Is Los Angeles hot in January?
Days are typically mild at 20.4°C, while nights average 9.7°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Los Angeles in
January.
Typical January weather in Los Angeles: 20.4°C by day, 9.7°C at night, 84 mm of rain over 5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high20.4°C
Typical low9.7°C
Rain84 mm
Wet days5
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 70 out of 100 (May leads the year at 98). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 07 from latitude 34.05°. Open-water sea temperature is 14.9°C (23 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Los Angeles like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 84 mm across about 5 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 07 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 11 of 12 in our weather comparison; May ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 5368361
- NOAA station
- USW00093134 · LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN/USC
- Station distance
- 5.4 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 30 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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