Shelby weather in January: Shelby, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Shelby in January has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 27°F, a daily mean of 40°F, holding near 53°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 4.31 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of −3°C, 109 mm of precipitation and 5 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationShelby (2 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00317845
- Location35.31°N 81.57°W
- Elevation820 ft (250 m)
- Population22,778
- Jan 53° 27°
- Feb 57° 30°
- Mar 64° 36°
- Apr 73° 45°
- May 80° 54°
- Jun 87° 62°
- Jul 91° 66°
- Aug 89° 65°
- Sep 83° 58°
- Oct 74° 45°
- Nov 64° 35°
- Dec 55° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Shelby in January?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 27°F, for a daily mean of 39.8°F. January is 2.4°F cooler than December and 3.2°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Shelby and the 6th wettest, and the snowiest. 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 3.5°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 28°F | 32% | 23% |
| January 8 | 52°F | 27°F | 32% | 23% |
| January 15 | 52°F | 27°F | 32% | 22% |
| January 22 | 53°F | 27°F | 31% | 22% |
| January 31 | 54°F | 27°F | 30% | 21% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 16)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 53°F | 28°F | 32% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 53°F | 28°F | 32% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 53°F | 27°F | 32% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 53°F | 27°F | 32% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 52°F | 27°F | 32% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 52°F | 27°F | 32% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 52°F | 27°F | 32% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 52°F | 27°F | 32% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 52°F | 27°F | 32% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 52°F | 27°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 52°F | 27°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 52°F | 27°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 52°F | 27°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 52°F | 27°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 52°F | 27°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 52°F | 27°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 52°F | 27°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 52°F | 27°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 52°F | 27°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 53°F | 27°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 53°F | 27°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 53°F | 27°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 53°F | 27°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 53°F | 27°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 53°F | 27°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 53°F | 27°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 53°F | 27°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 53°F | 27°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 53°F | 27°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 54°F | 27°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 54°F | 27°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 27°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.31 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21
- 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 USC00317845; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Shelby in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around January 1 (32%). In all, 4.31 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Shelby, 21 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, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00317845.
What are the records for January in Shelby?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 81°F, on January 28, 1944; the coldest is −11°F, on January 31, 1966. The wettest January brought 10.21 in (1936); the snowiest, 16.2 inches (2003).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 39.8°F: 2021 40.2°F (+0.4), 2022 38.1°F (−1.7), 2023 45.6°F (+5.8), 2024 39.3°F (−0.5), 2025 34.9°F (−4.9), 2026 38.2°F (−1.6). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.2°F | +0.4°F | 3.58 in |
| 2022 | 38.1°F | −1.7°F | 4.73 in |
| 2023 | 45.6°F | +5.8°F | 6.60 in |
| 2024 | 39.3°F | −0.5°F | 8.74 in |
| 2025 | 34.9°F | −4.9°F | 0.94 in |
| 2026 | 38.2°F | −1.6°F | 1.97 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00317845; recent months: ACIS, station USC00317845. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Shelby 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; Shelby's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Shelby in December55°F by day, 29°F at night
- Shelby in February57°F by day, 30°F at night
- Shelby 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