Weather in January

[helenk]

I am thinking of treating myself to a short trip in January. What can I expect weather wise?

 

[DisneyCowgirl]

We were there in January last year and wore jeans and t-shirts and had jackets on-hand. Once the sun went down, it was chilly.

 

[figment_jii]

Weather can always be variable, but HydroGuy has a nice thread outlining general weather information for DLR:
http://www.disboards.com/threads/detailed-weather-data-for-dlr.1711391/#post-23004158

 

[Disney Kidd]

January can sometimes be HOT, espcially if there's Santa Ana. Just like the PP, it can be variable. Nighttime is usually chilly in the area, no matter what time of the year. It's sunny most of the days. Our cloudiest months are May and June.

 

[AddictedtoDoleWhip]

California is one of those states where it can be hot in the winter months or cold, it's never really consistent every year. Generally though its cold at night, and supposedly next year is an El Nino year which means we may have a wetter and cooler winter... we shall see.

 

[ClosetDisneyJunkie]

I love it down there during the winter. I've been early Feb but not January. I've done that a couple of times and each time I was in a t-shirt during the day (with shorts one time and jeans the other, a difference of maybe 5-8 degrees). Both times I was glad I'd brought a light jacket to the parks for nighttime and stashed it in a locker. Even a hoodie may be sufficient.

chilly is in the eye of the beholder. Even at night it still felt very comfortable to me with the addition of light sleeves.

 

[SMD]

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/anaheim-ca/92802/january-weather/38848_pc?monyr=1/1/2015&view=table
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/anaheim-ca/92802/january-weather/38848_pc?monyr=1/1/2014&view=table

I'll add that if the current drought eases then rain will be a lot more likely in addition to the temperature fluctuations.

 

[Disney Kidd]

I love it down there during the winter. I've been early Feb but not January. I've done that a couple of times and each time I was in a t-shirt during the day (with shorts one time and jeans the other, a difference of maybe 5-8 degrees). Both times I was glad I'd brought a light jacket to the parks for nighttime and stashed it in a locker. Even a hoodie may be sufficient.

chilly is in the eye of the beholder. Even at night it still felt very comfortable to me with the addition of light sleeves.

Anything under 70 is chilly to me lol.

 

[GatorChris]

Anything under 70 is chilly to me lol.

Haha! You SoCal kidds got it so rough

There can be cold snaps come through LA, but not very frequently. A normal day is wearing a t-shirt and jeans during the day and having a sweater handy for the evening. I've never experienced cold weather in SoCal. And since you're from PA, the "cold" of LA really won't bother you too much. No chilling to the bone on this coast!

 

[Sherry E]

We can definitely drop down to 30 degrees in winter, at night -- it is not uncommon at all. If not 30 degrees, then 40 degrees at night. A low daytime temperature might be 50 degrees, but more than likely 60-something or low 70s.

The El Nino rain (which was what Texas recently got slammed with) is looking more and more likely -- sometimes El Nino patterns will form and then dissipate, producing nothing very significant. However, this time it looks like El Nino is forming and is going to stick. It doesn't look like it is going to dissipate before winter. If it comes to fruition and produces the strong weather systems that are predicted, there will likely be a LOT of heavy, constant rain. We're not talking just light sprinkles, or showers that last 30 minutes and then go on their merry way. A strong El Nino will pack quite a punch, and since SoCal is not really prepared for such heavy rain on a constant basis, it will also cause lots of mayhem before it brings drought relief.

But... there is still time for El Nino to weaken a bit, or fizzle out completely. It doesn't look like that will happen, but we'll see!

 

[helenk]

Thank you for all your replies, it seems like Disneyland is not too different from Disneyworld in January. I've been to Florida twice in January, one year it was cold, the next time I went down I took all clothes for chilly weather and ended up buying my shelf some short sleeve tee shirts because it got so warm during the day. I would just like to go for my birthday which is towards the end of January, and I would expect the crowd levels to be light. I am going to have to weigh the pros and cons