Seaside climate

Seaside Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Monterey WFO, 2 km from Seaside

Average highs run from 59°F on January 1 to 60°F on January 31, and lows from 42°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.45 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 Seaside, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
3.45 in
Record high
84°FJan 17, 2014
Record low
25°FJan 13, 2007
Chance of a freeze
27%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
7.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 159°F42°F73°F 200831°F 201633%
Jan 259°F43°F75°F 200134°F 197433%
Jan 359°F43°F72°F 200132°F 197633%
Jan 459°F43°F71°F 200130°F 197133%
Jan 559°F43°F71°F 199930°F 197133%
Jan 659°F43°F75°F 201530°F 197133%
Jan 759°F43°F78°F 201530°F 197633%
Jan 859°F43°F72°F 201030°F 197133%
Jan 959°F43°F73°F 200734°F 197233%
Jan 1059°F43°F73°F 202234°F 197733%
Jan 1159°F43°F77°F 200937°F 201233%
Jan 1259°F43°F78°F 200930°F 200733%
Jan 1359°F43°F80°F 200925°F 200733%
Jan 1459°F43°F79°F 202131°F 200733%
Jan 1559°F43°F83°F 201429°F 200734%
Jan 1660°F43°F77°F 200930°F 200734%
Jan 1760°F43°F84°F 201433°F 197734%
Jan 1860°F43°F78°F 202129°F 201234%
Jan 1960°F43°F80°F 200935°F 200234%
Jan 2060°F43°F77°F 197635°F 200735%
Jan 2160°F43°F74°F 197633°F 202335%
Jan 2260°F43°F71°F 201134°F 200235%
Jan 2360°F43°F76°F 201133°F 200235%
Jan 2460°F44°F76°F 201534°F 200235%
Jan 2560°F44°F81°F 201536°F 200235%
Jan 2660°F44°F74°F 201136°F 197336%
Jan 2760°F44°F79°F 197134°F 197336%
Jan 2860°F44°F75°F 201234°F 199936%
Jan 2960°F44°F76°F 201830°F 197636%
Jan 3060°F44°F72°F 197130°F 197536%
Jan 3160°F44°F76°F 197632°F 200236%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:10 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 USC00045802 (Monterey WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023259, 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.