Hendersonville weather in January: Hendersonville, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Hendersonville in January has a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 27°F, a daily mean of 37°F, holding near 48°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 5.28 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of −3°C, 134 mm of precipitation and 7 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationHendersonville (1 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00313976
- Location35.33°N 82.45°W
- Elevation2,160 ft (658 m)
- Population15,656
- Jan 48° 27°
- Feb 52° 29°
- Mar 59° 35°
- Apr 68° 43°
- May 75° 52°
- Jun 82° 60°
- Jul 85° 64°
- Aug 83° 63°
- Sep 78° 56°
- Oct 69° 45°
- Nov 59° 34°
- Dec 51° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hendersonville in January?
The normal high is 48°F and the normal low 27°F, for a daily mean of 37.3°F. January is 2.6°F cooler than December and 3.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Hendersonville and the 3rd wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 48°F on January 1 to 49°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 34°F and 41°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 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 48°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% |
| January 8 | 48°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% |
| January 15 | 48°F | 26°F | 33% | 23% |
| January 22 | 48°F | 26°F | 31% | 22% |
| January 31 | 49°F | 27°F | 30% | 22% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 16)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 48°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 48°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 48°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 48°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 48°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 48°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 48°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 48°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 48°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 48°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 48°F | 26°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 48°F | 26°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 48°F | 26°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 48°F | 26°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 48°F | 26°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 48°F | 26°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 48°F | 26°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 48°F | 26°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 48°F | 26°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 48°F | 26°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 48°F | 26°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 48°F | 26°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 48°F | 26°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 48°F | 26°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 49°F | 26°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 49°F | 26°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 49°F | 26°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 49°F | 27°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 49°F | 27°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 49°F | 27°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 49°F | 27°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 48°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 27°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.28 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00313976; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Hendersonville in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around January 2 (34%). In all, 5.28 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Hendersonville, 22 nights fall to freezing, 3 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 2.9 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00313976.
What are the records for January in Hendersonville?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1898) is 79°F, on January 25, 1943; the coldest is −14°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 12.40 in (1906); the snowiest, 22.0 inches (1966).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 37.3°F: 2021 38.0°F (+0.7), 2022 34.7°F (−2.6), 2023 42.4°F (+5.1), 2024 35.4°F (−1.9), 2025 31.4°F (−5.9), 2026 34.9°F (−2.4). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38.0°F | +0.7°F | 3.88 in |
| 2022 | 34.7°F | −2.6°F | 3.43 in |
| 2023 | 42.4°F | +5.1°F | 5.85 in |
| 2024 | 35.4°F | −1.9°F | 11.43 in |
| 2025 | 31.4°F | −5.9°F | 1.11 in |
| 2026 | 34.9°F | −2.4°F | 3.79 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00313976; recent months: ACIS, station USC00313976. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Hendersonville 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; Hendersonville's is 48°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Hendersonville in December51°F by day, 29°F at night
- Hendersonville in February52°F by day, 29°F at night
- Hendersonville 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