Rock Hill weather in January: Rock Hill, South Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Rock Hill in January has a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 31°F, a daily mean of 42°F, holding near 52°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 3.47 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of −1°C, 88 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationRock Hill York County Airport
- Station IDUSW00053871
- Location34.99°N 81.06°W
- Elevation669 ft (204 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population75,798
- Jan 52° 31°
- Feb 57° 34°
- Mar 64° 40°
- Apr 74° 48°
- May 80° 57°
- Jun 87° 66°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 83° 62°
- Oct 73° 49°
- Nov 63° 39°
- Dec 55° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Rock Hill in January?
The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 31°F, for a daily mean of 41.6°F. January is 2.6°F cooler than December and 3.5°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Rock Hill and the 7th 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 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 38°F and 45°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% |
| January 8 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% |
| January 15 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% |
| January 22 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% |
| January 31 | 54°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 15)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 53°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 53°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 53°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 53°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 53°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 53°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 53°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 53°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 53°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 54°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 52°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 31°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.47 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 19
- 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 USW00053871; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Rock Hill in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around January 1 (35%). In all, 3.47 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Rock Hill, 19 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053871.
What are the records for January in Rock Hill?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1999) is 78°F, on January 30, 2002; the coldest is 4°F, on January 24, 2003. The wettest January brought 8.48 in (2024).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 41.6°F: 2021 41.9°F (+0.3), 2022 40.7°F (−0.9), 2023 47.9°F (+6.3), 2024 42.1°F (+0.5), 2025 36.5°F (−5.1), 2026 40.1°F (−1.5). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41.9°F | +0.3°F | 3.75 in |
| 2022 | 40.7°F | −0.9°F | 4.14 in |
| 2023 | 47.9°F | +6.3°F | 5.43 in |
| 2024 | 42.1°F | +0.5°F | 8.48 in |
| 2025 | 36.5°F | −5.1°F | 1.77 in |
| 2026 | 40.1°F | −1.5°F | 0.86 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053871; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053871. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Rock Hill compare across South Carolina?
Across the 73 places PlainClimate covers in South Carolina, January normal highs run from 45°F in Caesars Head to 62°F in Hampton; Rock Hill's is 52°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Rock Hill in December55°F by day, 33°F at night
- Rock Hill in February57°F by day, 34°F at night
- Rock Hill through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- South Carolina in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Hampton: South Carolina's warmest Januarynormal high 62°F