Salisbury weather in January: Salisbury, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Salisbury in January has a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 29°F, a daily mean of 40°F, holding near 50°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 3.46 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −2°C, 88 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationSalisbury
- Station IDUSC00317615
- Location35.68°N 80.48°W
- Elevation700 ft (213 m)
- Population36,579
- Jan 50° 29°
- Feb 54° 32°
- Mar 62° 38°
- Apr 72° 48°
- May 78° 56°
- Jun 85° 65°
- Jul 88° 69°
- Aug 86° 67°
- Sep 81° 61°
- Oct 72° 48°
- Nov 61° 37°
- Dec 53° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Salisbury in January?
The normal high is 50°F and the normal low 29°F, for a daily mean of 39.6°F. January is 2.6°F cooler than December and 3.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Salisbury and the 8th wettest, and the snowiest. 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 3.5°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 28%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% |
| January 8 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% |
| January 15 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% |
| January 22 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% |
| January 31 | 51°F | 30°F | 28% | 19% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 10)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 50°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 51°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 51°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 51°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 51°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 51°F | 29°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 51°F | 30°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 51°F | 30°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 51°F | 30°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 50°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 29°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.46 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.4 inmonth total
- 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
- 1
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00317615; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Salisbury in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around January 23 (28%). In all, 3.46 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Salisbury, 19 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.4 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00317615.
What are the records for January in Salisbury?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 82°F, on January 15, 1937; the coldest is −11°F, on January 28, 1940. The wettest January brought 10.70 in (1936); the snowiest, 20.5 inches (1962).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 39.6°F: 2021 40.6°F (+1.0), 2022 39.9°F (+0.3), 2023 46.8°F (+7.2), 2024 42.2°F (+2.6), 2025 36.2°F (−3.4), 2026 39.5°F (−0.1). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.6°F | +1.0°F | 3.25 in |
| 2022 | 39.9°F | +0.3°F | 5.75 in |
| 2023 | 46.8°F | +7.2°F | 5.09 in |
| 2024 | 42.2°F | +2.6°F | 7.78 in |
| 2025 | 36.2°F | −3.4°F | 1.11 in |
| 2026 | 39.5°F | −0.1°F | 2.06 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00317615; recent months: ACIS, station USC00317615. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Salisbury 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; Salisbury's is 50°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Salisbury in December53°F by day, 32°F at night
- Salisbury in February54°F by day, 32°F at night
- Salisbury 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