Highlands weather in January: Highlands, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Highlands in January has a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 33°F, holding near 42°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal January, 7.99 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −5°C, 203 mm of precipitation and 7 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationHighlands
- Station IDUSC00314055
- Location35.06°N 83.20°W
- Elevation3,850 ft (1,174 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population1,119
- Jan 42° 24°
- Feb 46° 26°
- Mar 54° 32°
- Apr 62° 39°
- May 69° 47°
- Jun 75° 54°
- Jul 78° 58°
- Aug 76° 57°
- Sep 71° 51°
- Oct 63° 41°
- Nov 53° 32°
- Dec 45° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Highlands in January?
The normal high is 42°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 33.1°F. January is 3.0°F cooler than December and 3.2°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Highlands and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 42°F on January 1 to 43°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 30°F and 37°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 47%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 42°F | 25°F | 47% | 30% |
| January 8 | 42°F | 24°F | 46% | 29% |
| January 15 | 42°F | 24°F | 45% | 28% |
| January 22 | 42°F | 24°F | 44% | 28% |
| January 31 | 43°F | 24°F | 45% | 28% |
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 | 42°F | 25°F | 47% | 30% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 42°F | 25°F | 47% | 30% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 42°F | 25°F | 47% | 29% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 42°F | 25°F | 46% | 29% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 42°F | 25°F | 46% | 29% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 42°F | 24°F | 46% | 29% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 42°F | 24°F | 46% | 29% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 42°F | 24°F | 46% | 29% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 42°F | 24°F | 46% | 29% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 42°F | 24°F | 46% | 29% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 42°F | 24°F | 46% | 29% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 42°F | 24°F | 45% | 29% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 42°F | 24°F | 45% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 42°F | 24°F | 45% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 42°F | 24°F | 45% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 42°F | 24°F | 45% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 42°F | 24°F | 45% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 42°F | 24°F | 45% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 42°F | 24°F | 44% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 42°F | 24°F | 44% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 42°F | 24°F | 44% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 42°F | 24°F | 44% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 42°F | 24°F | 44% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 43°F | 24°F | 44% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 43°F | 24°F | 44% | 28% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 43°F | 24°F | 44% | 28% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 43°F | 24°F | 44% | 28% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 43°F | 24°F | 44% | 28% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 43°F | 24°F | 44% | 28% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 43°F | 24°F | 45% | 28% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 43°F | 24°F | 45% | 28% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 42°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 24°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 7.99 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 24
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00314055; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Highlands in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 45% on average, highest around January 1 (47%). In all, 7.99 in falls on 14 days of a normal January, 3 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Highlands, 24 nights fall to freezing, 5 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 2.6 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 3 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00314055.
What are the records for January in Highlands?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 75°F, on January 15, 1932; the coldest is −14°F, on January 13, 1895. The wettest January brought 19.05 in (1998); the snowiest, 19.5 inches (1996).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 33.1°F: 2021 34.8°F (+1.7), 2022 31.2°F (−1.9), 2023 37.1°F (+4.0), 2024 32.6°F (−0.5), 2025 27.7°F (−5.4), 2026 31.1°F (−2.0). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34.8°F | +1.7°F | 6.92 in |
| 2022 | 31.2°F | −1.9°F | 5.98 in |
| 2023 | 37.1°F | +4.0°F | 10.56 in |
| 2024 | 32.6°F | −0.5°F | 17.15 in |
| 2025 | 27.7°F | −5.4°F | 2.54 in |
| 2026 | 31.1°F | −2.0°F | 7.38 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00314055; recent months: ACIS, station USC00314055. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Highlands 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; Highlands's is 42°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Highlands in December45°F by day, 27°F at night
- Highlands in February46°F by day, 26°F at night
- Highlands 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