Greenville weather in January: Greenville, South Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Greenville in January has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 43°F, rising from 53°F on the 1st to 54°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 4.12 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 0°C, 105 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationGrnvl Spart International Airport
- Station IDUSW00003870
- Location34.88°N 82.22°W
- Elevation940 ft (287 m)
- Population74,371
- Jan 53° 32°
- Feb 57° 35°
- Mar 64° 41°
- Apr 73° 49°
- May 80° 58°
- Jun 87° 66°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 83° 62°
- Oct 73° 50°
- Nov 63° 40°
- Dec 55° 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 32°F, for a daily mean of 42.5°F. January is 2.3°F cooler than December and 3.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Greenville and the 5th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 53°F on January 1 to 54°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% |
| January 8 | 52°F | 32°F | 34% | 23% |
| January 15 | 52°F | 32°F | 34% | 22% |
| January 22 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% |
| January 31 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 22% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 15)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 52°F | 33°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 52°F | 32°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 52°F | 32°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 52°F | 32°F | 35% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 52°F | 32°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 52°F | 32°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 52°F | 32°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 52°F | 32°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 52°F | 32°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 52°F | 32°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 52°F | 32°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 52°F | 32°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 53°F | 32°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 53°F | 32°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 32°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.12 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- 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 USW00003870; 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 33% on average, highest around January 1 (35%). In all, 4.12 in falls on 10 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 USW00003870.
How humid and windy is Greenville in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 52°F with 40% relative humidity and a dew point of 28°F; at 6 a.m. it is 37°F with 72% humidity. The wind averages 7.4 mph, most often from the west-southwest in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 37°F | 28°F | 72% | 6.1 mph | 64% |
| 9 a.m. | 39°F | 29°F | 68% | 6.9 mph | 64% |
| noon | 48°F | 29°F | 47% | 9.0 mph | 65% |
| 3 p.m. | 52°F | 28°F | 40% | 10.1 mph | 65% |
| 6 p.m. | 48°F | 29°F | 47% | 8.2 mph | 66% |
| 9 p.m. | 43°F | 29°F | 58% | 6.6 mph | 64% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00003870. 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 Greenville?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1962) is 79°F, on January 31, 1975; the coldest is −6°F, on January 30, 1966. The wettest January brought 10.30 in (2024); the snowiest, 12.0 inches (1988).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.5°F: 2021 42.7°F (+0.2), 2022 40.5°F (−2.0), 2023 47.7°F (+5.2), 2024 41.3°F (−1.2), 2025 38.1°F (−4.4), 2026 41.0°F (−1.5). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.7°F | +0.2°F | 4.45 in |
| 2022 | 40.5°F | −2.0°F | 4.55 in |
| 2023 | 47.7°F | +5.2°F | 7.74 in |
| 2024 | 41.3°F | −1.2°F | 10.30 in |
| 2025 | 38.1°F | −4.4°F | 1.96 in |
| 2026 | 41.0°F | −1.5°F | 2.65 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003870; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003870. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Greenville compare across South Carolina?
Across the 73 places PlainClimate covers in South Carolina, January normal highs run from 45°F in Caesars Head to 62°F in Hampton; Greenville's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Greenville in December55°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
- South Carolina in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Hampton: South Carolina's warmest Januarynormal high 62°F