Fearrington climate

Fearrington Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chapel Hill 2 W, 11.3 km from Fearrington

Average highs run from 51°F on January 1 to 52°F on January 31, and lows from 30°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.95 in over about 11 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 Fearrington, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
3.95 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
80°FJan 4, 1997
Record low
0°FJan 9, 1970
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
5.6 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 151°F30°F74°F 195214°F 197737%2%
Jan 251°F30°F78°F 19527°F 192837%2%
Jan 351°F30°F72°F 200010°F 192037%2%
Jan 451°F30°F80°F 19979°F 192037%2%
Jan 551°F30°F78°F 19975°F 198137%2%
Jan 651°F30°F77°F 19506°F 192437%2%
Jan 751°F30°F72°F 19346°F 192437%2%
Jan 851°F30°F72°F 19307°F 197037%2%
Jan 951°F30°F73°F 19300°F 197037%2%
Jan 1050°F30°F75°F 19302°F 197037%2%
Jan 1150°F29°F72°F 19010°F 194237%2%
Jan 1250°F29°F71°F 19745°F 198137%3%
Jan 1350°F29°F75°F 19604°F 198137%3%
Jan 1450°F29°F76°F 193210°F 198136%3%
Jan 1550°F29°F74°F 19288°F 196436%3%
Jan 1650°F29°F72°F 19533°F 199436%3%
Jan 1750°F29°F74°F 19430°F 197736%3%
Jan 1850°F29°F74°F 19373°F 197236%3%
Jan 1950°F29°F70°F 19330°F 199436%3%
Jan 2051°F29°F72°F 19517°F 194036%3%
Jan 2151°F29°F74°F 19335°F 197036%3%
Jan 2251°F29°F75°F 19370°F 197036%3%
Jan 2351°F29°F74°F 19377°F 197036%3%
Jan 2451°F29°F77°F 19677°F 196336%3%
Jan 2551°F29°F78°F 195010°F 196336%3%
Jan 2651°F29°F78°F 19505°F 194036%3%
Jan 2751°F29°F74°F 19341°F 194036%3%
Jan 2851°F29°F77°F 19441°F 193636%3%
Jan 2951°F29°F75°F 19448°F 196336%3%
Jan 3051°F29°F77°F 19473°F 194036%3%
Jan 3152°F29°F77°F 20020°F 198136%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fearrington, 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 7:26 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 5:43 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00311677 (Chapel Hill 2 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00312515, 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.