Buncombe County climate

Buncombe County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Asheville, 3 km from Buncombe County

Average highs run from 48°F on January 1 to 49°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.28 in over about 12 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 Buncombe County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
3.28 in
Snowfall
3.8 in
Record high
80°FJan 27, 1999
Record low
-16°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
5.8 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 148°F29°F76°F 19528°F 197735%8%
Jan 248°F29°F74°F 19528°F 194635%8%
Jan 348°F29°F73°F 20044°F 197935%8%
Jan 448°F29°F71°F 200510°F 197836%8%
Jan 548°F29°F68°F 19508°F 198136%9%
Jan 648°F29°F67°F 20262°F 201436%9%
Jan 748°F29°F68°F 1946-1°F 201436%9%
Jan 847°F29°F68°F 2019-1°F 197036%9%
Jan 947°F29°F72°F 1949-4°F 197036%9%
Jan 1047°F29°F70°F 1949-6°F 198237%9%
Jan 1147°F29°F68°F 1949-6°F 198237%9%
Jan 1247°F29°F70°F 20133°F 197737%9%
Jan 1347°F28°F69°F 20174°F 197337%9%
Jan 1447°F28°F69°F 19524°F 201137%9%
Jan 1547°F28°F71°F 19523°F 199437%10%
Jan 1647°F28°F73°F 1974-1°F 199437%10%
Jan 1747°F28°F69°F 1974-6°F 198237%10%
Jan 1847°F28°F68°F 19900°F 199437%10%
Jan 1948°F28°F70°F 1974-5°F 199437%10%
Jan 2048°F28°F68°F 2017-13°F 198537%10%
Jan 2148°F28°F67°F 1972-16°F 198537%10%
Jan 2248°F28°F69°F 19670°F 197037%10%
Jan 2348°F29°F71°F 19676°F 197737%10%
Jan 2448°F29°F72°F 19492°F 201437%10%
Jan 2548°F29°F71°F 19496°F 194837%10%
Jan 2648°F29°F71°F 19506°F 194837%10%
Jan 2748°F29°F80°F 19992°F 198637%10%
Jan 2848°F29°F73°F 1999-2°F 198637%10%
Jan 2949°F29°F76°F 20022°F 196637%10%
Jan 3049°F29°F76°F 2002-7°F 196637%10%
Jan 3149°F29°F78°F 19751°F 196637%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Buncombe County, 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 (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:57 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013872 (Asheville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003812, 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.