Cary climate

Cary Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mc Henry -Wg Stratton L&d, 10.9 km from Cary

Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.65 in over about 10 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Cary, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
1.65 in
Snowfall
11.0 in
Record high
65°FJan 8, 2008
Record low
-24°FJan 16, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 9 h 59 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
12.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 132°F15°F56°F 20070°F 199929%20%
Jan 232°F15°F54°F 2005-4°F 200829%20%
Jan 332°F14°F62°F 2000-5°F 200829%20%
Jan 431°F14°F57°F 1998-6°F 199929%20%
Jan 531°F14°F63°F 1997-23°F 199930%21%
Jan 631°F14°F51°F 2007-20°F 199930%21%
Jan 731°F14°F61°F 2008-13°F 199930%21%
Jan 831°F13°F65°F 2008-11°F 199930%21%
Jan 931°F13°F56°F 2008-3°F 199930%22%
Jan 1031°F13°F45°F 2002-10°F 199930%22%
Jan 1131°F13°F46°F 2000-7°F 199930%22%
Jan 1230°F13°F47°F 1995-10°F 199730%22%
Jan 1330°F13°F61°F 2005-9°F 199730%22%
Jan 1430°F13°F46°F 1996-8°F 200930%22%
Jan 1530°F13°F43°F 1996-18°F 200930%22%
Jan 1630°F12°F45°F 2006-24°F 200930%23%
Jan 1730°F12°F50°F 2006-19°F 200930%23%
Jan 1830°F12°F59°F 1996-12°F 199730%23%
Jan 1930°F12°F60°F 1996-9°F 200830%23%
Jan 2030°F12°F56°F 2006-10°F 200830%23%
Jan 2130°F12°F43°F 1999-10°F 200830%23%
Jan 2230°F12°F45°F 1997-9°F 200030%23%
Jan 2330°F12°F55°F 2002-8°F 201130%23%
Jan 2430°F12°F47°F 2002-10°F 200830%23%
Jan 2530°F12°F45°F 2010-10°F 200830%23%
Jan 2630°F12°F51°F 2002-6°F 200830%23%
Jan 2730°F12°F55°F 2002-9°F 200330%22%
Jan 2831°F12°F61°F 2002-8°F 199730%22%
Jan 2931°F13°F50°F 2002-9°F 199729%22%
Jan 3031°F13°F50°F 2008-10°F 200429%22%
Jan 3131°F13°F44°F 1999-15°F 199629%22%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cary, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:06 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00115493 (Mc Henry -Wg Stratton L&d), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00118324, 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.