Drexel climate

Drexel Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Morganton, 7 km from Drexel

Average highs run from 49°F on January 1 to 51°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.30 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 Drexel, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
4.30 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
81°FJan 1, 1952
Record low
-9°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
6.3 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 149°F29°F81°F 19520°F 191833%1%
Jan 249°F29°F81°F 19527°F 201833%1%
Jan 349°F28°F75°F 19107°F 200133%1%
Jan 449°F28°F74°F 20043°F 192833%1%
Jan 549°F28°F72°F 19503°F 192033%1%
Jan 649°F28°F74°F 19073°F 192433%1%
Jan 749°F28°F73°F 19075°F 201433%1%
Jan 849°F28°F73°F 19134°F 201433%1%
Jan 949°F28°F74°F 19493°F 197033%1%
Jan 1049°F28°F79°F 19495°F 198233%1%
Jan 1149°F28°F73°F 1949-4°F 194233%1%
Jan 1249°F28°F74°F 19115°F 197733%1%
Jan 1349°F28°F76°F 19326°F 198133%1%
Jan 1449°F28°F77°F 19323°F 191232%1%
Jan 1549°F28°F76°F 19077°F 196432%1%
Jan 1649°F28°F74°F 1952-1°F 199432%1%
Jan 1749°F28°F78°F 19070°F 197732%1%
Jan 1849°F28°F75°F 19074°F 197732%1%
Jan 1949°F28°F74°F 1929-1°F 199432%1%
Jan 2049°F28°F72°F 19290°F 198532%1%
Jan 2149°F28°F75°F 1927-9°F 198532%1%
Jan 2250°F28°F75°F 19321°F 197032%1%
Jan 2350°F28°F77°F 19278°F 193632%1%
Jan 2450°F28°F76°F 19092°F 196332%1%
Jan 2550°F28°F76°F 19092°F 194831%1%
Jan 2650°F28°F76°F 1950-3°F 194031%1%
Jan 2750°F28°F73°F 1974-1°F 194031%1%
Jan 2850°F28°F78°F 1944-1°F 198631%1%
Jan 2950°F28°F78°F 19751°F 194031%1%
Jan 3051°F28°F79°F 20020°F 196632%1%
Jan 3151°F28°F79°F 19755°F 198132%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Drexel, 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 7:36 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:53 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315838 (Morganton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00315838, 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.