Vandenberg Space Force Base climate

Vandenberg Space Force Base Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lompoc, 12.1 km from Vandenberg Space Force Base

Average highs run from 63°F on January 1 to 65°F on January 31, and lows from 42°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.29 in over about 8 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 Vandenberg Space Force Base, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
3.29 in
Record high
88°FJan 31, 2003
Record low
21°FJan 1, 1919
Chance of a freeze
45%
Daylight
9 h 53 min to 10 h 30 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
10.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 163°F42°F78°F 196921°F 191926%
Jan 264°F42°F80°F 200122°F 191926%
Jan 364°F43°F78°F 200125°F 191926%
Jan 464°F43°F83°F 192025°F 196026%
Jan 564°F43°F81°F 192026°F 195226%
Jan 664°F43°F82°F 201525°F 197326%
Jan 764°F43°F80°F 201524°F 197326%
Jan 864°F43°F80°F 196229°F 195526%
Jan 964°F43°F82°F 200726°F 192126%
Jan 1065°F43°F79°F 198327°F 195226%
Jan 1165°F43°F83°F 192024°F 192126%
Jan 1265°F43°F82°F 198623°F 192126%
Jan 1365°F43°F81°F 198324°F 200726%
Jan 1465°F43°F84°F 198324°F 200726%
Jan 1565°F43°F85°F 202127°F 196226%
Jan 1665°F43°F82°F 197624°F 196326%
Jan 1765°F43°F86°F 192025°F 198726%
Jan 1865°F43°F87°F 192026°F 198726%
Jan 1965°F43°F86°F 192027°F 196327%
Jan 2065°F44°F80°F 197629°F 196327%
Jan 2165°F44°F80°F 198925°F 196327%
Jan 2265°F44°F80°F 197630°F 196327%
Jan 2365°F44°F80°F 202530°F 199627%
Jan 2465°F44°F80°F 195129°F 196227%
Jan 2565°F44°F85°F 195129°F 196227%
Jan 2665°F44°F81°F 198631°F 197927%
Jan 2765°F44°F86°F 198625°F 197927%
Jan 2865°F44°F82°F 197625°F 197527%
Jan 2965°F44°F85°F 201825°F 197527%
Jan 3065°F44°F83°F 202628°F 195727%
Jan 3165°F44°F88°F 200328°F 195727%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Vandenberg Space Force Base, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 5:31 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00045064 (Lompoc), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045064, 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.