Is San Francisco hot in January?
Days are typically cool at 14.7°C, while nights average 8.3°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
San Francisco in
January.
Typical January weather in San Francisco: 14.7°C by day, 8.3°C at night, 112 mm of rain over 9.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high14.7°C
Typical low8.3°C
Rain112 mm
Wet days9.6
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 40 out of 100 (September leads the year at 89). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 49 from latitude 37.77°. Open-water sea temperature is 11.6°C (21 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is San Francisco 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 112 mm across about 10 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 5391959
- NOAA station
- USW00023272 · SAN FRANCISCO DWTN
- Station distance
- 0.8 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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