Yosemite Valley Weather in January
Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 49°F on January 31, and lows from 28°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.98 in over about 9 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 48°F
- Average low
- 29°F
- Precipitation
- 6.98 in
- Snowfall
- 9.7 in
- Record high
- 67°FJan 16, 2021
- Record low
- -16°FJan 13, 2007
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 37 min to 10 h 18 min
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 46°F | 28°F | 54°F 2018 | -10°F 2016 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 2 | 46°F | 28°F | 54°F 2014 | -1°F 2016 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 3 | 46°F | 28°F | 59°F 1994 | 2°F 2004 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 4 | 46°F | 28°F | 58°F 2012 | -10°F 2004 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 5 | 46°F | 28°F | 61°F 2012 | -3°F 1998 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 6 | 46°F | 28°F | 59°F 2012 | 5°F 2005 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 7 | 46°F | 28°F | 60°F 2015 | 1°F 2005 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 8 | 46°F | 28°F | 61°F 2015 | -1°F 2016 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 9 | 47°F | 28°F | 57°F 2015 | 4°F 2016 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 10 | 47°F | 28°F | 57°F 2007 | 6°F 2011 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 11 | 47°F | 28°F | 54°F 2012 | -2°F 2016 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 12 | 47°F | 28°F | 56°F 1996 | -8°F 2013 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 13 | 47°F | 28°F | 60°F 1996 | -16°F 2007 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 14 | 47°F | 28°F | 57°F 2009 | -9°F 1997 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 15 | 47°F | 29°F | 58°F 2021 | -7°F 2013 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 16 | 48°F | 29°F | 67°F 2021 | -2°F 2006 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 17 | 48°F | 29°F | 65°F 2021 | -7°F 2001 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 18 | 48°F | 29°F | 58°F 2011 | -3°F 2001 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 19 | 48°F | 29°F | 57°F 2015 | 4°F 2006 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 20 | 48°F | 29°F | 57°F 2015 | -2°F 2006 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 21 | 48°F | 29°F | 56°F 1994 | 0°F 2018 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 22 | 48°F | 29°F | 54°F 2012 | -1°F 1996 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 23 | 48°F | 29°F | 57°F 2014 | -3°F 2002 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 24 | 49°F | 29°F | 53°F 2011 | 2°F 2010 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 25 | 49°F | 29°F | 53°F 2015 | 8°F 2006 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 26 | 49°F | 29°F | 61°F 2015 | -1°F 2018 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 27 | 49°F | 29°F | 57°F 2003 | -4°F 2009 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 28 | 49°F | 29°F | 58°F 2019 | 0°F 2001 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 29 | 49°F | 29°F | 55°F 2014 | -1°F 2008 | 28% | 10% |
| Jan 30 | 49°F | 29°F | 55°F 2003 | -12°F 2002 | 29% | 10% |
| Jan 31 | 49°F | 29°F | 55°F 2003 | 0°F 2001 | 29% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:21 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049855 (Yosemite Park Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045280, 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.