Barstow Heights weather in January

In January, Barstow Heights sees average daytime highs of 57°F and overnight lows near 39°F, with 0.8 in of precipitation across 3.6 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 55°F in the first days to 59°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Barstow Heights's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barstow Heights's year-round climate.

Daytime high
57°
11th warmest
Overnight low
39°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
0.8 in
3.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:01 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
41%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Barstow Heights is human settlement in San Bernardino County, California, United States of America.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 55°F in the first days to 59°F by the end.

A typical January day in Barstow Heights reaches about 57°F in the afternoon and slips back to 39°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 48°F and 66°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°F cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Barstow Heights

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Barstow Heights weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan57° / 39°0.83.69.94.9
Feb60° / 41°1.03.910.75.8
Mar67° / 45°0.62.711.77.5
Apr73° / 49°0.41.812.98.6
May81° / 57°0.10.813.88.2
Jun91° / 64°0.10.414.34.9
Jul96° / 70°0.3214.12.7
Aug96° / 70°0.21.213.33.0
Sep89° / 64°0.1112.25.6
Oct77° / 54°0.2111.18.8
Nov65° / 44°0.31.510.27.4
Dec56° / 38°0.82.99.74.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Barstow Heights gets around 0.8 in of rain and snow over 3.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in January

Winds average 5 mph in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 5:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:014:42
29.77:014:43
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59.77:014:45
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.13 kWh/m² to a high of 8.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
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33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
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63.2Moderate
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313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Barstow Heights?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Barstow Heights for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barstow Heights in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Barstow Heights sees daytime highs around 57°F and nights near 39°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Barstow Heights in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barstow Heights peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Barstow Heights in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Barstow Heights is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.3× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1427 µg/m³Dec 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barstow Heights?

Barstow Heights sits at 34.9°N, 117.1°W, 2,559 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Barstow, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Barstow Heights

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Barstow Heights.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Barstow Heights has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 ft around an average of 2,523 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,077 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,855 ft.

The land around Barstow Heights is covered by bare terrain (82%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (89%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (67%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
948 ft
10 miles
2,077 ft
50 miles
8,855 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Barstow 2.5 mi · Apple Valley 27 mi · Victorville 27 mi · Adelanto 28 mi · Hesperia 34 mi · Highland 52 mi · San Bernardino 54 mi · Rialto 56 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Barstow Heights (34.8697°, -117.0562°, elevation 2,559 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).