°F47°F71°F 202128°F 200736%
Jan 1758°F47°F74°F 202128°F 201236%
Jan 1858°F47°F83°F 202130°F 201236%
Jan 1958°F47°F69°F 202134°F 200736%
Jan 2058°F47°F68°F 202131°F 196336%
Jan 2158°F47°F69°F 200732°F 196236%
Jan 2258°F47°F74°F 196831°F 196236%
Jan 2358°F47°F72°F 194830°F 194936%
Jan 2458°F47°F72°F 194833°F 194936%
Jan 2558°F47°F70°F 201129°F 194936%
Jan 2659°F47°F70°F 198429°F 194936%
Jan 2759°F47°F71°F 198430°F 194935%
Jan 2859°F47°F70°F 201832°F 194835%
Jan 2959°F47°F71°F 202432°F 195035%
Jan 3059°F47°F68°F 202429°F 200235%
Jan 3159°F47°F73°F 201531°F 195035%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at San Francisco, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023272 (San Francisco Dwtn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023230, 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.