Fresno climate

Fresno Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Thompsons 3 Wsw, 18.9 km from Fresno

Average highs run from 63°F on January 1 to 64°F on January 31, and lows from 43°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.12 in over about 9 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 Fresno, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
4.12 in
Record high
89°FJan 5, 2004
Record low
13°FJan 12, 1962
Chance of a freeze
82%
Daylight
10 h 17 min to 10 h 47 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
9.8 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 163°F43°F80°F 196525°F 196427%0%
Jan 263°F43°F82°F 200618°F 197927%0%
Jan 362°F43°F82°F 200918°F 197928%0%
Jan 462°F43°F85°F 198220°F 196728%0%
Jan 562°F43°F89°F 200422°F 195928%0%
Jan 662°F43°F82°F 198921°F 197228%0%
Jan 762°F43°F81°F 198921°F 197028%0%
Jan 862°F43°F80°F 198919°F 197028%0%
Jan 962°F43°F81°F 200920°F 201028%0%
Jan 1062°F43°F83°F 201316°F 196228%0%
Jan 1162°F43°F81°F 196314°F 198228%0%
Jan 1262°F43°F82°F 200513°F 196228%0%
Jan 1362°F43°F88°F 201219°F 196228%0%
Jan 1462°F43°F80°F 200015°F 196428%0%
Jan 1562°F43°F83°F 197121°F 196427%0%
Jan 1662°F43°F80°F 194326°F 197227%0%
Jan 1762°F43°F80°F 200022°F 198227%0%
Jan 1863°F43°F81°F 200022°F 198227%0%
Jan 1963°F43°F82°F 200017°F 194327%0%
Jan 2063°F43°F81°F 200022°F 198427%0%
Jan 2163°F43°F82°F 201518°F 198527%0%
Jan 2263°F43°F80°F 198222°F 198527%0%
Jan 2363°F43°F82°F 200025°F 196627%0%
Jan 2463°F44°F84°F 200017°F 196327%0%
Jan 2563°F44°F82°F 197119°F 196327%0%
Jan 2663°F44°F83°F 197125°F 194327%0%
Jan 2764°F44°F83°F 197524°F 196627%0%
Jan 2864°F44°F83°F 197228°F 200427%0%
Jan 2964°F44°F85°F 200223°F 199427%0%
Jan 3064°F44°F83°F 200219°F 196627%0%
Jan 3164°F44°F83°F 200222°F 196627%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fresno, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 5:34 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:59 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418996 (Thompsons 3 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00418996, 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.