Thermal climate

Thermal Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Desert Resorts Rgnl AP, 2.4 km from Thermal

Average highs run from 69°F on January 1 to 72°F on January 31, and lows from 38°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.64 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 Thermal, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
0.64 in
Record high
94°FJan 31, 2003
Record low
17°FJan 5, 1972
Chance of a freeze
85%
Daylight
9 h 58 min to 10 h 34 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
6.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 169°F38°F84°F 201221°F 20159%
Jan 269°F38°F84°F 199920°F 20159%
Jan 369°F38°F84°F 201220°F 19709%
Jan 470°F38°F82°F 196921°F 19939%
Jan 570°F38°F83°F 200617°F 19729%
Jan 670°F38°F84°F 200620°F 19739%
Jan 770°F38°F92°F 196222°F 197310%
Jan 870°F38°F83°F 199624°F 200010%
Jan 970°F38°F85°F 196224°F 196410%
Jan 1070°F39°F85°F 199626°F 196410%
Jan 1171°F39°F87°F 198322°F 196210%
Jan 1271°F39°F85°F 198323°F 196210%
Jan 1371°F39°F85°F 198320°F 201310%
Jan 1471°F39°F88°F 202118°F 20079%
Jan 1571°F39°F90°F 202120°F 20079%
Jan 1671°F39°F91°F 202125°F 20139%
Jan 1771°F39°F87°F 196517°F 20079%
Jan 1871°F39°F91°F 197128°F 19609%
Jan 1972°F39°F92°F 197126°F 20029%
Jan 2072°F39°F85°F 200023°F 19639%
Jan 2172°F39°F86°F 197525°F 19879%
Jan 2272°F40°F84°F 196824°F 20239%
Jan 2372°F40°F83°F 195329°F 19919%
Jan 2472°F40°F91°F 195127°F 19739%
Jan 2572°F40°F91°F 195127°F 19729%
Jan 2672°F40°F86°F 200327°F 20029%
Jan 2772°F40°F90°F 197126°F 19799%
Jan 2872°F40°F88°F 197127°F 19949%
Jan 2972°F40°F88°F 197125°F 19759%
Jan 3072°F40°F88°F 200325°F 19709%
Jan 3172°F40°F94°F 200323°F 20029%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003104 (Desert Resorts Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003104, 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.