Monroe weather in January: Monroe, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Monroe in January has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 42°F, holding near 53°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 3.00 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 0°C, 76 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationMonroe Airport
- Station IDUSW00053872
- Location35.02°N 80.62°W
- Elevation679 ft (207 m)
- Population40,054
- Jan 53° 32°
- Feb 57° 35°
- Mar 64° 41°
- Apr 73° 49°
- May 80° 57°
- Jun 87° 65°
- Jul 91° 69°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 83° 62°
- Oct 73° 50°
- Nov 63° 40°
- Dec 55° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Monroe in January?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 42.4°F. January is 2.4°F cooler than December and 3.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Monroe and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 53°F on January 1 to 54°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 39°F and 46°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 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% |
| January 8 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 19% |
| January 15 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% |
| January 22 | 53°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% |
| January 31 | 54°F | 33°F | 31% | 17% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 13)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 53°F | 32°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 53°F | 32°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 52°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 53°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 53°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 53°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 53°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 53°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 53°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 53°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 53°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 53°F | 32°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 53°F | 32°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 53°F | 32°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 54°F | 32°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 54°F | 33°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 54°F | 33°F | 31% | 17% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 32°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.00 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 18
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053872; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Monroe in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around January 1 (31%). In all, 3.00 in falls on 9 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Monroe, 18 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053872.
What are the records for January in Monroe?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1999) is 79°F, on January 29, 2002; the coldest is 7°F, on January 7, 2018. The wettest January brought 5.72 in (2024).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.4°F: 2021 42.8°F (+0.4), 2022 41.1°F (−1.3), 2023 49.3°F (+6.9), 2024 43.8°F (+1.4), 2025 37.5°F (−4.9), 2026 41.4°F (−1.0). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.8°F | +0.4°F | 3.72 in |
| 2022 | 41.1°F | −1.3°F | 4.14 in |
| 2023 | 49.3°F | +6.9°F | 4.75 in |
| 2024 | 43.8°F | +1.4°F | 5.72 in |
| 2025 | 37.5°F | −4.9°F | 1.57 in |
| 2026 | 41.4°F | −1.0°F | 0.66 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053872; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053872. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Monroe 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; Monroe's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Monroe in December55°F by day, 34°F at night
- Monroe in February57°F by day, 35°F at night
- Monroe 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