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Weather on January 16

Fresno, CA

55 Years of Data

Avg High
56°F
Avg Low
40°F
Warmest
2019
58°F avg
Coldest
1987
35°F avg

About This Date

January 16th in Fresno, CA typically brings cool winter weather, with average highs around 56°F and lows near 40°F. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 16th was in 2019 (58°F average), while the coldest was 1987 (35°F) — a 23°F range across recorded history. Rain or other precipitation has occurred on about 29% of January 16th dates historically, with the wettest January 16th recording 2.49" of rain. The last decade has been 3.9°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 3.9°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for January 16th in Fresno, CA? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Warming Trend
0.9°F per decade on this date
YearHighLowAvgPrecipSnow
202664°43°53°
202566°37°52°
202453°46°50°
202357°43°50°0.53"
202262°44°53°
202165°43°54°
202060°41°51°1.09"
2019warmest63°53°58°0.38"
201855°46°51°
201749°37°43°
201663°47°55°0.13"
201552°42°47°
201471°37°54°
201358°31°44°
201252°32°42°
201154°49°51°
201068°44°56°
200968°36°52°
200850°37°44°
200753°25°39°
200652°35°43°
200544°41°43°
200447°46°46°
200360°38°49°
200250°31°40°
200150°30°40°
200063°50°56°0.2"
199965°47°56°0.53"
199860°50°55°
199749°40°44°
199656°45°50°0.18"
199553°41°47°0.38"
199463°33°48°
199364°49°56°
199241°37°39°
199154°40°47°
199051°39°45°0.81"
198952°28°40°
198849°40°44°0.38"
1987coldest44°26°35°
198664°50°57°
198547°33°40°
198449°46°47°0.28"
198359°45°52°0.1"
198243°38°40°
198162°43°52°
198062°49°55°0.25"
197949°39°44°
197859°52°55°2.49"
197742°38°40°
197664°30°47°
197544°41°43°
197460°49°54°0.36"
197357°45°51°1.32"
197242°34°38°
197164°34°49°
56 years of data from FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL

Fresno, CA Temperature Range by Month

Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.

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Fresno, CA Monthly Precipitation

Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.

0"3.6"7.1"JFMAMJJASOND0.5"0"
Rain (in) Snow (in)

Fresno, CA Daily Temperature Calendar

Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.

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Pleasant (65-82°F, ≤2.5" rain) Mild Less ideal

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