Elizabeth City weather in January: Elizabeth City, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Elizabeth City in January has a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 43°F, holding near 52°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 3.30 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of 1°C, 84 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationElizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station
- Station IDUSW00013786
- Location36.26°N 76.17°W
- Elevation13 ft (4 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population19,028
- Jan 52° 33°
- Feb 55° 35°
- Mar 61° 41°
- Apr 71° 49°
- May 78° 58°
- Jun 85° 67°
- Jul 88° 71°
- Aug 87° 70°
- Sep 82° 65°
- Oct 73° 53°
- Nov 63° 42°
- Dec 56° 37°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Elizabeth City in January?
The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 42.7°F. January is 3.3°F cooler than December and 2.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Elizabeth City and the 8th wettest. 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 39°F and 46°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 34°F | 30% | 19% |
| January 8 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% |
| January 15 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 19% |
| January 22 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% |
| January 31 | 53°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 14)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 34°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 53°F | 34°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 53°F | 34°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 53°F | 34°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 53°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 53°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 53°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 53°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 53°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 53°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 52°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 33°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.30 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013786; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Elizabeth City in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around January 31 (32%). In all, 3.30 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Elizabeth City, 16 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013786.
What are the records for January in Elizabeth City?
The warmest January temperature on Elizabeth City's official record (since 1934) is 80°F, on January 15, 1937; the coldest is −2°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 10.77 in (1987); the snowiest, 9.5 inches (2014).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.7°F: 2021 41.4°F (−1.3), 2022 39.8°F (−2.9), 2023 48.7°F (+6.0), 2024 44.3°F (+1.6), 2025 37.6°F (−5.1), 2026 39.9°F (−2.9). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41.4°F | −1.3°F | 4.68 in |
| 2022 | 39.8°F | −2.9°F | 4.94 in |
| 2023 | 48.7°F | +6.0°F | 4.02 in |
| 2024 | 44.3°F | +1.6°F | 2.55 in |
| 2025 | 37.6°F | −5.1°F | 1.78 in |
| 2026 | 39.9°F | −2.9°F | 2.04 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record ECGthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013786. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Elizabeth City 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; Elizabeth City's is 52°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Elizabeth City in December56°F by day, 37°F at night
- Elizabeth City in February55°F by day, 35°F at night
- Elizabeth City 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