Durham Weather in January
Average highs run from 38°F on January 1 to 37°F on January 31, and lows from 21°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.05 in over about 10 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 37°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 3.05 in
- Record high
- 71°FJan 6, 2007
- Record low
- -14°FJan 7, 2018
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 15 min to 10 h 03 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 87%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 7.2 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 38°F | 21°F | 58°F 2019 | -5°F 2018 | 36% |
| Jan 2 | 38°F | 21°F | 55°F 2000 | -6°F 2018 | 35% |
| Jan 3 | 38°F | 20°F | 59°F 2000 | -6°F 2014 | 35% |
| Jan 4 | 38°F | 20°F | 57°F 2000 | -9°F 2014 | 35% |
| Jan 5 | 38°F | 20°F | 57°F 2007 | 2°F 2014 | 35% |
| Jan 6 | 38°F | 20°F | 71°F 2007 | 3°F 2018 | 35% |
| Jan 7 | 38°F | 20°F | 62°F 2012 | -14°F 2018 | 35% |
| Jan 8 | 38°F | 20°F | 60°F 2008 | -2°F 2015 | 34% |
| Jan 9 | 37°F | 19°F | 65°F 2008 | -3°F 2017 | 34% |
| Jan 10 | 37°F | 19°F | 61°F 2016 | -3°F 2004 | 34% |
| Jan 11 | 37°F | 19°F | 62°F 2020 | -2°F 2004 | 34% |
| Jan 12 | 37°F | 19°F | 68°F 2020 | 4°F 2022 | 34% |
| Jan 13 | 37°F | 19°F | 60°F 2024 | 6°F 2001 | 33% |
| Jan 14 | 37°F | 19°F | 58°F 2005 | -3°F 2011 | 33% |
| Jan 15 | 37°F | 18°F | 50°F 2016 | -5°F 2004 | 33% |
| Jan 16 | 37°F | 18°F | 49°F 2016 | -10°F 2009 | 33% |
| Jan 17 | 37°F | 18°F | 47°F 2023 | -9°F 2009 | 32% |
| Jan 18 | 37°F | 18°F | 60°F 2006 | 0°F 2000 | 32% |
| Jan 19 | 37°F | 18°F | 50°F 2017 | 1°F 2005 | 32% |
| Jan 20 | 37°F | 18°F | 54°F 2006 | -3°F 2004 | 32% |
| Jan 21 | 37°F | 18°F | 60°F 2006 | -1°F 2019 | 31% |
| Jan 22 | 36°F | 18°F | 56°F 2017 | -2°F 2005 | 31% |
| Jan 23 | 36°F | 18°F | 55°F 2018 | -5°F 2011 | 31% |
| Jan 24 | 36°F | 18°F | 57°F 2019 | -6°F 2014 | 31% |
| Jan 25 | 36°F | 18°F | 56°F 2010 | -10°F 2004 | 31% |
| Jan 26 | 36°F | 18°F | 56°F 2023 | 3°F 2007 | 30% |
| Jan 27 | 37°F | 18°F | 60°F 2002 | 1°F 2026 | 30% |
| Jan 28 | 37°F | 18°F | 58°F 2002 | -5°F 2026 | 30% |
| Jan 29 | 37°F | 18°F | 66°F 2002 | -5°F 2005 | 30% |
| Jan 30 | 37°F | 18°F | 55°F 2002 | -6°F 2022 | 30% |
| Jan 31 | 37°F | 18°F | 60°F 2013 | -9°F 2026 | 30% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00054788 (Meriden Markham Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054788, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.