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January Weather at Santa Ynez Airport California, United States

Daily high temperatures are around 60°F, rarely falling below 53°F or exceeding 68°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 42°F, rarely falling below 34°F or exceeding 51°F.

For reference, on August 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Santa Ynez Airport typically range from 60°F to 75°F, while on December 26, the coldest day of the year, they range from 41°F to 59°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January at Santa Ynez Airport

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in January at Santa Ynez Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in January at Santa Ynez AirportJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebvery coldcoldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Monte Patria, Chile (5,535 miles away); Alhadas, Portugal (5,676 miles); and Grabouw, South Africa (10,131 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Santa Ynez Airport (view comparison).

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The month of January at Santa Ynez Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 42% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is January 26, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 60% of the time.

For reference, on February 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 44%, while on August 8, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 92%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January at Santa Ynez Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in January at Santa Ynez AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebJan 157%Jan 157%Jan 3159%Jan 3159%Jan 1157%Jan 1157%Jan 2159%Jan 2159%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Santa Ynez Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is essentially constant, remaining around 18% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 22% on February 20, and its lowest chance is 0% on July 29.

Probability of Precipitation in January at Santa Ynez Airport

Probability of Precipitation in January at Santa Ynez AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%20%20%22%22%24%24%DecFebJan 117%Jan 117%Jan 3118%Jan 3118%Jan 1119%Jan 1119%Jan 2117%Jan 2117%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January at Santa Ynez Airport is essentially constant, remaining about 2.9 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 7.6 inches or falling below 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in January at Santa Ynez Airport

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of January at Santa Ynez Airport, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 36 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 12 seconds, and weekly increase of 8 minutes, 24 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 9 hours, 53 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 10 hours, 29 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January at Santa Ynez Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January at Santa Ynez AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrDecFebnightnightdaydayJan 19 hr, 53 minJan 19 hr, 53 minJan 3110 hr, 29 minJan 3110 hr, 29 minJan 1610 hr, 7 minJan 1610 hr, 7 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month at Santa Ynez Airport is 7:07 AM on January 7 and the earliest sunrise is 9 minutes earlier at 6:59 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:00 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 28 minutes later at 5:28 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at Santa Ynez Airport during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during January, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:47 AM and sets 14 hours, 29 minutes later, at 8:16 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:03 AM and sets 9 hours, 50 minutes later, at 4:53 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January at Santa Ynez Airport

The solar day over the course of January. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January at Santa Ynez Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January at Santa Ynez AirportJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb00101020202030300001010202030303040
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January at Santa Ynez Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January at Santa Ynez AirportJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 123:33 PMDec 123:33 PMDec 264:34 PMDec 264:34 PMJan 113:58 AMJan 113:58 AMJan 259:55 AMJan 259:55 AMFeb 93:00 PMFeb 93:00 PMFeb 244:31 AMFeb 244:31 AM6:53 AM6:53 AM4:31 PM4:31 PM4:35 PM4:35 PM8:01 AM8:01 AM7:40 AM7:40 AM5:29 PM5:29 PM4:24 PM4:24 PM7:24 AM7:24 AM7:01 AM7:01 AM5:34 PM5:34 PM5:17 PM5:17 PM6:56 AM6:56 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
74%-10:50 AMW10:29 PME4:14 AMS251,594 mi
2
65%-11:13 AMW11:24 PME4:53 AMS251,299 mi
3
50%-11:36 AMW-5:32 AMS250,180 mi
4
46%12:20 AME12:00 PMW-6:11 AMS248,242 mi
5
36%1:18 AMESE12:26 PMWSW-6:53 AMS245,558 mi
6
26%2:19 AMESE12:56 PMWSW-7:38 AMS242,276 mi
7
17%3:24 AMESE1:32 PMWSW-8:28 AMS238,616 mi
8
10%4:31 AMESE2:16 PMWSW-9:23 AMS234,865 mi
9
4%5:39 AMSE3:11 PMSW-10:25 AMS231,352 mi
10
1%6:43 AMSE4:16 PMSW-11:30 AMS228,410 mi
11
0%7:40 AMESE5:29 PMWSW-12:35 PMS226,317 mi
12
3%8:29 AMESE6:45 PMWSW-1:37 PMS225,243 mi
13
8%9:09 AMESE8:00 PMWSW-2:34 PMS225,217 mi
14
16%9:43 AMESE9:12 PMW-3:27 PMS226,143 mi
15
26%10:14 AME10:22 PMW-4:16 PMS227,834 mi
16
38%10:42 AME11:30 PMW-5:04 PMS230,059 mi
17
50%11:11 AME--5:51 PMS232,590 mi
18
60%-12:37 AMWNW11:41 AMENE6:39 PMS235,234 mi
19
71%-1:44 AMWNW12:14 PMENE7:29 PMS237,850 mi
20
80%-2:51 AMWNW12:52 PMENE8:22 PMS240,350 mi
21
88%-3:57 AMWNW1:36 PMENE9:16 PMS242,686 mi
22
94%-4:59 AMNW2:27 PMNE10:11 PMS244,840 mi
23
98%-5:55 AMNW3:24 PMNE11:05 PMS246,798 mi
24
100%-6:43 AMWNW4:24 PMENE11:57 PMS248,538 mi
25
100%-7:24 AMWNW5:25 PMENE--
26
100%-7:58 AMWNW6:25 PMENE12:45 AMS250,017 mi
27
98%-8:27 AMWNW7:24 PMENE1:29 AMS251,169 mi
28
94%-8:53 AMWNW8:20 PME2:11 AMS251,909 mi
29
88%-9:16 AMW9:16 PME2:50 AMS252,136 mi
30
81%-9:39 AMW10:11 PME3:29 AMS251,751 mi
31
73%-10:02 AMW11:08 PMESE4:07 AMS250,673 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Santa Ynez Airport is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 28, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January at Santa Ynez Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in January at Santa Ynez AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 10%Jan 10%Jan 310%Jan 310%Jan 110%Jan 110%Jan 210%Jan 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Santa Ynez Airport is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 8.4 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on April 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.1 miles per hour, while on August 9, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.3 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during January is 8.3 miles per hour on January 13.

