Rowan County climate

Rowan County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salisbury, 6.2 km from Rowan County

Average highs run from 50°F on January 1 to 51°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.46 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 Rowan 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
29°F
Precipitation
3.46 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
82°FJan 15, 1937
Record low
-11°FJan 28, 1940
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
8.1 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 150°F29°F77°F 20226°F 191828%1%
Jan 250°F29°F77°F 19525°F 192828%1%
Jan 350°F29°F73°F 191010°F 197928%1%
Jan 450°F29°F74°F 19394°F 192828%1%
Jan 550°F29°F71°F 19506°F 192028%1%
Jan 650°F29°F73°F 19078°F 192028%1%
Jan 750°F29°F76°F 19075°F 201828%1%
Jan 850°F29°F77°F 19074°F 201828%1%
Jan 950°F29°F71°F 19303°F 197028%1%
Jan 1050°F29°F76°F 19496°F 197028%1%
Jan 1150°F29°F75°F 1949-4°F 194228%1%
Jan 1250°F29°F75°F 19114°F 198128%1%
Jan 1350°F29°F77°F 19117°F 189528%1%
Jan 1450°F29°F79°F 19075°F 191228%1%
Jan 1550°F29°F82°F 19377°F 193128%1%
Jan 1650°F29°F73°F 19744°F 197228%1%
Jan 1750°F29°F78°F 19430°F 197728%1%
Jan 1850°F29°F72°F 19077°F 198228%1%
Jan 1950°F29°F70°F 19071°F 199428%1%
Jan 2050°F29°F72°F 195110°F 194028%1%
Jan 2150°F29°F75°F 1933-4°F 198528%1%
Jan 2250°F29°F74°F 19374°F 197028%1%
Jan 2350°F29°F75°F 192712°F 197728%1%
Jan 2451°F29°F75°F 19674°F 196328%1%
Jan 2551°F29°F79°F 19099°F 194028%1%
Jan 2651°F29°F75°F 1950-1°F 194028%1%
Jan 2751°F29°F75°F 1944-3°F 194028%1%
Jan 2851°F29°F81°F 1944-11°F 194028%1%
Jan 2951°F30°F77°F 1975-8°F 194028%1%
Jan 3051°F30°F78°F 20023°F 201428%1%
Jan 3151°F30°F77°F 19502°F 196628%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rowan 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 7:32 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:49 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00317615 (Salisbury), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00317615, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.