The average minimum temperature (usually the minimum temperature is noted during the night) in San Francisco in January is 7.0°C (44.6°F). The amount of rain in January is high with an average of 111mm (4.4in). The average maximum temperature lies around 14.0°C (57.2°F). With a water temperature of around 12.0°C (53.6°F), this is not the best month to swim. You will see the sun sometimes in this month, it has 185 hours of sun.

So what to wear in January? Visitors traveling to San Francisco should plan on bringing a totally waterproof rain jacket since it will be raining some days. Plan on layering your clothes. Some days or part of the day it will be nice and warm and some moments it can be a bit chilly.

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