Statesville weather in January: Statesville, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Statesville in January has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 26°F, a daily mean of 38°F, holding near 49°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 3.71 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of −3°C, 94 mm of precipitation and 6 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationStatesville (2 mi NNE)
- Station IDUSC00318292
- Location35.81°N 80.88°W
- Elevation803 ft (245 m)
- Population31,693
- Jan 49° 26°
- Feb 53° 28°
- Mar 61° 35°
- Apr 70° 44°
- May 77° 54°
- Jun 84° 63°
- Jul 87° 67°
- Aug 86° 65°
- Sep 80° 59°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 60° 34°
- Dec 52° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Statesville in January?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 26°F, for a daily mean of 37.6°F. January is 2.6°F cooler than December and 3.0°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Statesville and the 8th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 49°F on January 1 to 50°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 34°F and 41°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 | 49°F | 27°F | 34% | 23% |
| January 8 | 49°F | 27°F | 33% | 22% |
| January 15 | 48°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% |
| January 22 | 49°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% |
| January 31 | 50°F | 27°F | 33% | 21% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 17)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 49°F | 27°F | 34% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 49°F | 27°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 49°F | 27°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 49°F | 27°F | 33% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 49°F | 27°F | 33% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 49°F | 27°F | 33% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 49°F | 27°F | 33% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 49°F | 27°F | 33% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 49°F | 27°F | 33% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 48°F | 26°F | 33% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 48°F | 26°F | 33% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 48°F | 26°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 48°F | 26°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 48°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 48°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 48°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 49°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 49°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 49°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 49°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 49°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 49°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 49°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 49°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 49°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 49°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 49°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 49°F | 26°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 50°F | 26°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 50°F | 26°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 50°F | 27°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 26°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.71 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.4 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- 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 USC00318292; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Statesville in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around January 1 (34%). In all, 3.71 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Statesville, 22 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 2.4 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 USC00318292.
What are the records for January in Statesville?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1901) is 81°F, on January 28, 1944; the coldest is −8°F, on January 31, 1966. The wettest January brought 10.06 in (1936); the snowiest, 19.0 inches (1966).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 37.6°F: 2021 37.5°F (−0.1), 2022 35.8°F (−1.8), 2023 43.3°F (+5.7), 2024 37.6°F (at normal), 2025 32.7°F (−4.9), 2026 35.5°F (−2.1). 1 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37.5°F | −0.1°F | 3.62 in |
| 2022 | 35.8°F | −1.8°F | 5.45 in |
| 2023 | 43.3°F | +5.7°F | 5.36 in |
| 2024 | 37.6°F | at normal | 7.64 in |
| 2025 | 32.7°F | −4.9°F | 0.79 in |
| 2026 | 35.5°F | −2.1°F | 2.16 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00318292; recent months: ACIS, station USC00318292. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Statesville 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; Statesville's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Statesville in December52°F by day, 29°F at night
- Statesville in February53°F by day, 28°F at night
- Statesville 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