Weather on January 20 at Kings Canyon

Kings Canyon National Park

CAPacific West4,600 ft elevation
Avg High57°F
Avg Low39°F
Warmest202459°F
Coldest197339°F

Based on 56 years of data from Fresno, CA

Elevation Note: Kings Canyon sits at 4,600 ft. Expect temperatures 16°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Fresno, CA at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

January 20th in Kings Canyon National Park (via Fresno, CA) typically brings cool winter weather, with average highs around 57°F and lows near 39°F. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 20th was in 2024 (59°F average), while the coldest was 1973 (39°F) — a 20°F range across recorded history. Rain or other precipitation has occurred on about 20% of January 20th dates historically, with the wettest January 20th recording 1.47" of rain. The last decade has been 2.6°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 2.6°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for January 20th in Kings Canyon? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202649°F42°F0"0"
202558°F35°F0"0"
202464°F54°F0.38"0"
202355°F41°F0"0"
202265°F40°F0"0"
202165°F37°F0"0"
202054°F42°F0"0"
201963°F48°F1.07"0"
201853°F38°F0"0"
201754°F42°F1.47"0"
201663°F45°F0"0"
201549°F46°F0"0"
201470°F37°F0"0"
201364°F34°F0"0"
201260°F45°F0.3"0"
201163°F41°F0"0"
201054°F43°F0.81"0"
200968°F38°F0"0"
200860°F34°F0"0"
200757°F30°F0"0"
200654°F35°F0"0"
200550°F42°F0"0"
200450°F40°F0"0"
200348°F43°F0"0"
200251°F36°F0"0"
200161°F32°F0"0"
200061°F52°F0.05"0"
199958°F48°F1.32"0"
199853°F40°F0"0"
199755°F45°F0.58"0"
199656°F34°F0"0"
199561°F39°F0.18"0"
199472°F36°F0"0"
199359°F50°F0"0"
199245°F33°F0"0"
199160°F35°F0"0"
199052°F32°F0"0"
198962°F33°F0"0"
198855°F29°F0"0"
198759°F31°F0"0"
198661°F49°F0"0"
198543°F37°F0"0"
198455°F33°F0"0"
198352°F33°F0"0"
198246°F39°F0.61"0"
198171°F39°F0"0"
198055°F32°F0"0"
197959°F34°F0"0"
197856°F44°F0"0"
197755°F39°F0"0"
197666°F31°F0"0"
197546°F38°F0"0"
197454°F45°F0.36"0"
197349°F30°F0"0"
197245°F39°F0"0"
197157°F52°F0"0"

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