Charlotte climate

Charlotte Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Charlotte 5 Nnw, 8.4 km from Charlotte

Average highs run from 68°F on January 1 to 72°F on January 31, and lows from 42°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.48 in over about 5 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 Charlotte, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
1.48 in
Record high
89°FJan 1, 2025
Record low
9°FJan 10, 2010
Chance of a freeze
91%
Daylight
10 h 21 min to 10 h 49 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
8.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 168°F42°F89°F 202528°F 201817%
Jan 268°F42°F86°F 200619°F 200817%
Jan 368°F42°F87°F 202321°F 201817%
Jan 468°F42°F87°F 199723°F 200017%
Jan 568°F42°F86°F 200622°F 200017%
Jan 668°F42°F80°F 200826°F 201317%
Jan 768°F42°F85°F 202323°F 199617%
Jan 868°F42°F82°F 202618°F 201717%
Jan 968°F41°F83°F 202411°F 201017%
Jan 1068°F41°F83°F 20009°F 201017%
Jan 1169°F41°F84°F 20009°F 201017%
Jan 1269°F41°F87°F 202325°F 200917%
Jan 1369°F41°F82°F 200525°F 200917%
Jan 1469°F41°F81°F 199623°F 200917%
Jan 1569°F41°F80°F 202020°F 202417%
Jan 1669°F41°F82°F 199520°F 202417%
Jan 1769°F41°F86°F 199913°F 202418%
Jan 1869°F42°F86°F 200024°F 200618%
Jan 1969°F42°F87°F 200023°F 199618%
Jan 2070°F42°F86°F 199921°F 200818%
Jan 2170°F42°F86°F 199925°F 200818%
Jan 2270°F42°F86°F 201726°F 201118%
Jan 2370°F42°F89°F 200321°F 202518%
Jan 2470°F42°F84°F 199623°F 202518%
Jan 2570°F42°F87°F 201724°F 201418%
Jan 2671°F42°F83°F 201320°F 194818%
Jan 2771°F42°F82°F 201324°F 194818%
Jan 2871°F43°F82°F 199920°F 194818%
Jan 2971°F43°F82°F 199925°F 200018%
Jan 3071°F43°F89°F 201327°F 202218%
Jan 3172°F43°F82°F 200224°F 200918%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Charlotte, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 6:13 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00411663 (Charlotte 5 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00417111, 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.