Swannanoa Weather in January
Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 41°F on January 31, and lows from 26°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.55 in over about 13 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 41°F
- Average low
- 25°F
- Precipitation
- 4.55 in
- Snowfall
- 6.8 in
- Record high
- 80°FJan 27, 1999
- Record low
- -16°FJan 21, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 48 min to 10 h 26 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 5.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 42°F | 26°F | 76°F 1952 | 8°F 1977 | 40% | 18% |
| Jan 2 | 42°F | 26°F | 74°F 1952 | 8°F 1946 | 40% | 18% |
| Jan 3 | 42°F | 26°F | 73°F 2004 | 4°F 1979 | 40% | 19% |
| Jan 4 | 41°F | 26°F | 71°F 2005 | 10°F 1978 | 40% | 19% |
| Jan 5 | 41°F | 26°F | 68°F 1950 | 8°F 1981 | 40% | 19% |
| Jan 6 | 41°F | 25°F | 67°F 2026 | 2°F 2014 | 41% | 19% |
| Jan 7 | 41°F | 25°F | 68°F 1946 | -1°F 2014 | 41% | 19% |
| Jan 8 | 41°F | 25°F | 68°F 2019 | -1°F 1970 | 41% | 19% |
| Jan 9 | 41°F | 25°F | 72°F 1949 | -4°F 1970 | 41% | 19% |
| Jan 10 | 41°F | 25°F | 70°F 1949 | -6°F 1982 | 41% | 19% |
| Jan 11 | 41°F | 25°F | 68°F 1949 | -6°F 1982 | 41% | 19% |
| Jan 12 | 41°F | 25°F | 70°F 2013 | 3°F 1977 | 41% | 19% |
| Jan 13 | 41°F | 25°F | 69°F 2017 | 4°F 1973 | 41% | 20% |
| Jan 14 | 41°F | 24°F | 69°F 1952 | 4°F 2011 | 41% | 20% |
| Jan 15 | 41°F | 24°F | 71°F 1952 | 3°F 1994 | 42% | 20% |
| Jan 16 | 41°F | 24°F | 73°F 1974 | -1°F 1994 | 42% | 20% |
| Jan 17 | 41°F | 24°F | 69°F 1974 | -6°F 1982 | 42% | 20% |
| Jan 18 | 41°F | 24°F | 68°F 1990 | 0°F 1994 | 42% | 20% |
| Jan 19 | 41°F | 24°F | 70°F 1974 | -5°F 1994 | 42% | 20% |
| Jan 20 | 41°F | 24°F | 68°F 2017 | -13°F 1985 | 42% | 20% |
| Jan 21 | 41°F | 24°F | 67°F 1972 | -16°F 1985 | 42% | 20% |
| Jan 22 | 41°F | 24°F | 69°F 1967 | 0°F 1970 | 41% | 20% |
| Jan 23 | 41°F | 24°F | 71°F 1967 | 6°F 1977 | 41% | 20% |
| Jan 24 | 41°F | 24°F | 72°F 1949 | 2°F 2014 | 41% | 20% |
| Jan 25 | 41°F | 24°F | 71°F 1949 | 6°F 1948 | 41% | 20% |
| Jan 26 | 41°F | 24°F | 71°F 1950 | 6°F 1948 | 41% | 20% |
| Jan 27 | 41°F | 24°F | 80°F 1999 | 2°F 1986 | 41% | 20% |
| Jan 28 | 41°F | 24°F | 73°F 1999 | -2°F 1986 | 41% | 20% |
| Jan 29 | 41°F | 24°F | 76°F 2002 | 2°F 1966 | 41% | 20% |
| Jan 30 | 41°F | 24°F | 76°F 2002 | -7°F 1966 | 41% | 20% |
| Jan 31 | 41°F | 25°F | 78°F 1975 | 1°F 1966 | 41% | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:27 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00318448 (Swannanoa 2 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003812, 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.