Whitney climate

Whitney Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whitney Dam, 11.3 km from Whitney

Average highs run from 56°F on January 1 to 59°F on January 31, and lows from 34°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.51 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 Whitney, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
2.51 in
Record high
89°FJan 23, 1943
Record low
-1°FJan 18, 1930
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 06 min to 10 h 40 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
10.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 156°F34°F79°F 202312°F 197724%
Jan 256°F34°F84°F 200611°F 192824%
Jan 356°F34°F85°F 20267°F 191124%
Jan 456°F34°F84°F 20068°F 194724%
Jan 556°F34°F80°F 19279°F 194724%
Jan 656°F34°F87°F 192712°F 194224%
Jan 756°F34°F83°F 195611°F 201724%
Jan 856°F34°F83°F 20267°F 191224%
Jan 956°F34°F83°F 20267°F 191224%
Jan 1056°F34°F82°F 193510°F 196224%
Jan 1156°F34°F84°F 20235°F 198224%
Jan 1256°F34°F83°F 20237°F 191823%
Jan 1357°F34°F80°F 19115°F 191223%
Jan 1457°F34°F80°F 19142°F 198223%
Jan 1557°F34°F84°F 19149°F 196423%
Jan 1657°F34°F83°F 193512°F 193023%
Jan 1757°F34°F82°F 19119°F 198223%
Jan 1857°F34°F83°F 2023-1°F 193023%
Jan 1957°F34°F83°F 19520°F 193023%
Jan 2057°F34°F82°F 19865°F 194323%
Jan 2157°F34°F81°F 197210°F 198423%
Jan 2258°F34°F86°F 19437°F 191823%
Jan 2358°F34°F89°F 19431°F 194023%
Jan 2458°F35°F85°F 19105°F 194023%
Jan 2558°F35°F82°F 20178°F 196323%
Jan 2658°F35°F82°F 201712°F 190423%
Jan 2758°F35°F83°F 195213°F 197623%
Jan 2858°F35°F82°F 190914°F 196323%
Jan 2958°F35°F83°F 197010°F 190423%
Jan 3059°F35°F85°F 191710°F 196623%
Jan 3159°F35°F85°F 19712°F 194923%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:36 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 6:03 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419715 (Whitney Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00414182, 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.