Greenville weather in January: Greenville, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Greenville 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 11 days in a normal January, 3.91 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 1°C, 99 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationGreenville
- Station IDUSC00313638
- Location35.64°N 77.40°W
- Elevation32 ft (10 m)
- Population95,138
- Jan 53° 33°
- Feb 57° 35°
- Mar 64° 41°
- Apr 74° 50°
- May 81° 59°
- Jun 87° 67°
- Jul 90° 71°
- Aug 88° 70°
- Sep 83° 64°
- Oct 74° 52°
- Nov 64° 41°
- Dec 56° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Greenville in January?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 43.1°F. January is 2.8°F cooler than December and 2.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Greenville and the 7th wettest, and the snowiest. 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 40°F and 47°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 54°F | 34°F | 36% | 23% |
| January 8 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% |
| January 15 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% |
| January 22 | 53°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% |
| January 31 | 54°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% |
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 | 54°F | 34°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 53°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 53°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 53°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 53°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 53°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 53°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 53°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 54°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 54°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 54°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 54°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 54°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 54°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 33°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.91 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00313638; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Greenville in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around January 30 (37%). In all, 3.91 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Greenville, 16 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.6 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00313638.
What are the records for January in Greenville?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 82°F, on January 26, 1937; the coldest is −4°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 9.34 in (1987); the snowiest, 10.7 inches (1927).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 43.1°F: 2021 42.4°F (−0.8), 2022 40.2°F (−2.9), 2023 49.4°F (+6.3), 2024 45.7°F (+2.6), 2025 37.4°F (−5.7), 2026 41.6°F (−1.5). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.4°F | −0.8°F | 6.02 in |
| 2022 | 40.2°F | −2.9°F | 5.11 in |
| 2023 | 49.4°F | +6.3°F | 3.77 in |
| 2024 | 45.7°F | +2.6°F | 3.11 in |
| 2025 | 37.4°F | −5.7°F | 2.62 in |
| 2026 | 41.6°F | −1.5°F | 2.90 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00313638; recent months: ACIS, station USC00313638. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Greenville 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; Greenville's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Greenville in December56°F by day, 35°F at night
- Greenville in February57°F by day, 35°F at night
- Greenville 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