Los Angeles - Recent January Temperatures and Rainfall

The numbers here describe what the January weather in Los Angeles, California was like for every year since 2010. A series of tables gives January data by year for temperature and precipitation.

They begin with average maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. That's followed by how many hot days occurred each January. Then there's information on how much rain actually landed this month during recent years, as well as how often Los Angeles had wet weather.

The climate data come from weather measurements made in downtown Los Angeles.

Temperature Weather iconTemperature

January temperature averages by year in Los Angeles
High °F Low °F Year High °C Low °C
64 48 2023 18 9
69 48 2022 20 9
70 48 2021 21 9
71 51 2020 21 11
67 49 2019 19 10
73 51 2018 23 11
65 49 2017 19 9
66 49 2016 19 10
73 51 2015 23 11
74 50 2014 24 10
68 45 2013 20 7
71 48 2012 21 9
70 49 2011 21 9
69 51 2010 21 11
Number of days in January when the temperature in Los Angeles rose to at least 70 or 90 degrees Fahrenheit
Year 70 °F
21 °C
90 °F
32 °C
2023 3 0
2022 16 0
2021 17 0
2020 17 0
2019 9 0
2018 21 0
2017 7 0
2016 8 0
2015 22 0
2014 23 0
2013 11 0
2012 15 0
2011 18 0
2010 16 0

Rainy Weather iconRain

This table gives the total precipitation that fell on Los Angeles during January in each year from 2010. The number of days with precipitation counts the days when rainfall amounted to 0.01 inches (0.3 millimeters) or more.

Total rainfall for January in Los Angeles
Days Year Inches Milli­metres
12 2023 9.0 227
2 2022 0.2 5
5 2021 2.4 62
3 2020 0.3 8
8 2019 6.0 151
2 2018 1.8 45
12 2017 8.4 213
7 2016 3.2 81
4 2015 1.1 28
0 2014 0.0 0
7 2013 1.2 30
2 2012 1.3 33
3 2011 0.8 20
8 2010 4.9 125
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Month, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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