Port Angeles weather in January

In January, Port Angeles sees average daytime highs of 39°F and overnight lows near 32°F, with 9.1 in of precipitation across 19 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Port Angeles's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Port Angeles's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
11th warmest
Overnight low
32°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
9.1 in
19 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:06 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Port Angeles is city and county seat of Clallam County, Washington State, United States.

Density
517/km²
people per km²
Founded
1890

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 39°F through the month.

A typical January day in Port Angeles reaches about 39°F in the afternoon and slips back to 32°F overnight — a 7°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°F and 44°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Port Angeles

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Port Angeles weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan39° / 32°9.11913.28.60.0
Feb40° / 31°6.215.311.49.90.0
Mar42° / 33°7.219.31511.60.2
Apr46° / 36°4.917.11013.41.1
May53° / 41°3.814.62.914.92.8
Jun58° / 46°3.313.40.215.83.9
Jul64° / 50°1.67.2015.46.3
Aug64° / 51°2.07.4014.16.5
Sep60° / 47°2.69.2012.45.0
Oct51° / 41°6.0151.710.62.3
Nov43° / 34°9.419.110.390.4
Dec38° / 31°9.41914.88.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Port Angeles gets around 9.1 in of rain and snow over 19 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 61% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow 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.

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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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:10 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 5:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:104:23
28.28:104:24
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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 1.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Port Angeles

In seasonPeak

In January, Port Angeles sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Port Angeles's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Port Angeles?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Port Angeles.

What to pack for Port Angeles in January

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

In January, Port Angeles sees daytime highs around 39°F and nights near 32°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Port Angeles in January

The nearest coast averages about 46°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 53°F and coldest in January near 46°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

45°50°55°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan46Bracing
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UV index in Port Angeles in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Port Angeles peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Port Angeles?

Port Angeles sits at 48.1°N, 123.4°W, 72 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Victoria-Downtown, 22 mi away.

Topography around Port Angeles

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Port Angeles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 ft around an average of 154 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,348 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,720 ft.

The land around Port Angeles is covered by water (41%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, water (46%) and trees (45%) within 10 miles, and trees (61%) and water (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
604 ft
10 miles
6,348 ft
50 miles
7,720 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Victoria-Downtown 22 mi · Colwood 22 mi · Esquimalt 22 mi · Victoria 22 mi · Sooke 22 mi · Langford 23 mi · Oak Bay 24 mi · Carey 24 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 Port Angeles (48.1181°, -123.4307°, elevation 72 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).