Is Oakland hot in January?
Days are typically cool at 15.4°C, while nights average 7.5°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Oakland in
January.
Typical January weather in Oakland: 15.4°C by day, 7.5°C at night, 108 mm of rain over 9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high15.4°C
Typical low7.5°C
Rain108 mm
Wet days9
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 42 out of 100 (September leads the year at 98). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 49 from latitude 37.80°. Open-water sea temperature is 11.6°C (32 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Oakland 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 108 mm across about 9 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 9 h 49 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; September ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 5378538
- NOAA station
- USC00046336 · OAKLAND MUSEUM
- Station distance
- 0.9 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 28 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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