Cape Hatteras, NC: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 46.6°F in Cape Hatteras, NC, the warmest January since 2024, tied 53rd warmest of 126 (with 1925 and 1910).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 46.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 53rd warmest of 126
Precipitation: 2.62 in; Driest since 2024; 32nd driest of 133

A normal January in Cape Hatteras, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 46.5°F, between 42.5°F and 50.9°F in eight years of ten and 4.66 in of precipitation, between 2.15 in and 8.91 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Cape Hatteras, NC since 1893: 46.6°F in 2026; the highest is 59.5°F, in 1937.

Normal range, 42.5 to 50.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Cape Hatteras, NC from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	46.6	53	54.5	45	38.7	77	2.62	102	0
2025	41.4	114	47.9	120	34.9	113	2.93	95	0
2024	48.5	35	55.3	37	41.7	39	2.27	111	0
2023	51	16	59.2	11	42.9	27	3.76	81	0
2022	46	65	53.6	60	38.5	80	7.10	15	0
2021	46	65	52.8	74	39.3	63	7.47	13	0
2020	53.3	8	60.1	9	46.5	9	1.45	126	0
2019	47.7	46	54.4	47	41	49	3.34	87	0
2018	41.4	114	49.4	108	34.4	118	8.95	7	2
2017	51.4	12	58.7	15	44.4	13	4.98	44	1
2016	46.5	56	54.3	50	38.8	74	4.87	46	0
2015	46.3	60	53.3	65	39.3	63	4.61	51	0
2014	44	89	52.9	73	35.2	106	5.34	38	0
2013	49.3	33	55.7	33	42.9	27	2.17	112	0
2012	50.9	18	58.8	14	42.9	27	5.03	41	0
2011	42	105	49.3	111	34.7	114	4.71	48	0
2010	39.6	120	46.3	125	32.8	125	6.55	18	0
2009	43.9	90	50.6	96	37.3	92	1.64	123	0
2008	46.5	56	53	72	40	56	3.12	90	0
2007	50.8	19	57.6	19	44	16	4.61	51	0
2006	50.7	21	57.3	24	44	16	4.27	66	0
2005	46.3	60	52.5	77	40.2	53	2.58	104	0
2004	42.6	103	49.2	113	36.1	100	1.97	115	0
2003	43.1	98	51.1	92	35	110	2.49	106	0
2002	49.9	30	56.9	26	42.8	31	6.53	19	0
2001	43.9	90	50.4	101	37.4	89	2.45	107	0
2000	45.1	82	51.7	85	38.5	80	5.86	29	0
1999	50.5	24	58.6	16	42.5	33	4.99	43	0
1998	49.2	34	55.3	37	43	26	9.34	4	0
1997	45.6	74	52	84	39.3	63	3.83	80	0
1996	45.2	80	53.1	70	37.4	89	3.89	78	0
1995	48.5	35	55.4	36	41.6	41	8.90	8	0
1994	45.6	74	54	55	37.2	93	7.44	14	0
1993	51.3	13	57.1	25	45.6	10	5.96	27	0
1992	48.2	40	55.6	34	40.9	51	4.40	61	0
1991	50	29	56.6	30	43.3	24	12.45	1	0
1990	52.1	10	60.8	6	43.5	22	4.66	50	0
1989	50.8	19	59.1	13	42.5	33	4.30	64	0
1988	43.4	96	50.6	96	36.1	100	5.81	31	0
1987	46	65	53.4	63	38.5	80	10.56	2	0
1986	44.7	86	53.2	66	36.2	99	5.75	33	0
1985	41	118	48.1	119	33.9	120	3.67	83	0
1984	41.7	111	49	114	34.3	119	2.34	110	0
1983	44.9	85	51.2	91	38.6	79	9.27	5	0
1982	41.3	117	50.1	103	32.5	126	5.85	30	0
1981	36.2	125	44.6	127	27.8	132	1.75	121	0
1980	45.8	70	52.5	77	39.1	69	7.76	10	0
1979	45.4	79	54.2	51	36.5	95	9.72	3	0
1978	42	105	50	105	33.9	120	7.61	11	0
1977	35.8	126	43.5	131	28.1	131	4.53	55	0
1976	43.7	94	52.7	75	34.7	114	3.22	88	0
1975	51	16	59.4	10	42.7	32	4.38	63	0
1974	55.5	5	62.1	5	48.9	5	2.02	113	0
1973	46.1	63	53.2	66	39	70	3.99	75	0
1972	52.8	9	60.3	8	45.4	11	6.42	21	0
1971	42	105	49.7	106	34.6	117	4.53	55	1
1970	37.6	121	45.1	126	30.2	129	5.61	36	0
1969	42.5	104	49.4	108	35.6	103	3.22	88	0
1968	41.8	109	50.1	103	33.5	123	5.62	35	0
1967	48.5	35	55.5	35	41.4	45	4.08	70	0
1966	43.4	96	50.4	101	36.3	98	9.07	6	0
1965	45.8	70	53.9	58	37.6	88	1.95	116	0
1964	46.8	51	55	40	38.5	80	6.27	22	0
1963	42.9	100	50.7	95	35	110	4.05	71	0
1962	46.1	63	54.2	51	38	87	6.96	16	0
1961	42.7	101	51.3	88	33.6	122	3.93	76	1
1960	46.3	60	53.5	61	39.2	67	6.75	17	0
1959	43.6	95	52.1	82	35.1	108	2.53	105	0
1958	41.4	114	47.8	122	35.1	108	4.13	69	0
1957	45.2	80	51.3	88	39.2	67	2.60	103	0
1956	39.7	119	44.2	129	35.2	106	4.41	60	0
