Clemmons weather in January

In January, Clemmons sees average daytime highs of 49°F and overnight lows near 32°F, with 3.6 in of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 49°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Clemmons's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clemmons's year-round climate.

Daytime high
49°
12th warmest
Overnight low
32°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.6 in
9.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:37 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Clemmons is town in North Carolina, United States.

Density
635/km²
people per km²
Founded
1802

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 49°F through the month.

A typical January day in Clemmons reaches about 49°F in the afternoon and slips back to 32°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°F and 63°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°F cooler than December and about 4°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How January really feels in Clemmons

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Clemmons weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan49° / 32°3.69.51.59.82.1
Feb53° / 34°3.28.91.510.63.0
Mar61° / 41°4.3100.811.75.1
Apr70° / 49°3.79.5012.96.6
May78° / 58°3.410.9013.96.6
Jun85° / 66°3.411.9014.45.0
Jul88° / 70°3.513.8014.24.0
Aug86° / 69°3.511.2013.44.8
Sep80° / 62°3.99.1012.26.6
Oct70° / 50°3.47011.17.2
Nov60° / 40°3.37.70.110.15.2
Dec52° / 34°3.78.80.69.62.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125248
135248
145248
155248
165347
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Clemmons gets around 3.6 in of rain and snow over 9.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1293
2293
3303
4303
5303
6304
7304
8314
9314
10314
11315
12315
13315
14315
15325
16325
17326
18326
19326
20326
21316
22316
23316
24316
25306
26306
27305
28305
29295
30295
31295

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:375:12
29.67:375:13
39.67:375:14
49.67:375:15
59.67:385:15
69.67:385:16
79.77:385:17
89.77:385:18
99.77:385:19
109.77:385:20
119.77:385:20
129.77:375:21
139.77:375:22
149.87:375:23
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169.87:375:25
179.87:365:26
189.87:365:27
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219.97:355:30
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2310.07:345:32
2410.07:345:33
2510.07:335:34
2610.07:335:35
2710.17:325:36
2810.17:325:37
2910.17:315:38
3010.17:315:39
3110.27:305:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
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222.7Moderate
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252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Clemmons?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Clemmons.

What to pack for Clemmons in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Clemmons sees daytime highs around 49°F and nights near 32°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Clemmons in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Clemmons peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Clemmons in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Clemmons is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1718 µg/m³Dec 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Clemmons?

Clemmons sits at 36.0°N, 80.4°W, 840 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Winston-Salem, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Clemmons

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Clemmons.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Clemmons has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 ft around an average of 787 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,586 ft.

The land around Clemmons is covered by trees (66%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, trees (65%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (75%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
226 ft
10 miles
476 ft
50 miles
3,586 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Winston-Salem 9.3 mi · Lexington 16 mi · Kernersville 19 mi · Thomasville 19 mi · High Point 22 mi · Salisbury 25 mi · Statesville 33 mi · Greensboro 33 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Clemmons (36.0215°, -80.382°, elevation 840 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).