Columbia County climate

Columbia County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Vernonia #2, 11.8 km from Columbia County

Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31, and lows from 32°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.94 in over about 20 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 Columbia County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
6.94 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
65°FJan 28, 1931
Record low
-6°FJan 17, 1930
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 44 min to 9 h 42 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
4.9 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 144°F32°F58°F 19397°F 197965%0%
Jan 244°F32°F57°F 19538°F 197965%0%
Jan 344°F32°F58°F 195310°F 195065%0%
Jan 444°F32°F56°F 198414°F 195965%0%
Jan 544°F32°F58°F 200311°F 194265%0%
Jan 644°F32°F56°F 200110°F 193765%1%
Jan 745°F32°F58°F 20037°F 193765%1%
Jan 845°F32°F58°F 19415°F 193765%1%
Jan 945°F32°F56°F 195911°F 193065%1%
Jan 1045°F32°F59°F 19457°F 193065%1%
Jan 1145°F32°F58°F 19532°F 193064%1%
Jan 1245°F32°F61°F 20220°F 193064%1%
Jan 1345°F32°F61°F 20183°F 193064%1%
Jan 1445°F32°F63°F 2018-1°F 193064%1%
Jan 1546°F32°F60°F 201810°F 194763%1%
Jan 1646°F32°F58°F 195820°F 193063%1%
Jan 1746°F32°F57°F 2011-6°F 193063%1%
Jan 1846°F32°F59°F 19536°F 195063%0%
Jan 1946°F32°F62°F 200512°F 193563%0%
Jan 2046°F32°F59°F 20059°F 193563%0%
Jan 2146°F32°F60°F 19958°F 196262%0%
Jan 2247°F32°F64°F 1968-6°F 193062%0%
Jan 2347°F32°F59°F 19959°F 192962%0%
Jan 2447°F32°F61°F 19358°F 193062%0%
Jan 2547°F32°F63°F 20150°F 193062%0%
Jan 2647°F31°F61°F 19867°F 195061%0%
Jan 2747°F31°F62°F 20038°F 195761%0%
Jan 2847°F31°F65°F 19317°F 195761%0%
Jan 2947°F31°F62°F 19319°F 195761%0%
Jan 3048°F31°F61°F 19409°F 198061%0%
Jan 3148°F31°F63°F 19401°F 195061%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Columbia County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 5:17 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00358884 (Vernonia #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00454769, 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.