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Typical January weather

Charlotte

North Carolina · January

The trees are bare and the sky matches them.

52° days
32° nights

about 7 rainy days · 10 hours of daylight

What to pack

What January feels like

January is when Charlotte gets its one winter event, and it is usually ice rather than snow — the city owns a handful of plows and has no illusions about them. Uptown empties out after work and on weekends, which makes the museums pleasantly easy.

Rain arrives about 7 days of the month, so keep one flexible day in your plans. about 17 nights dip below freezing.

The numbers

Typical high52°
Typical low32°
Days with real rain7
Total rain3.5 in
Snowfall1.6 in
Humiditydry air
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)7:31 am / 5:34 pm

How January compares

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