High Point weather in January: High Point, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January

High Point in January has a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 42°F, rising from 52°F on the 1st to 53°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 3.83 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of 0°C, 97 mm of precipitation and 3 cm of snow in January.

  • NOAA stationHigh Point
  • Station IDUSC00314063
  • Location35.97°N 79.97°W
  • Elevation900 ft (274 m)
  • From the center2 miles
  • Population118,601
  1. Jan 52° 32°
  2. Feb 56° 34°
  3. Mar 64° 41°
  4. Apr 74° 49°
  5. May 80° 58°
  6. Jun 87° 66°
  7. Jul 89° 69°
  8. Aug 88° 68°
  9. Sep 82° 62°
  10. Oct 73° 50°
  11. Nov 62° 41°
  12. Dec 54° 34°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is High Point in January?

The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 41.7°F. January is 2.4°F cooler than December and 3.5°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in High Point and the 7th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 52°F on January 1 to 53°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 38°F and 45°F.

High Point in January, day by day: normal high and low

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 36%).

Normal high and low on five days of January, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
January 152°F32°F36%23%
January 851°F32°F35%23%
January 1551°F31°F34%22%
January 2252°F32°F33%21%
January 3153°F32°F32%21%
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 12)
High Point: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of January
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
January 152°F32°F36%23%9 h 50 min
January 252°F32°F36%23%9 h 50 min
January 351°F32°F36%23%9 h 50 min
January 451°F32°F36%23%9 h 50 min
January 551°F32°F36%23%9 h 50 min
January 651°F32°F35%23%9 h 50 min
January 751°F32°F35%23%9 h 50 min
January 851°F32°F35%23%9 h 50 min
January 951°F32°F35%22%9 h 50 min
January 1051°F31°F35%22%9 h 50 min
January 1151°F31°F35%22%9 h 50 min
January 1251°F31°F35%22%9 h 50 min
January 1351°F31°F35%22%10 h
January 1451°F31°F35%22%10 h
January 1551°F31°F34%22%10 h
January 1651°F31°F34%22%10 h
January 1751°F31°F34%22%10 h
January 1852°F31°F34%22%10 h
January 1952°F31°F34%21%10 h
January 2052°F31°F34%21%10 h
January 2152°F31°F33%21%10 h 10 min
January 2252°F32°F33%21%10 h 10 min
January 2352°F32°F33%21%10 h 10 min
January 2452°F32°F33%21%10 h 10 min
January 2552°F32°F33%21%10 h 10 min
January 2652°F32°F33%21%10 h 10 min
January 2752°F32°F33%21%10 h 20 min
January 2853°F32°F32%21%10 h 20 min
January 2953°F32°F32%21%10 h 20 min
January 3053°F32°F32%21%10 h 20 min
January 3153°F32°F32%21%10 h 20 min
Normal high
52°FJanuary average
Normal low
32°FJanuary average
Precipitation
3.83 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
110.01 inch or more
Snowfall
1.3 inmonth total
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 USC00314063; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain or snow in High Point in January?

On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around January 1 (36%). In all, 3.83 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal January in High Point, 19 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.3 inches.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00314063.

What are the records for January in High Point?

The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1926) is 83°F, on January 30, 1947; the coldest is −7°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 9.70 in (1937); the snowiest, 25.0 inches (1966).

The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 41.7°F: 2021 40.6°F (−1.1), 2022 38.9°F (−2.8), 2023 47.7°F (+6.0), 2024 40.0°F (−1.7), 2025 35.9°F (−5.8), 2026 39.5°F (−2.2). 1 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

High Point: January in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
JanuaryMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202140.6°F−1.1°F4.04 in
202238.9°F−2.8°F5.31 in
202347.7°F+6.0°F4.43 in
202440.0°F−1.7°F7.87 in
202535.9°F−5.8°F1.03 in
202639.5°F−2.2°F1.61 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00314063; recent months: ACIS, station USC00314063. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does January in High Point 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; High Point's is 52°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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