Thurston County climate

Thurston County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Olympia AP, 7.2 km from Thurston County

Average highs run from 45°F on January 1 to 47°F on January 31, and lows from 33°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.80 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 Thurston 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
33°F
Precipitation
7.80 in
Snowfall
2.0 in
Record high
64°FJan 19, 2005
Record low
-8°FJan 1, 1979
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 36 min to 9 h 36 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
4.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 145°F33°F55°F 1997-8°F 197967%2%
Jan 245°F33°F56°F 20036°F 195067%2%
Jan 345°F33°F59°F 19845°F 195067%2%
Jan 445°F33°F61°F 19849°F 195967%2%
Jan 545°F33°F57°F 20234°F 197967%2%
Jan 645°F33°F56°F 20023°F 197966%2%
Jan 745°F33°F57°F 20026°F 197966%2%
Jan 845°F33°F55°F 19539°F 197466%2%
Jan 945°F33°F57°F 20106°F 197466%2%
Jan 1045°F33°F57°F 19618°F 194966%2%
Jan 1146°F33°F59°F 19836°F 196366%2%
Jan 1246°F33°F61°F 20225°F 196365%2%
Jan 1346°F33°F58°F 202611°F 196365%2%
Jan 1446°F33°F58°F 19436°F 195065%2%
Jan 1546°F33°F58°F 197414°F 194765%2%
Jan 1646°F33°F56°F 201116°F 195064%2%
Jan 1746°F33°F58°F 19468°F 195064%2%
Jan 1846°F33°F60°F 20055°F 194364%2%
Jan 1946°F33°F64°F 200515°F 198464%2%
Jan 2046°F33°F59°F 19957°F 195464%2%
Jan 2147°F33°F57°F 20054°F 196263%2%
Jan 2247°F33°F63°F 19422°F 194363%2%
Jan 2347°F33°F56°F 20054°F 196963%2%
Jan 2447°F33°F58°F 20151°F 194963%2%
Jan 2547°F33°F57°F 20032°F 195062%2%
Jan 2647°F33°F63°F 20150°F 195762%2%
Jan 2747°F33°F61°F 2024-7°F 197262%2%
Jan 2847°F33°F63°F 2024-4°F 197262%2%
Jan 2947°F33°F59°F 20240°F 197262%2%
Jan 3047°F33°F59°F 20246°F 195062%2%
Jan 3147°F33°F61°F 19541°F 195061%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thurston 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 7:57 AM, sunset 4:33 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:13 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024227 (Olympia AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024227, 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.