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Typical January weather
Los Angeles
California · January
68° days
49° nights
about 4 rainy days · 10 hours of daylight · ocean 58°
What to pack
- Light jacket
What January feels like
The wet months work in bursts: two or three days of real weather, then a week of scrubbed air where the snow line on the San Gabriels shows from Sunset Boulevard. Nobody here drives well in it, so give the 405 more time than you think.
Expect about 4 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.
Can you swim?
The ocean runs about 58° — cold — a quick dip takes resolve.
The numbers
| Typical high | 68° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 49° |
| Days with real rain | 4 |
| Total rain | 3.3 in |
| Water temperature | 58° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:58 am / 5:06 pm |