Is San Jose hot in January?
Days are typically cool at 15.4°C, while nights average 5.5°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
San Jose in
January.
Typical January weather in San Jose: 15.4°C by day, 5.5°C at night, 57 mm of rain over 6.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high15.4°C
Typical low5.5°C
Rain57 mm
Wet days6.7
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 48 out of 100 (October leads the year at 93). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 51 from latitude 37.34°. Open-water sea temperature is 12.2°C (43 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is San Jose 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 57 mm across about 7 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 9 h 51 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; October ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 5392171
- NOAA station
- USW00023293 · SAN JOSE
- Station distance
- 3.4 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 22 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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