Boone weather in January: Boone, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Boone in January has a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 22°F, a daily mean of 32°F, holding near 41°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal January, 4.39 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 5°C and low of −6°C, 112 mm of precipitation and 17 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationBoone (1 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00310982
- Location36.21°N 81.65°W
- Elevation3,100 ft (945 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population20,080
- Jan 41° 22°
- Feb 45° 24°
- Mar 52° 29°
- Apr 62° 37°
- May 69° 46°
- Jun 76° 54°
- Jul 79° 58°
- Aug 78° 56°
- Sep 72° 50°
- Oct 63° 39°
- Nov 53° 30°
- Dec 45° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Boone in January?
The normal high is 41°F and the normal low 22°F, for a daily mean of 31.5°F. January is 3.4°F cooler than December and 2.7°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Boone and the 10th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 28°F and 35°F.
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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 42°F | 23°F | 39% | 24% |
| January 8 | 41°F | 22°F | 39% | 23% |
| January 15 | 41°F | 21°F | 38% | 23% |
| January 22 | 41°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% |
| January 31 | 42°F | 22°F | 38% | 23% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 20)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 42°F | 23°F | 39% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 42°F | 23°F | 39% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 42°F | 23°F | 39% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 42°F | 22°F | 39% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 42°F | 22°F | 39% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 42°F | 22°F | 39% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 41°F | 22°F | 39% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 41°F | 22°F | 39% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 41°F | 22°F | 39% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 41°F | 22°F | 39% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 41°F | 22°F | 39% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 41°F | 22°F | 39% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 41°F | 22°F | 39% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 41°F | 21°F | 39% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 41°F | 21°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 41°F | 21°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 41°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 41°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 41°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 41°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 41°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 41°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 41°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 41°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 41°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 42°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 42°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 42°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 42°F | 21°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 42°F | 22°F | 38% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 42°F | 22°F | 38% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 41°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 22°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.39 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 6.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00310982; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Boone in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around January 2 (39%). In all, 4.39 in falls on 12 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Boone, 25 nights fall to freezing, 7 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 6.6 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 7 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00310982.
What are the records for January in Boone?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1980) is 70°F, on January 31, 2002; the coldest is −24°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 12.27 in (1995); the snowiest, 36.0 inches (1987).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 31.5°F: 2021 32.8°F (+1.3), 2022 29.8°F (−1.7), 2023 38.4°F (+6.9), 2024 30.7°F (−0.8), 2025 26.2°F (−5.3), 2026 30.8°F (−0.7). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32.8°F | +1.3°F | 2.73 in |
| 2022 | 29.8°F | −1.7°F | 2.89 in |
| 2023 | 38.4°F | +6.9°F | 3.40 in |
| 2024 | 30.7°F | −0.8°F | 8.68 in |
| 2025 | 26.2°F | −5.3°F | 2.13 in |
| 2026 | 30.8°F | −0.7°F | 2.35 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00310982; recent months: ACIS, station USC00310982. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Boone 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; Boone's is 41°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.