Burlington weather in January: Burlington, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Burlington in January has a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 30°F, a daily mean of 41°F, holding near 52°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 3.07 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of −1°C, 78 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationBurlington Alamance Airport
- Station IDUSW00093783
- Location36.05°N 79.48°W
- Elevation617 ft (188 m)
- Population61,365
- Jan 52° 30°
- Feb 56° 33°
- Mar 64° 39°
- Apr 74° 48°
- May 80° 57°
- Jun 88° 65°
- Jul 91° 70°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 83° 62°
- Oct 73° 49°
- Nov 63° 38°
- Dec 55° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Burlington in January?
The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 30°F, for a daily mean of 41.0°F. January is 2.8°F cooler than December and 3.2°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Burlington and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 52°F on January 1 to 53°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 38°F and 44°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 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% |
| January 8 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% |
| January 15 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% |
| January 22 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% |
| January 31 | 53°F | 31°F | 33% | 20% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 14)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 51°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 51°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 51°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 52°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 53°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 53°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 53°F | 30°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 53°F | 30°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 53°F | 31°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 52°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 30°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.07 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 20
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093783; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Burlington in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around January 1 (34%). In all, 3.07 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Burlington, 20 nights fall to freezing and 2 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093783.
What are the records for January in Burlington?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 87°F, on January 25, 2017; the coldest is 1°F, on January 28, 2000. The wettest January brought 6.53 in (2024).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 41.0°F: 2021 41.5°F (+0.5), 2022 37.2°F (−3.8), 2023 44.9°F (+3.9), 2024 40.5°F (−0.5), 2025 34.4°F (−6.6), 2026 37.2°F (−3.8). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41.5°F | +0.5°F | 3.79 in |
| 2022 | 37.2°F | −3.8°F | 5.12 in |
| 2023 | 44.9°F | +3.9°F | 3.89 in |
| 2024 | 40.5°F | −0.5°F | 6.53 in |
| 2025 | 34.4°F | −6.6°F | 2.07 in |
| 2026 | 37.2°F | −3.8°F | 0.80 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093783; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093783. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Burlington 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; Burlington's is 52°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Burlington in December55°F by day, 33°F at night
- Burlington in February56°F by day, 33°F at night
- Burlington through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Carolina in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Southport: North Carolina's warmest Januarynormal high 60°F