Orange County Weather in January
Average highs run from 27°F on January 1 to 25°F on January 31, and lows from 10°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.55 in over about 12 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
- 25°F
- Average low
- 7°F
- Precipitation
- 2.55 in
- Snowfall
- 17.1 in
- Record high
- 66°FJan 4, 1950
- Record low
- -34°FJan 4, 1981
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 58 min to 9 h 51 min
- Cloud cover
- 77%
- Humidity
- 94%
- Dew point
- 13°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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 | 27°F | 10°F | 55°F 1952 | -21°F 1968 | 45% | 36% |
| Jan 2 | 26°F | 9°F | 47°F 1979 | -25°F 1968 | 44% | 36% |
| Jan 3 | 26°F | 9°F | 55°F 2000 | -20°F 2014 | 44% | 36% |
| Jan 4 | 26°F | 9°F | 66°F 1950 | -34°F 1981 | 44% | 36% |
| Jan 5 | 26°F | 9°F | 59°F 1950 | -17°F 1996 | 44% | 36% |
| Jan 6 | 26°F | 8°F | 65°F 2007 | -17°F 1957 | 43% | 36% |
| Jan 7 | 26°F | 8°F | 51°F 2008 | -21°F 1996 | 43% | 35% |
| Jan 8 | 25°F | 8°F | 60°F 2008 | -20°F 2015 | 43% | 35% |
| Jan 9 | 25°F | 8°F | 53°F 1965 | -24°F 1968 | 42% | 35% |
| Jan 10 | 25°F | 8°F | 46°F 2016 | -19°F 2004 | 42% | 35% |
| Jan 11 | 25°F | 8°F | 60°F 2020 | -21°F 2004 | 42% | 35% |
| Jan 12 | 25°F | 7°F | 53°F 2017 | -25°F 1968 | 41% | 35% |
| Jan 13 | 25°F | 7°F | 54°F 1995 | -24°F 1957 | 41% | 34% |
| Jan 14 | 25°F | 7°F | 55°F 1950 | -33°F 1957 | 40% | 34% |
| Jan 15 | 24°F | 7°F | 58°F 1995 | -33°F 1957 | 40% | 34% |
| Jan 16 | 24°F | 7°F | 64°F 1995 | -26°F 2009 | 40% | 34% |
| Jan 17 | 24°F | 7°F | 53°F 1990 | -22°F 1968 | 39% | 34% |
| Jan 18 | 24°F | 7°F | 53°F 1990 | -24°F 1954 | 39% | 34% |
| Jan 19 | 24°F | 7°F | 57°F 1949 | -27°F 1997 | 39% | 34% |
| Jan 20 | 24°F | 6°F | 52°F 1954 | -24°F 1971 | 38% | 33% |
| Jan 21 | 24°F | 6°F | 55°F 2006 | -19°F 1971 | 38% | 33% |
| Jan 22 | 24°F | 6°F | 50°F 1957 | -27°F 1984 | 37% | 33% |
| Jan 23 | 24°F | 6°F | 54°F 1957 | -18°F 2000 | 37% | 32% |
| Jan 24 | 24°F | 6°F | 51°F 1999 | -22°F 2011 | 37% | 32% |
| Jan 25 | 24°F | 6°F | 51°F 2010 | -16°F 2004 | 36% | 32% |
| Jan 26 | 24°F | 6°F | 60°F 1950 | -22°F 1994 | 36% | 32% |
| Jan 27 | 24°F | 6°F | 55°F 1974 | -30°F 1994 | 36% | 32% |
| Jan 28 | 24°F | 6°F | 51°F 2002 | -22°F 2003 | 36% | 31% |
| Jan 29 | 25°F | 6°F | 54°F 1950 | -19°F 1954 | 36% | 31% |
| Jan 30 | 25°F | 6°F | 49°F 1950 | -19°F 1952 | 35% | 31% |
| Jan 31 | 25°F | 6°F | 56°F 1988 | -15°F 1951 | 35% | 31% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 4:22 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00431363 (Chelsea 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094705, 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.