Stanford climate

Stanford Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Palo Alto, 3.1 km from Stanford

Average highs run from 57°F on January 1 to 59°F on January 31, and lows from 38°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.95 in over about 10 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 Stanford, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
2.95 in
Record high
75°FJan 8, 1962
Record low
21°FJan 13, 1963
Chance of a freeze
66%
Daylight
9 h 39 min to 10 h 19 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
42°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 157°F38°F68°F 195925°F 196031%
Jan 257°F38°F69°F 199622°F 196031%
Jan 357°F38°F72°F 199625°F 196131%
Jan 457°F38°F64°F 198125°F 199331%
Jan 557°F38°F66°F 200126°F 196131%
Jan 657°F39°F66°F 198628°F 196131%
Jan 757°F39°F65°F 195627°F 197331%
Jan 857°F39°F75°F 196227°F 195531%
Jan 957°F39°F75°F 196228°F 195731%
Jan 1057°F39°F71°F 196228°F 195731%
Jan 1158°F39°F66°F 199026°F 196331%
Jan 1258°F39°F69°F 195926°F 198231%
Jan 1358°F39°F68°F 200921°F 196331%
Jan 1458°F39°F70°F 200925°F 200731%
Jan 1558°F39°F70°F 196725°F 196331%
Jan 1658°F39°F72°F 197625°F 200732%
Jan 1758°F39°F70°F 197627°F 196232%
Jan 1858°F39°F71°F 197628°F 196132%
Jan 1958°F39°F70°F 197630°F 196132%
Jan 2058°F39°F75°F 197624°F 196332%
Jan 2158°F39°F72°F 197626°F 196332%
Jan 2258°F39°F72°F 197626°F 196233%
Jan 2358°F39°F74°F 196830°F 196233%
Jan 2458°F39°F68°F 196825°F 198233%
Jan 2558°F40°F69°F 197629°F 195433%
Jan 2658°F40°F67°F 196231°F 196633%
Jan 2758°F40°F69°F 198427°F 197933%
Jan 2859°F40°F70°F 198427°F 197533%
Jan 2959°F40°F71°F 197628°F 197933%
Jan 3059°F40°F68°F 201526°F 197534%
Jan 3159°F40°F71°F 197628°F 195734%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:13 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 USC00046646 (Palo Alto), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00046646, 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.