Lexington weather in January: Lexington, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Lexington in January has a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 28°F, a daily mean of 40°F, holding near 52°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 3.75 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of −2°C, 95 mm of precipitation and 5 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationLexington
- Station IDUSC00314970
- Location35.85°N 80.26°W
- Elevation760 ft (232 m)
- Population19,904
- Jan 52° 28°
- Feb 56° 31°
- Mar 64° 37°
- Apr 73° 45°
- May 80° 55°
- Jun 86° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 88° 66°
- Sep 82° 60°
- Oct 73° 47°
- Nov 62° 36°
- Dec 54° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lexington in January?
The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 28°F, for a daily mean of 39.7°F. January is 2.6°F cooler than December and 3.6°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Lexington and the 7th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 51°F on January 1 to 53°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.5°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 51°F | 29°F | 30% | 20% |
| January 8 | 51°F | 28°F | 30% | 20% |
| January 15 | 51°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% |
| January 22 | 52°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% |
| January 31 | 53°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 14)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 51°F | 29°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 51°F | 29°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 51°F | 29°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 51°F | 29°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 51°F | 28°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 51°F | 28°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 51°F | 28°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 51°F | 28°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 51°F | 28°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 51°F | 28°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 51°F | 28°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 51°F | 28°F | 30% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 51°F | 28°F | 30% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 51°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 51°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 51°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 51°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 51°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 51°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 51°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 52°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 52°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 52°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 52°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 52°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 52°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 52°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 52°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 53°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 53°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 53°F | 28°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 52°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 28°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.75 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21
- 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 USC00314970; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Lexington in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around January 1 (30%). In all, 3.75 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Lexington, 21 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 2.0 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00314970.
What are the records for January in Lexington?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1902) is 79°F, on January 28, 1944; the coldest is −6°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 8.71 in (1978); the snowiest, 13.5 inches (1966).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 39.7°F: 2021 39.9°F (+0.2), 2022 38.5°F (−1.2), 2023 45.8°F (+6.1), 2024 40.0°F (+0.3). 3 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39.9°F | +0.2°F | 3.09 in |
| 2022 | 38.5°F | −1.2°F | 3.35 in |
| 2023 | 45.8°F | +6.1°F | 4.58 in |
| 2024 | 40.0°F | +0.3°F | 1.21 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00314970; recent months: ACIS, station USC00314970. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Lexington 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; Lexington's is 52°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Lexington in December54°F by day, 31°F at night
- Lexington in February56°F by day, 31°F at night
- Lexington 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