Shasta climate

Shasta Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whiskeytown Rsvr, 3.4 km from Shasta

Average highs run from 53°F on January 1 to 56°F on January 31, and lows from 38°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 10.74 in over about 14 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 Shasta, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
10.74 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
80°FJan 15, 2014
Record low
16°FJan 17, 2012
Chance of a freeze
64%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 10 h 07 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
4.7 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 153°F38°F73°F 201419°F 199144%1%
Jan 253°F38°F75°F 199622°F 199144%1%
Jan 353°F38°F70°F 199924°F 201344%1%
Jan 453°F38°F68°F 201420°F 199144%1%
Jan 553°F38°F74°F 200122°F 199144%1%
Jan 653°F39°F73°F 200323°F 198944%1%
Jan 754°F39°F72°F 200327°F 198945%1%
Jan 854°F39°F73°F 200725°F 198745%1%
Jan 954°F39°F73°F 202528°F 201145%1%
Jan 1054°F39°F71°F 200926°F 201345%1%
Jan 1154°F39°F73°F 200925°F 201345%1%
Jan 1254°F39°F75°F 200925°F 201345%1%
Jan 1354°F39°F78°F 200925°F 200745%1%
Jan 1454°F39°F76°F 200919°F 199745%1%
Jan 1554°F39°F80°F 201425°F 201245%1%
Jan 1654°F39°F80°F 201419°F 201245%1%
Jan 1755°F39°F77°F 199416°F 201245%1%
Jan 1855°F39°F73°F 198925°F 201345%1%
Jan 1955°F39°F73°F 198925°F 198745%1%
Jan 2055°F39°F77°F 201425°F 199045%1%
Jan 2155°F39°F77°F 201125°F 198745%1%
Jan 2255°F39°F77°F 201425°F 200245%1%
Jan 2355°F39°F75°F 201526°F 200745%1%
Jan 2455°F39°F80°F 201525°F 199145%1%
Jan 2555°F39°F78°F 201422°F 199145%1%
Jan 2655°F40°F73°F 201124°F 202145%1%
Jan 2756°F40°F73°F 201922°F 199145%1%
Jan 2856°F40°F78°F 202422°F 199145%1%
Jan 2956°F40°F76°F 198927°F 202545%1%
Jan 3056°F40°F74°F 200924°F 199144%1%
Jan 3156°F40°F76°F 201526°F 199044%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shasta, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 5:27 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049621 (Whiskeytown Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024257, 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.