Manhattan Beach weather in January

In January, Manhattan Beach sees average daytime highs of 63°F and overnight lows near 49°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 63°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Manhattan Beach's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manhattan Beach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
63°
11th warmest
Overnight low
49°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
5.5 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:04 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
45%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Manhattan Beach is beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Density
3,509/km²
people per km²
Founded
1912

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 63°F through the month.

A typical January day in Manhattan Beach reaches about 63°F in the afternoon and slips back to 49°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 56°F and 72°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Manhattan Beach 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
Jan63° / 49°3.25.5106.5
Feb64° / 49°3.35.910.76.4
Mar65° / 51°2.24.811.77.0
Apr68° / 53°0.72.112.87.9
May71° / 56°0.31.413.78.4
Jun74° / 60°0.10.214.29.2
Jul79° / 64°0.10.5149.0
Aug81° / 65°0.00.113.38.9
Sep79° / 64°0.10.512.29.0
Oct75° / 59°0.61.811.19.0
Nov69° / 53°0.72.310.28.1
Dec63° / 48°2.14.69.86.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
45941
55941
66040
76040
86040
96040
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136139
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Manhattan Beach gets around 3.2 in of rain over 5.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
218
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518
618
719
819
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1119
1218
1318
1418
1518
1618
1718
1818
1918
2017
2117
2217
2317
2417
2517
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
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18991
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20991
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28991
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31991

Wind in January

Winds average 5 mph in January.

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 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 7:03 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:034:50
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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 3.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
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33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
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93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
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143.1Moderate
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243.4Moderate
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263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.5Moderate
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313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Manhattan Beach?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Manhattan Beach for sightseeing.

What to pack for Manhattan Beach in January

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

In January, Manhattan Beach sees daytime highs around 63°F and nights near 49°F. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Manhattan Beach in January

The nearest coast averages about 59°F in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 68°F and coldest in February near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 4 to Sep 13 — about 1.3 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°65°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan59Bracing
Feb59Bracing
Mar59Bracing
Apr59Cool
May62Cool
Jun65Cool
Jul67Cool
Aug68Refreshing
Sep68Refreshing
Oct66Cool
Nov63Cool
Dec60Cool

UV index in Manhattan Beach 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 Manhattan Beach peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 16UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Manhattan Beach 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 Manhattan Beach is worst in November — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (May, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateNov 1736 µg/m³May 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Manhattan Beach?

Manhattan Beach sits at 33.9°N, 118.4°W, 66 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hermosa Beach, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Manhattan Beach

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Manhattan Beach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 ft around an average of 66 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,378 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,324 ft.

The land around Manhattan Beach is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and water (45%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (48%) and water (44%) within 10 miles, and water (46%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
243 ft
10 miles
1,378 ft
50 miles
9,324 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Hermosa Beach 1.9 mi · El Segundo 2.5 mi · Redondo Beach 2.5 mi · Lawndale 3.1 mi · Hawthorne 3.7 mi · Lennox 5.0 mi · Torrance 5.0 mi · Gardena 5.6 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 Manhattan Beach (33.8847°, -118.4109°, elevation 66 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).