1955	43.8	92	49.4	108	38.3	85	3.64	84	0
1954	47.4	48	54.7	42	40.1	54	5.67	34	0
1953	51.3	13	57.5	20	45.1	12	6.09	25	0
1952	49.7	31	56.4	32	42.9	27	2.66	101	0
1951	48.5	35	55.2	39	41.8	38	1.04	131	0
1950	58.2	2	64.7	2	51.7	2	1.57	125	0
1949	52.1	10	57.5	20	46.6	8	2.36	108	0
1948	41.8	109	48.6	117	35	110	6.16	23	0
1947	54.2	6	60.8	6	47.6	7	4.05	71	0
1946	47.2	49	53.2	66	41.2	47	4.40	61	0
1945	42.7	101	49.3	111	36.1	100	2.90	96	0
1944	44.3	88	50.5	99	38.1	86	4.48	59	0
1943	47	50	52.6	76	41.4	45	5.06	40	0
1942	45.6	74	52.4	80	38.9	73	3.75	82	0
1941	45	84	50.6	96	39.4	61	2.73	100	0
1940	37.3	123	43.8	130	30.8	127	4.67	49	0
1939	50.3	27	57.4	22	43.2	25	5.92	28	0
1938	45.7	72	51.6	87	39.7	57	3.00	94	0
1937	59.5	1	65.3	1	53.6	1	5.77	32	0
1936	43.1	98	49.7	106	36.5	95	4.19	68	0
1935	46.8	51	52.5	77	41	49	3.84	79	0
1934	50.3	27	56.5	31	44	16	3.90	77	0
1933	53.4	7	59.2	11	47.7	6	1.95	116	0
1932	56.3	3	62.5	4	50.1	3	4.25	67	0
1931	46	65	53.2	66	38.8	74	2.86	98	0
1930	50.7	21	57.8	18	43.5	22	5.02	42	0
1929	50.4	26	56.9	26	43.8	19	4.60	53	0
1928	46	65	53.1	70	39	70	0.80	132	0
1927	44.5	87	50.5	99	38.5	80	1.59	124	0
1926	45.6	74	52.3	81	38.8	74	7.96	9	0
1925	46.6	53	53.5	61	39.6	59	6.45	20	0
1924	46.4	59	53.4	63	39.3	63	5.40	37	0
1923	48.4	39	54.4	47	42.4	35	4.04	74	0
1922	45.7	72	52.1	82	39.4	61	7.58	12	0
1921	47.8	43	54.2	51	41.5	43	1.65	122	0
1920	43.8	92	51.1	92	36.5	95	0.53	133	0
1919	47.8	43	54.1	54	41.5	43	4.84	47	0
1918	37.6	121	44.6	127	30.5	128	1.78	120	0
1917	47.8	43	54.8	41	40.7	52	3.12	90	0
1916	51.2	15	58.2	17	44.3	14	1.26	129	0
1915	48.1	42	54.5	45	41.7	39	6.05	26	0
1914	47.5	47	54	55	41.1	48	1.93	118	0
1913	56.2	4	62.7	3	49.6	4	3.62	85	0
1912	41.7	111	48.6	117	34.7	114	4.54	54	0
1911	48.2	40	54.7	42	41.6	41	1.08	130	0
1910	46.6	53	54.4	47	38.7	77	2.35	109	0
1909	50.6	23	57.4	22	43.7	20	3.05	92	0
1908	46.5	56	53.9	58	39	70	2.85	99	0
1907	49.6	32	56.7	29	42.4	35	1.40	128	0
1906	50.5	24	56.8	28	44.3	14	4.29	65	0
1905	41.6	113	47.9	120	35.4	105	3.04	93	0
1904			46.9	124	33.4	124	5.11	39	4
1903	45.1	82	50.9	94	39.7	57			2
1902	42	105	48.9	115	35.5	104	1.41	127	2
1901			51.3	88	40.1	54	2.90	96	4
1900	45.6	74	51.7	85	39.5	60	4.50	58	2
1899			54.7	42	42.3	37	4.52	57	5
1898							1.82	119	11
1897			48.8	116	37.4	89	2.00	114	4
1896			47.1	123	36.7	94	4.05	71	4
1895							6.14	24	8
1894			54	55	43.6	21	4.95	45	4
1893	36.4	124	43.2	132	29.1	130	3.43	86	2

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1937	59.5
1950	58.2
1932	56.3
1913	56.2
1974	55.5
1947	54.2
1933	53.4
2020	53.3
1972	52.8
1990	52.1
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	35.8
1981	36.2
1893	36.4
1940	37.3
1970	37.6
1918	37.6
2010	39.6
1956	39.7
1985	41
1982	41.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1991	12.45
1987	10.56
1979	9.72
1998	9.34
1983	9.27
1966	9.07
2018	8.95
1995	8.90
1926	7.96
1980	7.76

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1920	0.53
1928	0.80
1951	1.04
1911	1.08
1916	1.26
1907	1.40
1902	1.41
2020	1.45
1950	1.57
1927	1.59

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 73°F; 10 January 2026, 9 January 2026
Coldest night: 24°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.86 in; 18 January 2026

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Every answer in words

January 2026 brought 2.62 in of precipitation in Cape Hatteras, NC, the driest January since 2024, 32nd driest of 133.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: 73°F on Saturday 10 January 2026 and Friday 9 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: a low of 24°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: 0.86 in on Sunday 18 January 2026.