Dinuba weather in January

In January, Dinuba sees average daytime highs of 59°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 3.9 in of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 57°F in the first days to 60°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dinuba's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dinuba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
59°
11th warmest
Overnight low
42°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
3.9 in
7.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:14 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
54%
12th clearest
Wind
3 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Dinuba is city in Tulare County, California, United States.

Density
1,414/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 57°F in the first days to 60°F by the end.

A typical January day in Dinuba reaches about 59°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 52°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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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15740
25741
35741
45741
55741
65841
75841
85841
95841
105841
115842
125842
135842
145842
155842
165842
175942
185942
195942
205942
215942
225942
235942
245942
256042
266042
276042
286042
296043
306043
316043

How January really feels in Dinuba

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.

Dinuba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan59° / 42°3.97.89.84.8
Feb62° / 44°3.5910.65.5
Mar67° / 48°3.48.511.76.6
Apr73° / 51°1.64.912.97.8
May82° / 58°0.8313.97.6
Jun91° / 65°0.20.714.44.9
Jul96° / 71°0.10.314.22.9
Aug96° / 70°0.00.113.43.2
Sep90° / 64°0.10.512.25.4
Oct79° / 56°1.02.811.18.3
Nov66° / 47°1.74.810.17.1
Dec58° / 41°3.17.29.64.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45149
55149
65149
75248
85248
95248
105347
115446
125446
135446
145545
155545
165644
175644
185545
195545
205446
215347
225347
235248
245248
255248
265149
275149
285248
295248
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dinuba gets around 3.9 in of rain and snow over 7.8 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
325
425
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2425
2525
2625
2724
2824
2924
3024
3124

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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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 3 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 mph on the calmest days to 3 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 5:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:144:47
29.67:154:48
39.67:154:48
49.67:154:49
59.67:154:50
69.67:154:51
79.67:154:52
89.67:154:52
99.67:154:53
109.77:154:54
119.77:154:55
129.77:154:56
139.77:154:57
149.77:144:58
159.77:144:59
169.87:145:00
179.87:145:01
189.87:135:02
199.87:135:03
209.87:135:04
219.97:125:05
229.97:125:06
239.97:125:07
249.97:115:08
2510.07:115:09
2610.07:105:10
2710.07:095:11
2810.07:095:12
2910.17:085:13
3010.17:085:14
3110.17:075:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Dinuba?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Dinuba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dinuba in January

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

In January, Dinuba sees daytime highs around 59°F and nights near 42°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Dinuba in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dinuba peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Dinuba 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 Dinuba is worst in September — around 126 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 16.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyGoodSep 16118 µg/m³Dec 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep126Unhealthy
Oct55Poor
Nov14Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dinuba?

Dinuba sits at 36.5°N, 119.4°W, 335 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Reedley, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Dinuba

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Dinuba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 ft around an average of 338 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,565 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13,301 ft.

The land around Dinuba is covered by cropland (32%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (20%) within 2 miles, cropland (41%), trees (26%) and grassland (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (36%), grassland (29%) and cropland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
167 ft
10 miles
1,565 ft
50 miles
13,301 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Reedley 5.0 mi · Parlier 9.3 mi · Selma 12 mi · Sanger 15 mi · Visalia 16 mi · Hanford 21 mi · Tulare 23 mi · Fresno 25 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 Dinuba (36.5433°, -119.3871°, elevation 335 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).