Sanford weather in January: Sanford, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Sanford in January has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 31°F, a daily mean of 42°F, rising from 53°F on the 1st to 55°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 3.61 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of −1°C, 92 mm of precipitation and 5 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationSanford (8 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00317656
- Location35.54°N 79.05°W
- Elevation262 ft (80 m)
- From the center8 miles
- Population32,971
- Jan 53° 31°
- Feb 57° 33°
- Mar 65° 39°
- Apr 75° 47°
- May 81° 56°
- Jun 87° 64°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 88° 67°
- Sep 83° 61°
- Oct 74° 49°
- Nov 63° 38°
- 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 Sanford in January?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 31°F, for a daily mean of 41.9°F. January is 2.3°F cooler than December and 3.1°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Sanford and the 6th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 53°F on January 1 to 55°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 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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 31°F | 30% | 20% |
| January 8 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% |
| January 15 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 20% |
| January 22 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 19% |
| January 31 | 55°F | 31°F | 28% | 19% |
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 | 53°F | 31°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 53°F | 31°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 53°F | 31°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 53°F | 31°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 54°F | 30°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 54°F | 30°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 54°F | 31°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 54°F | 31°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 54°F | 31°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 54°F | 31°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 54°F | 31°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 55°F | 31°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 31°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.61 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.8 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
- 2
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00317656; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Sanford in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around January 1 (30%). In all, 3.61 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Sanford, 19 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.8 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00317656.
What are the records for January in Sanford?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1972) is 80°F, on January 30, 2002; the coldest is −3°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 9.56 in (2000); the snowiest, 8.5 inches (1988).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 41.9°F: 2021 41.3°F (−0.6), 2022 40.1°F (−1.8), 2023 48.1°F (+6.2), 2024 43.1°F (+1.3), 2025 36.5°F (−5.4), 2026 41.8°F (−0.1). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41.3°F | −0.6°F | 2.93 in |
| 2022 | 40.1°F | −1.8°F | 5.45 in |
| 2023 | 48.1°F | +6.2°F | 2.86 in |
| 2024 | 43.1°F | +1.3°F | 4.45 in |
| 2025 | 36.5°F | −5.4°F | 0.71 in |
| 2026 | 41.8°F | −0.1°F | 0.84 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00317656; recent months: ACIS, station USC00317656. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Sanford 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; Sanford's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Sanford in December55°F by day, 33°F at night
- Sanford in February57°F by day, 33°F at night
- Sanford 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