Murphy weather in January: Murphy, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Murphy in January has a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 25°F, a daily mean of 38°F, holding near 50°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal January, 5.10 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −4°C, 130 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationMurphy (4 mi ESE)
- Station IDUSC00316001
- Location35.07°N 83.97°W
- Elevation1,600 ft (488 m)
- Population1,693
- Jan 50° 25°
- Feb 54° 28°
- Mar 62° 34°
- Apr 71° 41°
- May 78° 51°
- Jun 84° 59°
- Jul 87° 63°
- Aug 86° 62°
- Sep 81° 56°
- Oct 72° 43°
- Nov 61° 33°
- Dec 53° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Murphy in January?
The normal high is 50°F and the normal low 25°F, for a daily mean of 37.5°F. January is 3.0°F cooler than December and 3.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Murphy and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 50°F on January 1 to 51°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 34°F and 41°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 50°F | 26°F | 39% | 30% |
| January 8 | 50°F | 26°F | 39% | 29% |
| January 15 | 50°F | 25°F | 37% | 28% |
| January 22 | 50°F | 25°F | 36% | 28% |
| January 31 | 51°F | 25°F | 36% | 28% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 19)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 50°F | 26°F | 39% | 30% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 50°F | 26°F | 39% | 30% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 50°F | 26°F | 39% | 29% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 50°F | 26°F | 39% | 29% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 50°F | 26°F | 39% | 29% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 50°F | 26°F | 39% | 29% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 50°F | 26°F | 39% | 29% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 50°F | 26°F | 39% | 29% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 50°F | 26°F | 38% | 29% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 50°F | 25°F | 38% | 29% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 50°F | 25°F | 38% | 29% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 50°F | 25°F | 38% | 29% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 50°F | 25°F | 38% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 50°F | 25°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 50°F | 25°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 50°F | 25°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 50°F | 25°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 50°F | 25°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 50°F | 25°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 50°F | 25°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 50°F | 25°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 50°F | 25°F | 36% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 50°F | 25°F | 36% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 50°F | 25°F | 36% | 28% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 50°F | 25°F | 36% | 28% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 50°F | 25°F | 36% | 28% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 50°F | 25°F | 36% | 28% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 50°F | 25°F | 36% | 28% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 50°F | 25°F | 36% | 28% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 51°F | 25°F | 36% | 28% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 51°F | 25°F | 36% | 28% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 50°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 25°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.10 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- 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 USC00316001; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Murphy in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around January 1 (39%). In all, 5.10 in falls on 12 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Murphy, 22 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.8 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00316001.
What are the records for January in Murphy?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1873) is 76°F, on January 1, 1985; the coldest is −10°F, on January 9, 1970. The wettest January brought 13.90 in (1996); the snowiest, 15.0 inches (1877).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 37.5°F: 2021 40.0°F (+2.5), 2022 36.6°F (−0.9), 2023 43.4°F (+5.9), 2024 35.3°F (−2.2), 2025 30.7°F (−6.8). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.0°F | +2.5°F | 4.02 in |
| 2022 | 36.6°F | −0.9°F | 4.68 in |
| 2023 | 43.4°F | +5.9°F | 7.87 in |
| 2024 | 35.3°F | −2.2°F | 8.46 in |
| 2025 | 30.7°F | −6.8°F | 2.07 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00316001; recent months: ACIS, station USC00316001. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Murphy 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; Murphy's is 50°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Murphy in December53°F by day, 28°F at night
- Murphy in February54°F by day, 28°F at night
- Murphy 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