McDowell County climate

McDowell County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marion, 3.7 km from McDowell County

Average highs run from 49°F on January 1 to 50°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.69 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 McDowell County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
4.69 in
Snowfall
1.9 in
Record high
78°FJan 14, 2017
Record low
4°FJan 8, 2018
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
5.4 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°F69°F 202216°F 200930%2%
Jan 249°F29°F76°F 20225°F 201830%2%
Jan 349°F28°F71°F 20235°F 201830%2%
Jan 449°F28°F63°F 202310°F 200830%2%
Jan 549°F28°F63°F 20079°F 201030%2%
Jan 649°F28°F69°F 20099°F 201830%2%
Jan 749°F28°F71°F 20195°F 201429%2%
Jan 849°F28°F73°F 20264°F 201829%2%
Jan 949°F28°F65°F 20196°F 201529%2%
Jan 1049°F28°F72°F 20087°F 201029%2%
Jan 1149°F28°F66°F 20139°F 201029%2%
Jan 1249°F28°F68°F 20089°F 201028%2%
Jan 1349°F28°F72°F 201712°F 201128%2%
Jan 1449°F28°F78°F 201711°F 201128%2%
Jan 1549°F28°F71°F 200711°F 201128%2%
Jan 1649°F28°F74°F 20177°F 200928%2%
Jan 1749°F28°F63°F 20206°F 200927%2%
Jan 1849°F28°F65°F 20065°F 201827%2%
Jan 1949°F28°F71°F 20175°F 201827%2%
Jan 2049°F28°F67°F 202317°F 201627%2%
Jan 2149°F28°F70°F 20108°F 202427%2%
Jan 2249°F28°F69°F 20188°F 202427%2%
Jan 2349°F28°F61°F 201812°F 202526%2%
Jan 2449°F28°F65°F 20189°F 201426%2%
Jan 2549°F28°F65°F 20177°F 201426%2%
Jan 2649°F29°F75°F 201711°F 200826%2%
Jan 2750°F29°F71°F 20247°F 202626%2%
Jan 2850°F29°F64°F 20217°F 202626%2%
Jan 2950°F29°F64°F 201212°F 200726%2%
Jan 3050°F29°F70°F 20135°F 201426%3%
Jan 3150°F29°F72°F 20115°F 201426%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McDowell 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 7:38 AM, sunset 5:26 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:55 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315340 (Marion), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313152, 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.