Smithfield climate

Smithfield Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Smithfield, 1 km from Smithfield

Average highs run from 54°F on January 1 to 54°F on January 31, and lows from 32°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.45 in over about 11 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 Smithfield, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
3.45 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
82°FJan 14, 1932
Record low
-5°FJan 20, 1893
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
7.6 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 154°F32°F80°F 20225°F 191834%1%
Jan 254°F32°F80°F 19527°F 191834%1%
Jan 354°F32°F77°F 19219°F 194034%1%
Jan 454°F32°F76°F 1950-1°F 191834%1%
Jan 554°F32°F77°F 19500°F 191834%1%
Jan 654°F32°F76°F 19553°F 201834%1%
Jan 754°F32°F75°F 19462°F 201833%1%
Jan 853°F32°F75°F 19132°F 201833%1%
Jan 953°F32°F76°F 19306°F 197033%1%
Jan 1053°F32°F79°F 19306°F 194433%1%
Jan 1153°F31°F74°F 20204°F 198233%1%
Jan 1253°F31°F74°F 20173°F 192733%1%
Jan 1353°F31°F76°F 20175°F 198133%1%
Jan 1453°F31°F82°F 19329°F 189333%1%
Jan 1553°F31°F77°F 192811°F 196433%1%
Jan 1653°F31°F77°F 20136°F 189334%1%
Jan 1753°F31°F76°F 19432°F 197734%1%
Jan 1853°F31°F77°F 19377°F 197734%1%
Jan 1953°F31°F75°F 19376°F 199434%1%
Jan 2053°F31°F76°F 2001-5°F 189334%1%
Jan 2153°F31°F78°F 1959-4°F 189334%1%
Jan 2254°F31°F78°F 19222°F 202234%1%
Jan 2354°F31°F79°F 19371°F 202534%1%
Jan 2454°F31°F77°F 199911°F 196334%1%
Jan 2554°F31°F78°F 195010°F 202534%1%
Jan 2654°F31°F80°F 19508°F 194034%1%
Jan 2754°F31°F80°F 19527°F 194034%0%
Jan 2854°F31°F78°F 19443°F 194034%0%
Jan 2954°F31°F78°F 19575°F 194035%0%
Jan 3054°F31°F78°F 19473°F 201435%0%
Jan 3154°F31°F80°F 19503°F 201435%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Smithfield, 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 7:23 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:40 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00317994 (Smithfield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00317994, 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.