Clayton weather in January: Clayton, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Clayton 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, 4.28 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of −1°C, 109 mm of precipitation and 6 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationClayton Water Treatment Plant
- Station IDUSC00311820
- Location35.64°N 78.46°W
- Elevation300 ft (91 m)
- Population31,732
- Jan 52° 30°
- Feb 56° 31°
- Mar 63° 37°
- Apr 73° 46°
- May 79° 56°
- Jun 86° 65°
- Jul 89° 69°
- Aug 87° 68°
- Sep 82° 62°
- Oct 73° 49°
- Nov 63° 38°
- Dec 55° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Clayton in January?
The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 30°F, for a daily mean of 40.7°F. January is 2.9°F cooler than December and 2.5°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Clayton and the 4th wettest, and the snowiest. 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 3.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 37°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 | 30°F | 34% | 24% |
| January 8 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% |
| January 15 | 52°F | 29°F | 33% | 24% |
| January 22 | 52°F | 29°F | 33% | 24% |
| January 31 | 53°F | 29°F | 32% | 23% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 24)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 52°F | 29°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 52°F | 29°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 52°F | 29°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 52°F | 29°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 52°F | 29°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 52°F | 29°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 52°F | 29°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 52°F | 29°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 52°F | 29°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 52°F | 29°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 52°F | 29°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 52°F | 29°F | 32% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 52°F | 29°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 52°F | 29°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 53°F | 29°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 53°F | 29°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 53°F | 29°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 53°F | 29°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 52°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 30°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.28 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.2 inmonth total
- 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
- 2
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00311820; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Clayton 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, 4.28 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Clayton, 20 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 2.2 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00311820.
What are the records for January in Clayton?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1955) is 80°F, on January 25, 1990; the coldest is −10°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 8.79 in (1987); the snowiest, 14.5 inches (2000).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 40.7°F: 2021 44.0°F (+3.3), 2023 52.3°F (+11.6), 2024 43.2°F (+2.5), 2025 35.7°F (−5.0), 2026 39.9°F (−0.8). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.0°F | +3.3°F | 5.66 in |
| 2023 | 52.3°F | +11.6°F | 3.88 in |
| 2024 | 43.2°F | +2.5°F | 4.25 in |
| 2025 | 35.7°F | −5.0°F | 1.63 in |
| 2026 | 39.9°F | −0.8°F | 1.13 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00311820; recent months: ACIS, station USC00311820. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Clayton 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; Clayton's is 52°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Clayton in December55°F by day, 32°F at night
- Clayton in February56°F by day, 31°F at night
- Clayton 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