Ramona weather in January

In January, Ramona sees average daytime highs of 62°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 2.9 in of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 62°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ramona's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ramona's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 62°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 42°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 2.9 in; 6.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 6:56 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Ramona is census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.

Density: 204/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 62°F through the month.

A typical January day in Ramona reaches about 62°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 52°F and 73°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63
Avg low (°F)	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	61	41
2	61	42
3	62	42
4	62	42
5	62	42
6	62	42
7	62	42
8	62	42
9	62	42
10	62	42
11	62	42
12	62	42
13	62	42
14	62	42
15	62	42
16	63	42
17	63	42
18	63	42
19	63	42
20	63	42
21	63	42
22	62	42
23	62	42
24	62	42
25	63	42
26	63	42
27	63	42
28	63	42
29	63	42
30	63	42
31	63	42

Ramona weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	62° / 42°	2.9	6.2	10.1	6.1
Feb	62° / 43°	3.5	7.8	10.8	5.8
Mar	65° / 45°	2.4	6.6	11.7	6.6
Apr	69° / 48°	1.2	4.9	12.8	7.5
May	73° / 52°	0.6	2.7	13.7	8.6
Jun	80° / 58°	0.1	0.6	14.1	8.6
Jul	86° / 64°	0.3	1.6	14	6.6
Aug	87° / 65°	0.3	1.6	13.2	6.2
Sep	84° / 62°	0.3	1.6	12.2	7.2
Oct	77° / 55°	0.7	2.7	11.2	8.7
Nov	69° / 47°	1.3	4	10.3	7.7
Dec	62° / 42°	2.3	5.7	9.9	6.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	63	63	64	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	62	62	62
Cloudier (%)	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ramona gets around 2.9 in of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	20
3	20
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	19
28	19
29	20
30	20
31	20

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 4 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 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 6:55 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 4:46 PM to 5:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:50
Sunset (PM)	4:46	4:47	4:48	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	6:55	4:46
2	9.9	6:55	4:47
3	9.9	6:55	4:48
4	9.9	6:56	4:48
5	9.9	6:56	4:49
6	9.9	6:56	4:50
7	9.9	6:56	4:51
8	9.9	6:56	4:51
9	9.9	6:56	4:52
10	9.9	6:56	4:53
11	10.0	6:56	4:54
12	10.0	6:56	4:55
13	10.0	6:56	4:55
14	10.0	6:56	4:56
15	10.0	6:56	4:57
16	10.0	6:56	4:58
17	10.1	6:55	4:59
18	10.1	6:55	5:00
19	10.1	6:55	5:01
20	10.1	6:55	5:02
21	10.1	6:54	5:02
22	10.2	6:54	5:03
23	10.2	6:54	5:04
24	10.2	6:53	5:05
25	10.2	6:53	5:06
26	10.2	6:52	5:07
27	10.3	6:52	5:08
28	10.3	6:52	5:09
29	10.3	6:51	5:10
30	10.3	6:50	5:11
31	10.4	6:50	5:12

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 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 8.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.7	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ramona?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

1.3

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ramona for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ramona in January

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

In January, Ramona sees daytime highs around 62°F and nights near 42°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Ramona 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 at the nearest coast (about 30 mi away) is warmest in August at about 71°F and coldest in January near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 5 to Oct 7 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	59	59	60	61	64	66	69	71	70	67	64	61
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	59	Cool
Feb	59	Cool
Mar	60	Cool
Apr	61	Cool
May	64	Cool
Jun	66	Cool
Jul	69	Refreshing
Aug	71	Refreshing
Sep	70	Refreshing
Oct	67	Cool
Nov	64	Cool
Dec	61	Cool

UV index in Ramona in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ramona 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 — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	5	8	9	11	11	11	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Ramona 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 Ramona is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	12	12	11	8	11	11	15	26	14	12	16
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ramona?

Ramona sits at 33.0°N, 116.9°W, 1,427 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Poway, 11 mi away.

Topography around Ramona

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Ramona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 ft around an average of 1,490 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,698 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,619 ft.

The land around Ramona is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, shrubs (48%), trees (26%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

518 ft

grassland 44%

10 miles

3,698 ft

shrubs 48%

50 miles

8,619 ft

shrubs 31%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← December Ramona year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Poway 11 mi · Lakeside 13 mi · Escondido 14 mi · Winter Gardens 15 mi · Santee 16 mi · Rancho Penasquitos 16 mi · Bostonia 17 mi · El Cajon 18 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

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 Ramona (33.0417°, -116.8681°, elevation 1,427 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	61	41
2	61	42
3	62	42
4	62	42
5	62	42
6	62	42
7	62	42
8	62	42
9	62	42
10	62	42
11	62	42
12	62	42
13	62	42
14	62	42
15	62	42
16	63	42
17	63	42
18	63	42
19	63	42
20	63	42
21	63	42
22	62	42
23	62	42
24	62	42
25	63	42
26	63	42
27	63	42
28	63	42
29	63	42
30	63	42
31	63	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	20
3	20
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	19
28	19
29	20
30	20
31	20

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	61	41
2	61	42
3	62	42
4	62	42
5	62	42
6	62	42
7	62	42
8	62	42
9	62	42
10	62	42
11	62	42
12	62	42
13	62	42
14	62	42
15	62	42
16	63	42
17	63	42
18	63	42
19	63	42
20	63	42
21	63	42
22	62	42
23	62	42
24	62	42
25	63	42
26	63	42
27	63	42
28	63	42
29	63	42
30	63	42
31	63	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	20
3	20
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	19
28	19
29	20
30	20
31	20

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	61	41
2	61	42
3	62	42
4	62	42
5	62	42
6	62	42
7	62	42
8	62	42
9	62	42
10	62	42
11	62	42
12	62	42
13	62	42
14	62	42
15	62	42
16	63	42
17	63	42
18	63	42
19	63	42
20	63	42
21	63	42
22	62	42
23	62	42
24	62	42
25	63	42
26	63	42
27	63	42
28	63	42
29	63	42
30	63	42
31	63	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	20
3	20
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	19
28	19
29	20
30	20
31	20

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100