Oriental climate

Oriental Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bayboro 3 Sw, 15.8 km from Oriental

Average highs run from 56°F on January 1 to 55°F on January 31, and lows from 35°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.01 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 Oriental, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
4.01 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
86°FJan 5, 2008
Record low
2°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 51 min to 10 h 29 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
14.1 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 156°F35°F75°F 198521°F 197731%1%
Jan 256°F35°F78°F 202219°F 200931%1%
Jan 356°F35°F75°F 202215°F 201031%1%
Jan 456°F35°F76°F 197214°F 201231%1%
Jan 556°F35°F86°F 200818°F 201831%1%
Jan 656°F35°F76°F 200515°F 195831%1%
Jan 756°F35°F82°F 200516°F 201831%1%
Jan 856°F35°F75°F 200817°F 201831%1%
Jan 955°F34°F74°F 196512°F 197031%1%
Jan 1055°F34°F74°F 197412°F 198231%1%
Jan 1155°F34°F78°F 201410°F 198231%1%
Jan 1255°F34°F74°F 201716°F 197831%1%
Jan 1355°F34°F77°F 200517°F 198131%1%
Jan 1455°F34°F77°F 201312°F 201131%1%
Jan 1555°F34°F81°F 200614°F 201131%1%
Jan 1655°F34°F75°F 201313°F 197231%1%
Jan 1755°F34°F73°F 20079°F 197731%1%
Jan 1855°F34°F71°F 199915°F 195931%1%
Jan 1955°F34°F72°F 200113°F 199431%1%
Jan 2055°F34°F72°F 201716°F 199431%1%
Jan 2155°F34°F74°F 20062°F 198531%1%
Jan 2255°F34°F73°F 195716°F 197031%1%
Jan 2355°F33°F76°F 199912°F 197031%1%
Jan 2455°F33°F73°F 196715°F 200331%1%
Jan 2555°F33°F74°F 199012°F 200331%1%
Jan 2655°F33°F75°F 202419°F 200831%1%
Jan 2755°F33°F76°F 197418°F 198531%1%
Jan 2855°F33°F78°F 195715°F 198631%1%
Jan 2955°F33°F75°F 195718°F 197731%1%
Jan 3055°F33°F78°F 200216°F 196631%1%
Jan 3155°F33°F78°F 200218°F 196632%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oriental, 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 7:15 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:35 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00310576 (Bayboro 3 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00311606, 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.