Is Charlotte hot in January?
Days are typically cool at 11.2°C, while nights average -0.1°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Charlotte in
January.
Typical January weather in Charlotte: 11.2°C by day, -0.1°C at night, 89 mm of rain over 8.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high11.2°C
Typical low-0.1°C
Rain89 mm
Wet days8.3
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 18 out of 100 (May leads the year at 79). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 01 from latitude 35.23°.
January at a glance
What is Charlotte like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 89 mm across about 8 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 01 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 12 of 12 in our weather comparison; May ranks first.
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Frost-level nights in January
The measured night-time normal is -0.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 4460243
- NOAA station
- USW00013881 · CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AP
- Station distance
- 10.1 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 30 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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