Mills River climate

Mills River Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fletcher 3 W, 4.4 km from Mills River

Average highs run from 48°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31, and lows from 26°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.60 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 Mills River, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
4.60 in
Snowfall
3.1 in
Record high
80°FJan 27, 1999
Record low
-16°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 10 h 27 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
5.8 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 148°F26°F76°F 19528°F 197731%3%
Jan 248°F26°F74°F 19528°F 194631%3%
Jan 347°F26°F73°F 20044°F 197931%3%
Jan 447°F26°F71°F 200510°F 197831%3%
Jan 547°F26°F68°F 19508°F 198131%3%
Jan 647°F26°F67°F 20262°F 201431%3%
Jan 747°F26°F68°F 1946-1°F 201431%3%
Jan 847°F25°F68°F 2019-1°F 197031%3%
Jan 947°F25°F72°F 1949-4°F 197031%3%
Jan 1047°F25°F70°F 1949-6°F 198231%3%
Jan 1147°F25°F68°F 1949-6°F 198231%3%
Jan 1247°F25°F70°F 20133°F 197731%3%
Jan 1347°F25°F69°F 20174°F 197331%3%
Jan 1447°F25°F69°F 19524°F 201130%3%
Jan 1547°F25°F71°F 19523°F 199430%3%
Jan 1647°F25°F73°F 1974-1°F 199430%3%
Jan 1747°F25°F69°F 1974-6°F 198230%3%
Jan 1847°F25°F68°F 19900°F 199430%3%
Jan 1947°F25°F70°F 1974-5°F 199430%3%
Jan 2047°F25°F68°F 2017-13°F 198530%3%
Jan 2147°F25°F67°F 1972-16°F 198530%3%
Jan 2247°F25°F69°F 19670°F 197030%3%
Jan 2347°F25°F71°F 19676°F 197730%3%
Jan 2447°F25°F72°F 19492°F 201430%3%
Jan 2548°F25°F71°F 19496°F 194830%3%
Jan 2648°F25°F71°F 19506°F 194830%3%
Jan 2748°F25°F80°F 19992°F 198630%3%
Jan 2848°F25°F73°F 1999-2°F 198630%3%
Jan 2948°F26°F76°F 20022°F 196631%3%
Jan 3048°F26°F76°F 2002-7°F 196631%3%
Jan 3148°F26°F78°F 19751°F 196631%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mills River, 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 7:39 AM, sunset 5:29 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:57 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00313106 (Fletcher 3 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003812, 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.