Searles Valley climate

Searles Valley Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Trona, 1.2 km from Searles Valley

Average highs run from 58°F on January 1 to 63°F on January 31, and lows from 33°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.77 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 Searles Valley, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
0.77 in
Record high
89°FJan 29, 2017
Record low
6°FJan 13, 1963
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
9 h 47 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 158°F33°F67°F 201814°F 20168%
Jan 258°F34°F77°F 199716°F 20138%
Jan 358°F34°F72°F 199415°F 19528%
Jan 458°F34°F78°F 201711°F 19528%
Jan 558°F34°F74°F 198411°F 19499%
Jan 659°F34°F74°F 201813°F 19509%
Jan 759°F34°F77°F 196211°F 19509%
Jan 859°F34°F74°F 196216°F 19899%
Jan 959°F34°F76°F 201718°F 19529%
Jan 1059°F34°F78°F 201719°F 19529%
Jan 1159°F34°F74°F 198620°F 19629%
Jan 1259°F34°F73°F 195311°F 19499%
Jan 1359°F34°F75°F 20176°F 19639%
Jan 1460°F34°F83°F 201713°F 19639%
Jan 1560°F35°F81°F 201713°F 20139%
Jan 1660°F35°F82°F 201718°F 19639%
Jan 1760°F35°F79°F 201715°F 20139%
Jan 1860°F35°F80°F 199418°F 20139%
Jan 1960°F35°F77°F 199419°F 19479%
Jan 2061°F35°F78°F 199415°F 19639%
Jan 2161°F35°F72°F 199416°F 19879%
Jan 2261°F35°F77°F 199318°F 19879%
Jan 2361°F35°F77°F 194819°F 19969%
Jan 2461°F36°F76°F 198419°F 19919%
Jan 2562°F36°F76°F 198420°F 20029%
Jan 2662°F36°F74°F 198618°F 19509%
Jan 2762°F36°F75°F 198615°F 19509%
Jan 2862°F36°F82°F 201716°F 19489%
Jan 2962°F36°F89°F 201713°F 19489%
Jan 3063°F36°F83°F 201719°F 19489%
Jan 3163°F36°F85°F 201715°F 20029%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Searles Valley, in percent.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 5:16 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049035 (Trona), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093104, 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.