Oakland Weather in January
Average highs run from 71°F on January 1 to 73°F on January 31, and lows from 50°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.97 in.
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
- 71°F
- Average low
- 49°F
- Precipitation
- 2.97 in
- Record high
- 88°FJan 6, 1921
- Record low
- 21°FJan 26, 1905
- Chance of a freeze
- 49%
- Daylight
- 10 h 22 min to 10 h 50 min
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 52°F
- Wind
- 8.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 71°F | 50°F | 87°F 1924 | 23°F 1898 | |
| Jan 2 | 71°F | 50°F | 86°F 1924 | 23°F 1898 | |
| Jan 3 | 71°F | 50°F | 86°F 1916 | 24°F 1928 | |
| Jan 4 | 71°F | 49°F | 86°F 1938 | 28°F 1918 | |
| Jan 5 | 71°F | 49°F | 84°F 1947 | 26°F 1918 | |
| Jan 6 | 71°F | 49°F | 88°F 1921 | 28°F 1919 | |
| Jan 7 | 71°F | 49°F | 85°F 1937 | 31°F 2010 | |
| Jan 8 | 71°F | 49°F | 86°F 1936 | 25°F 1970 | |
| Jan 9 | 71°F | 49°F | 84°F 1925 | 26°F 1970 | |
| Jan 10 | 71°F | 49°F | 86°F 1972 | 26°F 1970 | |
| Jan 11 | 71°F | 49°F | 86°F 1972 | 27°F 1927 | |
| Jan 12 | 71°F | 49°F | 85°F 1925 | 25°F 1927 | |
| Jan 13 | 71°F | 49°F | 86°F 1972 | 30°F 1922 | |
| Jan 14 | 71°F | 49°F | 86°F 1972 | 26°F 1902 | |
| Jan 15 | 71°F | 49°F | 86°F 1947 | 26°F 1948 | |
| Jan 16 | 71°F | 48°F | 86°F 1947 | 25°F 1927 | |
| Jan 17 | 71°F | 48°F | 87°F 1943 | 28°F 1959 | |
| Jan 18 | 71°F | 48°F | 86°F 1943 | 28°F 2018 | |
| Jan 19 | 71°F | 48°F | 86°F 1925 | 32°F 1959 | |
| Jan 20 | 71°F | 48°F | 87°F 1963 | 28°F 1971 | |
| Jan 21 | 71°F | 48°F | 87°F 1922 | 29°F 1971 | |
| Jan 22 | 71°F | 48°F | 87°F 1929 | 29°F 1961 | |
| Jan 23 | 72°F | 48°F | 87°F 1920 | 28°F 1910 | |
| Jan 24 | 72°F | 48°F | 86°F 1920 | 27°F 2003 | |
| Jan 25 | 72°F | 48°F | 86°F 1920 | 33°F 1908 | |
| Jan 26 | 72°F | 48°F | 87°F 1929 | 21°F 1905 | |
| Jan 27 | 72°F | 48°F | 86°F 1962 | 24°F 1905 | |
| Jan 28 | 72°F | 48°F | 86°F 1920 | 24°F 1905 | |
| Jan 29 | 72°F | 49°F | 85°F 1917 | 27°F 1897 | |
| Jan 30 | 72°F | 49°F | 88°F 1923 | 31°F 1910 | |
| Jan 31 | 73°F | 49°F | 86°F 1932 | 24°F 1966 |
Chance of rain
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:41 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00086634 (Orlando W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012841, 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.