Average Wind Speed in January at Santa Ynez Airport

Average Wind Speed in January at Santa Ynez AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphDecFebJan 138.3 mphJan 138.3 mphJan 18.4 mphJan 18.4 mphJan 318.6 mphJan 318.6 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Santa Ynez Airport throughout January is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 44% on January 22.

Wind Direction in January at Santa Ynez Airport

Wind Direction in January at Santa Ynez AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebeastnorthwestsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Santa Ynez Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Santa Ynez Airport is essentially constant during January, remaining around 57°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in January at Santa Ynez Airport

Average Water Temperature in January at Santa Ynez AirportJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313153°F53°F54°F54°F55°F55°F56°F56°F57°F57°F58°F58°F59°F59°F60°F60°F61°F61°F62°F62°F63°F63°FDecFebJan 157°FJan 157°FJan 3157°FJan 3157°FJan 1157°FJan 1157°FJan 2157°FJan 2157°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen at Santa Ynez Airport over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 1, with a 62% chance.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January at Santa Ynez Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January at Santa Ynez Airportgrowing seasonJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb62%Jan 162%Jan 185%Jan 3185%Jan 3167%Jan 1167%Jan 1176%Jan 2176%Jan 2190%Feb 890%Feb 8very coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Santa Ynez Airport are gradually increasing during January, increasing by 94°F, from 3°F to 97°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in January at Santa Ynez Airport

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Santa Ynez Airport is gradually increasing during January, rising by 0.7 kWh, from 2.9 kWh to 3.5 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January at Santa Ynez Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January at Santa Ynez AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWh6.0 kWh6.0 kWhDecFebJan 12.9 kWhJan 12.9 kWhJan 313.5 kWhJan 313.5 kWhJan 113.0 kWhJan 113.0 kWhJan 213.2 kWhJan 213.2 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Santa Ynez Airport are 34.607 deg latitude, -120.077 deg longitude, and 659 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Santa Ynez Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 404 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 611 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (4,255 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,451 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Santa Ynez Airport is covered by grassland (65%) and cropland (30%), within 10 miles by grassland (47%) and shrubs (28%), and within 50 miles by water (41%) and shrubs (28%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Santa Ynez Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Santa Ynez Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport; Lompoc Airport; Santa Maria Airport; Lompoc, Vandenberg Air Force Base; Vandenberg Range; San Luis Obispo County Airport; Oxnard Airport; and Camarillo Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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