Masonboro climate

Masonboro Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wilmington 7 Se, 5 km from Masonboro

Average highs run from 57°F on January 1 to 57°F on January 31, and lows from 37°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.95 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 Masonboro, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
3.95 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
83°FJan 26, 2024
Record low
5°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 56 min to 10 h 32 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
8.9 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 157°F37°F81°F 198519°F 201833%1%
Jan 257°F37°F80°F 198517°F 201832%1%
Jan 357°F37°F77°F 200017°F 201832%1%
Jan 457°F37°F78°F 195016°F 200832%1%
Jan 557°F37°F79°F 199313°F 198132%1%
Jan 657°F37°F76°F 195511°F 201832%1%
Jan 756°F36°F76°F 199812°F 201832%1%
Jan 856°F36°F76°F 198914°F 201832%1%
Jan 956°F36°F78°F 197413°F 197032%1%
Jan 1056°F36°F80°F 19749°F 198232%1%
Jan 1156°F36°F80°F 19748°F 198232%1%
Jan 1256°F36°F78°F 201312°F 198132%1%
Jan 1356°F36°F77°F 20137°F 198132%1%
Jan 1456°F36°F78°F 202021°F 201132%1%
Jan 1556°F36°F79°F 195017°F 194832%1%
Jan 1656°F36°F81°F 195010°F 199433%1%
Jan 1756°F36°F78°F 201311°F 197733%1%
Jan 1856°F36°F75°F 202317°F 195933%1%
Jan 1956°F36°F76°F 194912°F 199433%1%
Jan 2056°F36°F75°F 195112°F 198533%1%
Jan 2156°F36°F78°F 19545°F 198533%1%
Jan 2256°F36°F78°F 199914°F 197033%1%
Jan 2356°F36°F77°F 197417°F 200333%1%
Jan 2456°F36°F80°F 197416°F 200333%1%
Jan 2556°F36°F79°F 195014°F 201433%1%
Jan 2656°F36°F83°F 202423°F 196133%1%
Jan 2756°F36°F78°F 195214°F 198233%1%
Jan 2856°F36°F79°F 197415°F 198633%1%
Jan 2956°F36°F78°F 200220°F 196333%1%
Jan 3056°F36°F79°F 200218°F 196633%1%
Jan 3157°F36°F82°F 197517°F 196633%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Masonboro, 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 7:17 AM, sunset 5:13 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:41 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00319461 (Wilmington 7 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013748, 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.