Rocky Mount weather in January: Rocky Mount, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Rocky Mount in January has a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 31°F, a daily mean of 41°F, holding near 52°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 3.51 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of −1°C, 89 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationRocky Mount Wilson Airport
- Station IDUSW00093759
- Location35.85°N 77.89°W
- Elevation160 ft (49 m)
- Population54,541
- Jan 52° 31°
- Feb 55° 33°
- Mar 63° 39°
- Apr 73° 48°
- May 80° 56°
- Jun 87° 65°
- Jul 91° 69°
- Aug 88° 68°
- Sep 83° 62°
- Oct 73° 50°
- Nov 63° 39°
- 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 Rocky Mount in January?
The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 31°F, for a daily mean of 41.3°F. January is 2.8°F cooler than December and 2.6°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Rocky Mount and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 52°F on January 1 to 53°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 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 32°F | 33% | 19% |
| January 8 | 52°F | 31°F | 32% | 19% |
| January 15 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% |
| January 22 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% |
| January 31 | 53°F | 31°F | 34% | 21% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 18)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 32°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 52°F | 31°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 52°F | 31°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 52°F | 31°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 52°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 19% | 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 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 53°F | 31°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 52°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 31°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.51 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 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093759; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Rocky Mount in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around January 31 (34%). In all, 3.51 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Rocky Mount, 19 nights fall to freezing and 2 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093759.
What are the records for January in Rocky Mount?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 2000) is 78°F, on January 30, 2002; the coldest is 0°F, on January 7, 2018. The wettest January brought 5.44 in (2015).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 41.3°F: 2021 40.6°F (−0.7), 2022 39.2°F (−2.1), 2023 48.3°F (+7.0), 2024 44.7°F (+3.4), 2025 36.4°F (−4.9), 2026 39.5°F (−1.8). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.6°F | −0.7°F | 5.06 in |
| 2022 | 39.2°F | −2.1°F | 4.66 in |
| 2023 | 48.3°F | +7.0°F | 3.25 in |
| 2024 | 44.7°F | +3.4°F | 3.24 in |
| 2025 | 36.4°F | −4.9°F | 1.47 in |
| 2026 | 39.5°F | −1.8°F | 1.22 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093759; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093759. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Rocky Mount 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; Rocky Mount's is 52°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Rocky Mount in December55°F by day, 34°F at night
- Rocky Mount in February55°F by day, 33°F at night
- Rocky Mount 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