Humboldt County Weather in January
Average highs run from 40°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 17°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.26 in over about 7 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
- 42°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 1.26 in
- Snowfall
- 4.9 in
- Record high
- 68°FJan 18, 1971
- Record low
- -36°FJan 21, 1937
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 15 min to 10 h 03 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 6.3 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 | 40°F | 17°F | 62°F 1997 | -19°F 1975 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 2 | 40°F | 17°F | 61°F 1918 | -16°F 1924 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 3 | 41°F | 17°F | 62°F 2012 | -16°F 1975 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 4 | 41°F | 18°F | 62°F 2003 | -16°F 1949 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 5 | 41°F | 18°F | 63°F 2012 | -18°F 1890 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 6 | 41°F | 18°F | 58°F 1948 | -22°F 1890 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 7 | 41°F | 18°F | 60°F 1962 | -21°F 1888 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 8 | 41°F | 18°F | 64°F 1953 | -32°F 1937 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 9 | 41°F | 18°F | 66°F 1990 | -24°F 1937 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 10 | 41°F | 18°F | 62°F 1953 | -11°F 1888 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 11 | 41°F | 18°F | 61°F 1953 | -11°F 1917 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 12 | 42°F | 19°F | 62°F 1980 | -24°F 1963 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 13 | 42°F | 19°F | 61°F 2000 | -21°F 2013 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 14 | 42°F | 19°F | 60°F 2000 | -24°F 1888 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 15 | 42°F | 19°F | 65°F 1974 | -28°F 1888 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 16 | 42°F | 19°F | 64°F 1974 | -27°F 1888 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 17 | 42°F | 19°F | 64°F 1971 | -22°F 1888 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 18 | 42°F | 19°F | 68°F 1971 | -21°F 1917 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 19 | 43°F | 20°F | 67°F 1971 | -22°F 1883 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 20 | 43°F | 20°F | 60°F 1981 | -27°F 1937 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 21 | 43°F | 20°F | 59°F 1950 | -36°F 1937 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 22 | 43°F | 20°F | 59°F 1970 | -19°F 1937 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 23 | 43°F | 20°F | 62°F 1970 | -22°F 1937 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 24 | 43°F | 20°F | 60°F 1946 | -23°F 1949 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 25 | 44°F | 20°F | 61°F 1975 | -28°F 1949 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 26 | 44°F | 21°F | 60°F 1971 | -23°F 1949 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 27 | 44°F | 21°F | 61°F 1971 | -11°F 1898 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 28 | 44°F | 21°F | 63°F 1976 | -14°F 1922 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 29 | 44°F | 21°F | 62°F 1976 | -19°F 1949 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 30 | 44°F | 21°F | 66°F 2018 | -19°F 1957 | 21% | 6% |
| Jan 31 | 45°F | 21°F | 67°F 2003 | -13°F 1917 | 21% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:34 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 5:08 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00265818 (Orovada 3 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024128, 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.