Guilford County climate

Guilford County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Greensboro Wtp, 1.4 km from Guilford County

Average highs run from 50°F on January 1 to 51°F on January 31, and lows from 30°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.21 in over about 9 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 Guilford County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
3.21 in
Snowfall
2.9 in
Record high
78°FJan 28, 1944
Record low
-8°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 46 min to 10 h 24 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
8.1 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 150°F30°F77°F 202213°F 199830%3%
Jan 250°F30°F76°F 19528°F 201830%3%
Jan 350°F30°F72°F 20047°F 197930%3%
Jan 450°F30°F74°F 200510°F 197929%3%
Jan 550°F30°F71°F 19506°F 198129%3%
Jan 650°F30°F70°F 19558°F 201829%3%
Jan 750°F30°F71°F 19825°F 201429%4%
Jan 850°F30°F68°F 19466°F 197029%4%
Jan 950°F30°F71°F 20082°F 197029%4%
Jan 1050°F30°F73°F 19491°F 194229%4%
Jan 1150°F30°F68°F 2008-5°F 194229%4%
Jan 1250°F30°F72°F 20202°F 198129%4%
Jan 1350°F30°F74°F 20176°F 196229%4%
Jan 1450°F30°F71°F 200710°F 197329%4%
Jan 1550°F30°F73°F 19526°F 198229%4%
Jan 1650°F30°F71°F 1953-1°F 197229%4%
Jan 1750°F30°F76°F 1943-2°F 197729%4%
Jan 1850°F30°F67°F 20176°F 199429%4%
Jan 1950°F30°F67°F 1929-1°F 199429%4%
Jan 2050°F30°F70°F 1951-6°F 198529%4%
Jan 2150°F30°F72°F 1933-8°F 198529%4%
Jan 2250°F30°F72°F 19324°F 198528%4%
Jan 2350°F30°F73°F 19676°F 193628%4%
Jan 2450°F30°F76°F 19674°F 196328%4%
Jan 2551°F30°F75°F 19507°F 194828%4%
Jan 2651°F30°F74°F 19503°F 194028%5%
Jan 2751°F30°F72°F 1974-7°F 194028%5%
Jan 2851°F30°F78°F 1944-2°F 194028%5%
Jan 2951°F30°F78°F 1975-7°F 194028%5%
Jan 3051°F31°F78°F 20024°F 193428%5%
Jan 3151°F31°F74°F 19753°F 196628%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Guilford County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:45 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00313625 (Greensboro Wtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013723, 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.