Cullowhee Weather in January
Average highs run from 49°F on January 1 to 50°F on January 31, and lows from 27°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.85 in over about 11 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
- 49°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 4.85 in
- Snowfall
- 1.3 in
- Record high
- 79°FJan 24, 1943
- Record low
- -19°FJan 21, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 49 min to 10 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 84%
- 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 49°F | 27°F | 76°F 1952 | 4°F 1918 | 37% | 3% |
| Jan 2 | 48°F | 27°F | 74°F 2022 | -4°F 1928 | 37% | 3% |
| Jan 3 | 48°F | 26°F | 69°F 1910 | 2°F 1940 | 37% | 3% |
| Jan 4 | 48°F | 26°F | 67°F 1922 | -2°F 1919 | 37% | 3% |
| Jan 5 | 48°F | 26°F | 73°F 1955 | 0°F 1920 | 37% | 3% |
| Jan 6 | 48°F | 26°F | 66°F 1950 | -2°F 1924 | 37% | 3% |
| Jan 7 | 48°F | 26°F | 72°F 1913 | 0°F 2014 | 37% | 3% |
| Jan 8 | 48°F | 26°F | 70°F 1937 | -2°F 1970 | 37% | 3% |
| Jan 9 | 48°F | 26°F | 72°F 1930 | -10°F 1970 | 37% | 3% |
| Jan 10 | 48°F | 26°F | 74°F 1949 | -9°F 1970 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 11 | 48°F | 26°F | 72°F 1974 | -5°F 1982 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 12 | 48°F | 26°F | 70°F 1911 | -1°F 1981 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 13 | 48°F | 25°F | 74°F 1911 | -9°F 1918 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 14 | 48°F | 25°F | 75°F 1932 | 6°F 2011 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 15 | 48°F | 25°F | 74°F 1932 | 2°F 1948 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 16 | 48°F | 25°F | 71°F 1932 | -2°F 1972 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 17 | 48°F | 25°F | 73°F 1943 | -5°F 1982 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 18 | 48°F | 25°F | 68°F 1929 | 0°F 1977 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 19 | 48°F | 25°F | 67°F 1926 | -2°F 1977 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 20 | 48°F | 25°F | 71°F 1914 | -3°F 1985 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 21 | 49°F | 25°F | 74°F 1927 | -19°F 1985 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 22 | 49°F | 25°F | 72°F 1929 | -4°F 1961 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 23 | 49°F | 25°F | 73°F 1927 | 3°F 1985 | 35% | 3% |
| Jan 24 | 49°F | 25°F | 79°F 1943 | -3°F 1963 | 35% | 3% |
| Jan 25 | 49°F | 25°F | 71°F 1943 | -3°F 1940 | 35% | 3% |
| Jan 26 | 49°F | 25°F | 71°F 1916 | -18°F 1940 | 35% | 3% |
| Jan 27 | 49°F | 25°F | 68°F 1949 | -13°F 1940 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 28 | 49°F | 26°F | 79°F 1914 | -14°F 1940 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 29 | 49°F | 26°F | 71°F 1916 | -9°F 1940 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 30 | 50°F | 26°F | 73°F 2002 | -9°F 1966 | 36% | 3% |
| Jan 31 | 50°F | 26°F | 74°F 2002 | -12°F 1966 | 36% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00312200 (Cullowhee), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00312200, 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.