Orange County climate

Orange County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Durham 11 W, 10.4 km from Orange County

Average highs run from 50°F on January 1 to 52°F on January 31, and lows from 31°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.44 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 Orange County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
3.44 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
80°FJan 4, 1997
Record low
0°FJan 9, 1970
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 46 min to 10 h 24 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
5.6 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°F31°F74°F 195214°F 197734%2%
Jan 250°F31°F78°F 19527°F 192834%2%
Jan 350°F30°F72°F 200010°F 192034%2%
Jan 450°F30°F80°F 19979°F 192034%2%
Jan 550°F30°F78°F 19975°F 198134%2%
Jan 650°F30°F77°F 19506°F 192434%2%
Jan 750°F30°F72°F 19346°F 192434%2%
Jan 850°F30°F72°F 19307°F 197034%2%
Jan 950°F30°F73°F 19300°F 197034%2%
Jan 1050°F30°F75°F 19302°F 197034%2%
Jan 1150°F30°F72°F 19010°F 194234%2%
Jan 1250°F30°F71°F 19745°F 198134%3%
Jan 1350°F30°F75°F 19604°F 198134%3%
Jan 1450°F30°F76°F 193210°F 198134%3%
Jan 1550°F30°F74°F 19288°F 196434%3%
Jan 1650°F30°F72°F 19533°F 199435%3%
Jan 1750°F30°F74°F 19430°F 197735%3%
Jan 1850°F30°F74°F 19373°F 197235%3%
Jan 1950°F30°F70°F 19330°F 199435%3%
Jan 2050°F30°F72°F 19517°F 194035%3%
Jan 2150°F30°F74°F 19335°F 197035%3%
Jan 2250°F30°F75°F 19370°F 197035%3%
Jan 2351°F30°F74°F 19377°F 197035%3%
Jan 2451°F30°F77°F 19677°F 196335%3%
Jan 2551°F30°F78°F 195010°F 196335%3%
Jan 2651°F30°F78°F 19505°F 194035%3%
Jan 2751°F30°F74°F 19341°F 194035%3%
Jan 2851°F30°F77°F 19441°F 193635%3%
Jan 2951°F30°F75°F 19448°F 196336%3%
Jan 3051°F30°F77°F 19473°F 194036%3%
Jan 3152°F31°F77°F 20020°F 198136%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Orange County, 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 7:27 AM, sunset 5:13 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 5:42 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003758 (Durham 11 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00312515, 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.