Hickory weather in January: Hickory, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Hickory in January has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 30°F, a daily mean of 40°F, holding near 49°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 3.81 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −1°C, 97 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationHickory Faa Airport
- Station IDUSW00003810
- Location35.74°N 81.38°W
- Elevation1,143 ft (348 m)
- Population45,081
- Jan 49° 30°
- Feb 53° 33°
- Mar 61° 40°
- Apr 70° 48°
- May 77° 56°
- Jun 84° 64°
- Jul 87° 68°
- Aug 86° 67°
- Sep 80° 61°
- Oct 70° 49°
- Nov 60° 39°
- Dec 52° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hickory in January?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 30°F, for a daily mean of 39.7°F. January is 2.5°F cooler than December and 3.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Hickory and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 49°F on January 1 to 50°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 36°F and 43°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 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 49°F | 31°F | 31% | 21% |
| January 8 | 49°F | 30°F | 31% | 21% |
| January 15 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% |
| January 22 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% |
| January 31 | 50°F | 31°F | 30% | 20% |
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 | 49°F | 31°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 49°F | 31°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 49°F | 31°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 49°F | 31°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 49°F | 31°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 49°F | 30°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 49°F | 30°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 49°F | 30°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 49°F | 30°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 49°F | 30°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 49°F | 30°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 49°F | 30°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 49°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 50°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 50°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 50°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 50°F | 30°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 50°F | 30°F | 30% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 50°F | 31°F | 30% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 50°F | 31°F | 30% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 30°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.81 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 19
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003810; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hickory in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around January 2 (31%). In all, 3.81 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Hickory, 19 nights fall to freezing and 2 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003810.
What are the records for January in Hickory?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1949) is 80°F, on January 10, 1949; the coldest is −8°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 8.52 in (2024); the snowiest, 25.0 inches (1987).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 39.7°F: 2021 40.0°F (+0.3), 2022 38.8°F (−0.9), 2023 45.9°F (+6.2), 2024 39.8°F (+0.1), 2025 36.0°F (−3.7), 2026 39.0°F (−0.8). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.0°F | +0.3°F | 3.73 in |
| 2022 | 38.8°F | −0.9°F | 4.66 in |
| 2023 | 45.9°F | +6.2°F | 5.15 in |
| 2024 | 39.8°F | +0.1°F | 8.52 in |
| 2025 | 36.0°F | −3.7°F | 1.26 in |
| 2026 | 39.0°F | −0.8°F | 2.98 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003810; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003810. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Hickory 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; Hickory's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Hickory in December52°F by day, 33°F at night
- Hickory in February53°F by day, 33°F at night
- Hickory 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