Sunset Beach climate

Sunset Beach Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Longwood, 14.8 km from Sunset Beach

Average highs run from 56°F on January 1 to 56°F on January 31, and lows from 35°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.70 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 Sunset Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
3.70 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
81°FJan 16, 1950
Record low
13°FJan 25, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 57 min to 10 h 33 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
10.3 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°F79°F 195220°F 201836%1%
Jan 256°F35°F78°F 195218°F 201836%1%
Jan 356°F35°F79°F 195219°F 200136%1%
Jan 456°F35°F73°F 195016°F 200836%1%
Jan 556°F35°F75°F 195018°F 201836%1%
Jan 656°F35°F73°F 200718°F 201836%1%
Jan 756°F35°F72°F 195316°F 201836%1%
Jan 856°F35°F73°F 201917°F 201536%1%
Jan 956°F34°F74°F 201319°F 201736%1%
Jan 1056°F34°F76°F 194918°F 195136%1%
Jan 1156°F34°F80°F 194918°F 200436%1%
Jan 1256°F34°F77°F 201324°F 202536%1%
Jan 1356°F34°F75°F 201721°F 195436%1%
Jan 1456°F34°F76°F 195021°F 201136%1%
Jan 1556°F34°F75°F 200720°F 200036%1%
Jan 1656°F34°F81°F 195022°F 200936%1%
Jan 1756°F34°F75°F 201317°F 200936%1%
Jan 1856°F34°F78°F 201718°F 200536%1%
Jan 1956°F34°F78°F 195014°F 200536%1%
Jan 2056°F34°F73°F 195222°F 201636%1%
Jan 2156°F34°F77°F 195420°F 200836%1%
Jan 2256°F34°F69°F 195221°F 202436%1%
Jan 2356°F34°F73°F 195017°F 201136%1%
Jan 2456°F34°F72°F 195014°F 201436%1%
Jan 2556°F34°F80°F 194913°F 201436%1%
Jan 2656°F34°F75°F 195021°F 200136%1%
Jan 2756°F34°F80°F 195220°F 202636%1%
Jan 2856°F34°F75°F 194919°F 200336%1%
Jan 2956°F35°F75°F 200222°F 201436%1%
Jan 3056°F35°F74°F 195019°F 202236%1%
Jan 3156°F35°F75°F 195017°F 195236%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sunset Beach, 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 7:19 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:44 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315116 (Longwood), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093718, 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.