Hatteras Weather in January
Average highs run from 57°F on January 1 to 55°F on January 31, and lows from 42°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.91 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
- 55°F
- Average low
- 41°F
- Precipitation
- 4.91 in
- Snowfall
- 1.4 in
- Record high
- 75°FJan 1, 1985
- Record low
- 6°FJan 21, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 90%
- Daylight
- 9 h 51 min to 10 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 77%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 49°F
- Wind
- 18.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 57°F | 42°F | 75°F 1985 | 25°F 1963 | 36% | 1% |
| Jan 2 | 57°F | 42°F | 73°F 1985 | 23°F 2018 | 36% | 1% |
| Jan 3 | 56°F | 42°F | 75°F 2022 | 20°F 2001 | 36% | 1% |
| Jan 4 | 56°F | 42°F | 75°F 1972 | 20°F 1981 | 36% | 1% |
| Jan 5 | 56°F | 41°F | 71°F 1972 | 18°F 1981 | 36% | 1% |
| Jan 6 | 56°F | 41°F | 70°F 1962 | 17°F 1981 | 36% | 1% |
| Jan 7 | 56°F | 41°F | 70°F 2009 | 19°F 2014 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 8 | 56°F | 41°F | 71°F 1989 | 18°F 2015 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 9 | 56°F | 41°F | 73°F 2026 | 15°F 1970 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 10 | 56°F | 41°F | 73°F 2026 | 11°F 1982 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 11 | 55°F | 41°F | 71°F 2020 | 12°F 1982 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 12 | 55°F | 41°F | 72°F 2020 | 17°F 1981 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 13 | 55°F | 41°F | 73°F 1995 | 18°F 1981 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 14 | 55°F | 41°F | 74°F 1995 | 16°F 1981 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 15 | 55°F | 40°F | 71°F 1995 | 19°F 1964 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 16 | 55°F | 40°F | 67°F 1991 | 16°F 1972 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 17 | 55°F | 40°F | 69°F 1990 | 13°F 1977 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 18 | 55°F | 40°F | 70°F 1990 | 19°F 1982 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 19 | 55°F | 40°F | 74°F 1987 | 17°F 1994 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 20 | 55°F | 40°F | 71°F 1972 | 10°F 1985 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 21 | 55°F | 40°F | 71°F 1959 | 6°F 1985 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 22 | 55°F | 40°F | 73°F 1999 | 12°F 1970 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 23 | 55°F | 40°F | 71°F 1974 | 12°F 1970 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 24 | 55°F | 40°F | 71°F 1993 | 13°F 2014 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 25 | 55°F | 40°F | 73°F 1990 | 14°F 2014 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 26 | 55°F | 40°F | 71°F 2012 | 24°F 1960 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 27 | 55°F | 40°F | 71°F 1967 | 20°F 1982 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 28 | 55°F | 40°F | 71°F 1972 | 19°F 1986 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 29 | 55°F | 40°F | 69°F 1974 | 23°F 1977 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 30 | 55°F | 40°F | 71°F 1959 | 17°F 1966 | 35% | 1% |
| Jan 31 | 55°F | 40°F | 71°F 1975 | 20°F 1966 | 35% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:30 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093729 (Cape Hatteras AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093729, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.