Asheboro weather in January: Asheboro, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January

Asheboro in January has a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 29°F, a daily mean of 40°F, holding near 50°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 3.95 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −1°C, 100 mm of precipitation in January.

  • NOAA stationAsheboro (2 mi W)
  • Station IDUSC00310286
  • Location35.71°N 79.84°W
  • Elevation870 ft (265 m)
  • From the center1 miles
  • Population27,928
  1. Jan 50° 29°
  2. Feb 54° 32°
  3. Mar 62° 39°
  4. Apr 72° 47°
  5. May 78° 55°
  6. Jun 85° 63°
  7. Jul 88° 67°
  8. Aug 87° 66°
  9. Sep 81° 60°
  10. Oct 71° 48°
  11. Nov 61° 38°
  12. Dec 53° 32°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Asheboro in January?

The normal high is 50°F and the normal low 29°F, for a daily mean of 39.7°F. January is 2.9°F cooler than December and 3.5°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Asheboro and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 50°F on January 1 to 51°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 36°F and 43°F.

Asheboro in January, day by day: normal high and low

Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 36%).

Normal high and low on five days of January, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
January 150°F30°F36%23%
January 850°F30°F35%23%
January 1550°F29°F35%23%
January 2250°F29°F35%23%
January 3151°F30°F35%23%
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 14)
Asheboro: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of January
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
January 150°F30°F36%23%9 h 50 min
January 250°F30°F36%23%9 h 50 min
January 350°F30°F36%23%9 h 50 min
January 450°F30°F36%23%9 h 50 min
January 550°F30°F36%23%9 h 50 min
January 650°F30°F35%23%9 h 50 min
January 750°F30°F35%23%9 h 50 min
January 850°F30°F35%23%9 h 50 min
January 950°F29°F35%23%9 h 50 min
January 1050°F29°F35%23%9 h 50 min
January 1150°F29°F35%23%9 h 50 min
January 1250°F29°F35%23%10 h
January 1350°F29°F35%23%10 h
January 1450°F29°F35%23%10 h
January 1550°F29°F35%23%10 h
January 1650°F29°F35%23%10 h
January 1750°F29°F35%23%10 h
January 1850°F29°F35%23%10 h
January 1950°F29°F35%23%10 h
January 2050°F29°F35%23%10 h 10 min
January 2150°F29°F35%23%10 h 10 min
January 2250°F29°F35%23%10 h 10 min
January 2350°F29°F35%23%10 h 10 min
January 2450°F29°F35%23%10 h 10 min
January 2550°F29°F35%23%10 h 10 min
January 2651°F29°F35%23%10 h 10 min
January 2751°F29°F35%23%10 h 20 min
January 2851°F30°F35%23%10 h 20 min
January 2951°F30°F35%23%10 h 20 min
January 3051°F30°F35%23%10 h 20 min
January 3151°F30°F35%23%10 h 20 min
Normal high
50°FJanuary average
Normal low
29°FJanuary average
Precipitation
3.95 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
110.01 inch or more
Nights at 32°F or colder
19
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
Days at 70°F or more
1
Sunshine
75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00310286; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Asheboro in January?

On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around January 1 (36%). In all, 3.95 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal January in Asheboro, 19 nights fall to freezing and 2 days stay below freezing all day.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00310286.

What are the records for January in Asheboro?

The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1926) is 79°F, on January 28, 1944; the coldest is −8°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 8.72 in (1978); the snowiest, 22.3 inches (2000).

The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 39.7°F: 2021 39.5°F (−0.2), 2022 37.7°F (−2.0), 2023 46.4°F (+6.7), 2024 39.9°F (+0.2), 2025 35.4°F (−4.3). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.

Asheboro: January in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
JanuaryMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202139.5°F−0.2°F4.38 in
202237.7°F−2.0°F5.20 in
202346.4°F+6.7°F4.85 in
202439.9°F+0.2°F6.37 in
202535.4°F−4.3°F1.77 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00310286; recent months: ACIS, station USC00310286. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does January in Asheboro compare across North Carolina?

Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, January normal highs run from 35°F in Beech Mountain to 60°F in Southport; Asheboro's is 50°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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