Taft climate

Taft Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Welder Wildlife Foundation, 15.1 km from Taft

Average highs run from 66°F on January 1 to 67°F on January 31, and lows from 43°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.98 in over about 7 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 Taft, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
1.98 in
Record high
91°FJan 30, 1971
Record low
11°FJan 12, 1962
Chance of a freeze
82%
Daylight
10 h 25 min to 10 h 52 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
10.7 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 166°F43°F82°F 197629°F 199119%0%
Jan 266°F43°F79°F 196728°F 200820%0%
Jan 366°F43°F90°F 197122°F 201820%0%
Jan 465°F43°F85°F 200024°F 195920%0%
Jan 565°F43°F86°F 199725°F 196920%0%
Jan 665°F43°F84°F 196726°F 200020%0%
Jan 765°F43°F83°F 197523°F 197020%0%
Jan 865°F43°F84°F 196923°F 197621%0%
Jan 965°F43°F82°F 197221°F 201021%0%
Jan 1065°F43°F83°F 197420°F 196221%0%
Jan 1165°F43°F85°F 196318°F 198221%0%
Jan 1265°F43°F84°F 198011°F 196221%0%
Jan 1365°F43°F83°F 197211°F 196221%0%
Jan 1465°F43°F82°F 196021°F 198221%0%
Jan 1565°F43°F79°F 196221°F 198222%0%
Jan 1665°F43°F79°F 201227°F 197222%0%
Jan 1765°F44°F83°F 197425°F 201822%0%
Jan 1865°F44°F85°F 197425°F 201822%0%
Jan 1966°F44°F83°F 200024°F 198422%0%
Jan 2066°F44°F86°F 197421°F 196322%0%
Jan 2166°F44°F83°F 197120°F 198522%0%
Jan 2266°F44°F90°F 196920°F 198522%0%
Jan 2366°F44°F90°F 197224°F 196622%0%
Jan 2466°F44°F88°F 197218°F 196322%0%
Jan 2566°F44°F86°F 196520°F 196322%0%
Jan 2666°F44°F87°F 197530°F 196622%0%
Jan 2767°F45°F83°F 197227°F 196622%0%
Jan 2867°F45°F81°F 197728°F 197622%0%
Jan 2967°F45°F86°F 201325°F 197322%0%
Jan 3067°F45°F91°F 197122°F 196622%0%
Jan 3167°F45°F82°F 197130°F 197722%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Taft, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 6:09 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419559 (Welder Wildlife Foundation), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00418354, 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.