Cape Hatteras Airport weather in January: Cape Hatteras Airport, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Cape Hatteras Airport in January has a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 41°F, a daily mean of 48°F, holding near 55°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 4.91 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 5°C, 125 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationCape Hatteras Airport
- Station IDUSW00093729
- Location35.23°N 75.62°W
- Elevation11 ft (3 m)
- Jan 55° 41°
- Feb 57° 42°
- Mar 61° 46°
- Apr 69° 54°
- May 77° 63°
- Jun 84° 71°
- Jul 87° 75°
- Aug 87° 74°
- Sep 83° 71°
- Oct 75° 61°
- Nov 66° 52°
- Dec 59° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cape Hatteras Airport in January?
The normal high is 55°F and the normal low 41°F, for a daily mean of 48.0°F. January is 4.1°F cooler than December and 1.1°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Cape Hatteras Airport and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 57°F on January 1 to 55°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 45°F and 51°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 57°F | 42°F | 36% | 23% |
| January 8 | 56°F | 41°F | 35% | 23% |
| January 15 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% |
| January 22 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% |
| January 31 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 24)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 57°F | 42°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 57°F | 42°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 56°F | 42°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 56°F | 42°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 56°F | 41°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 56°F | 41°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 56°F | 41°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 56°F | 41°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 56°F | 41°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 56°F | 41°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 55°F | 41°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 55°F | 41°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 55°F | 41°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 55°F | 41°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 55°F | 40°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 55°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 41°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.91 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 7
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093729; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Cape Hatteras Airport 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, 4.91 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Cape Hatteras Airport, 7 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093729.
How humid and windy is Cape Hatteras Airport in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 50°F with 66% relative humidity and a dew point of 39°F; at 6 a.m. it is 44°F with 78% humidity. The wind averages 9.6 mph, most often from the west-northwest in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 44°F | 38°F | 78% | 9.4 mph | – |
| 9 a.m. | 46°F | 38°F | 73% | 9.8 mph | – |
| noon | 49°F | 38°F | 67% | 10.2 mph | – |
| 3 p.m. | 50°F | 39°F | 66% | 10.3 mph | – |
| 6 p.m. | 47°F | 39°F | 74% | 9.2 mph | – |
| 9 p.m. | 46°F | 39°F | 76% | 9.4 mph | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093729. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for January in Cape Hatteras Airport?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1957) is 75°F, on January 4, 1972; the coldest is 6°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 12.45 in (1991); the snowiest, 12.0 inches (2003).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 48.0°F: 2021 46.0°F (−2.0), 2022 46.0°F (−2.0), 2023 51.0°F (+3.0), 2024 48.5°F (+0.5), 2025 41.4°F (−6.6), 2026 46.6°F (−1.4). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.0°F | −2.0°F | 7.47 in |
| 2022 | 46.0°F | −2.0°F | 7.10 in |
| 2023 | 51.0°F | +3.0°F | 3.76 in |
| 2024 | 48.5°F | +0.5°F | 2.27 in |
| 2025 | 41.4°F | −6.6°F | 2.93 in |
| 2026 | 46.6°F | −1.4°F | 2.62 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093729; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093729. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Cape Hatteras Airport 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; Cape Hatteras Airport's is 55°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Cape Hatteras Airport in December59°F by day, 45°F at night
- Cape Hatteras Airport in February57°F by day, 42°F at night
- Cape Hatteras Airport 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