Soquel climate

Soquel Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Cruz, 3.8 km from Soquel

Average highs run from 62°F on January 1 to 63°F on January 31, and lows from 41°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.42 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 Soquel, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
6.42 in
Record high
84°FJan 17, 2014
Record low
22°FJan 14, 2007
Chance of a freeze
57%
Daylight
9 h 41 min to 10 h 21 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
5.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 162°F41°F78°F 201229°F 201933%
Jan 262°F41°F75°F 200130°F 201934%
Jan 362°F41°F74°F 200131°F 201934%
Jan 462°F41°F75°F 200126°F 200934%
Jan 562°F41°F74°F 201433°F 200433%
Jan 662°F41°F74°F 201531°F 201733%
Jan 762°F41°F77°F 201532°F 199934%
Jan 862°F41°F71°F 200733°F 202433%
Jan 962°F41°F72°F 200731°F 202633%
Jan 1062°F41°F69°F 200430°F 201133%
Jan 1162°F41°F71°F 200931°F 200733%
Jan 1262°F41°F77°F 200927°F 200734%
Jan 1362°F41°F78°F 200925°F 200734%
Jan 1462°F41°F78°F 200922°F 200734%
Jan 1563°F41°F81°F 201429°F 201334%
Jan 1663°F41°F83°F 201426°F 200734%
Jan 1763°F42°F84°F 201429°F 200134%
Jan 1863°F42°F80°F 201429°F 200134%
Jan 1963°F42°F78°F 200930°F 200735%
Jan 2063°F42°F75°F 200931°F 200735%
Jan 2163°F42°F76°F 201431°F 202335%
Jan 2263°F42°F74°F 201429°F 200735%
Jan 2363°F42°F75°F 202530°F 200235%
Jan 2463°F42°F77°F 201530°F 200235%
Jan 2563°F42°F82°F 201532°F 201735%
Jan 2663°F42°F76°F 201130°F 202135%
Jan 2763°F42°F75°F 201131°F 200935%
Jan 2863°F42°F77°F 202432°F 200135%
Jan 2963°F42°F75°F 201530°F 200236%
Jan 3063°F42°F75°F 201828°F 200236%
Jan 3163°F42°F78°F 202628°F 202336%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 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 USC00047916 (Santa Cruz), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023277, 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.