Gastonia weather in January: Gastonia, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Gastonia in January has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 43°F, holding near 53°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 3.34 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 0°C, 85 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationGastonia Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00053870
- Location35.20°N 81.16°W
- Elevation797 ft (243 m)
- Population85,535
- Jan 53° 33°
- Feb 58° 36°
- Mar 65° 42°
- Apr 74° 50°
- May 81° 58°
- Jun 88° 67°
- Jul 91° 70°
- Aug 89° 69°
- Sep 83° 63°
- Oct 74° 51°
- Nov 64° 41°
- Dec 56° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Gastonia in January?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 42.9°F. January is 2.9°F cooler than December and 3.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Gastonia and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 54°F on January 1 to 55°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 40°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% |
| January 8 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% |
| January 15 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% |
| January 22 | 53°F | 32°F | 32% | 20% |
| January 31 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 20% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 13)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 53°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 53°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 53°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 53°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 53°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 53°F | 32°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 53°F | 32°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 53°F | 32°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 53°F | 32°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 53°F | 32°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 53°F | 32°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 54°F | 33°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 54°F | 33°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 33°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.34 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 18
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 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 USW00053870; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Gastonia in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around January 31 (33%). In all, 3.34 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Gastonia, 18 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053870.
What are the records for January in Gastonia?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1999) is 78°F, on January 29, 2002; the coldest is 2°F, on January 24, 2003. The wettest January brought 7.88 in (2024).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.9°F: 2021 44.2°F (+1.3), 2022 39.7°F (−3.2), 2023 47.9°F (+5.0), 2024 42.3°F (−0.6), 2025 37.0°F (−5.9), 2026 40.4°F (−2.5). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.2°F | +1.3°F | 4.08 in |
| 2022 | 39.7°F | −3.2°F | 3.80 in |
| 2023 | 47.9°F | +5.0°F | 6.00 in |
| 2024 | 42.3°F | −0.6°F | 7.88 in |
| 2025 | 37.0°F | −5.9°F | 1.13 in |
| 2026 | 40.4°F | −2.5°F | 0.58 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053870; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053870. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Gastonia 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; Gastonia's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Gastonia in December56°F by day, 36°F at night
- Gastonia in February58°F by day, 36°F at night
- Gastonia 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