Greenwood weather in January: Greenwood, South Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Greenwood in January has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 43°F, holding near 53°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 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 0°C, 99 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationGreenwood County Airport
- Station IDUSW00053874
- Location34.25°N 82.16°W
- Elevation631 ft (192 m)
- Population22,667
- Jan 53° 32°
- Feb 57° 35°
- Mar 65° 41°
- Apr 73° 48°
- May 81° 57°
- Jun 87° 65°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 83° 62°
- Oct 74° 49°
- Nov 63° 39°
- Dec 56° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Greenwood in January?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 42.6°F. January is 2.0°F cooler than December and 3.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Greenwood and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 53°F on January 1 to 55°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°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 | 32°F | 35% | 22% |
| January 8 | 53°F | 32°F | 34% | 21% |
| January 15 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 20% |
| January 22 | 54°F | 32°F | 33% | 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 11)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 32°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 53°F | 32°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 53°F | 32°F | 35% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 53°F | 32°F | 35% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 53°F | 32°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 53°F | 32°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 53°F | 32°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 53°F | 32°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 53°F | 32°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 53°F | 32°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 53°F | 32°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 53°F | 32°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 53°F | 32°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 53°F | 32°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 54°F | 32°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 54°F | 32°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 54°F | 32°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 54°F | 32°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 32°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.91 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- 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 USW00053874; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Greenwood 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, 3.91 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Greenwood, 16 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053874.
What are the records for January in Greenwood?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 2000) is 80°F, on January 29, 2002; the coldest is 7°F, on January 2, 2018. The wettest January brought 7.49 in (2023).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.6°F: 2021 42.8°F (+0.2), 2022 41.3°F (−1.3), 2023 48.1°F (+5.5), 2024 42.6°F (at normal), 2025 38.1°F (−4.5), 2026 42.8°F (+0.2). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.8°F | +0.2°F | 3.43 in |
| 2022 | 41.3°F | −1.3°F | 3.70 in |
| 2023 | 48.1°F | +5.5°F | 7.49 in |
| 2024 | 42.6°F | at normal | 6.54 in |
| 2025 | 38.1°F | −4.5°F | 1.85 in |
| 2026 | 42.8°F | +0.2°F | 1.18 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053874; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053874. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Greenwood 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; Greenwood's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Greenwood in December56°F by day, 34°F at night
- Greenwood in February57°F by day, 35°F at night
- Greenwood 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