Williamsburg climate

Williamsburg Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Williamsburg, 1.4 km from Williamsburg

Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 46°F on January 31, and lows from 26°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.20 in over about 13 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 Williamsburg, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
4.20 in
Snowfall
4.1 in
Record high
75°FJan 23, 1999
Record low
-21°FJan 19, 1994
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 42 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
5.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 146°F26°F70°F 1985-3°F 197741%10%
Jan 246°F26°F71°F 1985-3°F 197741%10%
Jan 346°F26°F67°F 20000°F 197741%10%
Jan 446°F26°F71°F 2000-1°F 196941%10%
Jan 546°F26°F72°F 1993-2°F 195941%11%
Jan 646°F26°F61°F 1998-2°F 195941%11%
Jan 746°F26°F71°F 19983°F 195941%11%
Jan 845°F25°F64°F 1989-1°F 197041%11%
Jan 945°F25°F71°F 1965-2°F 197041%11%
Jan 1045°F25°F67°F 1972-9°F 197041%11%
Jan 1145°F25°F68°F 1975-7°F 196241%11%
Jan 1245°F25°F69°F 1963-7°F 196241%11%
Jan 1345°F25°F74°F 19720°F 198141%11%
Jan 1445°F25°F72°F 19603°F 199741%11%
Jan 1545°F25°F68°F 19601°F 199441%11%
Jan 1645°F25°F62°F 1990-5°F 199440%11%
Jan 1745°F24°F69°F 1990-14°F 198240%11%
Jan 1845°F24°F72°F 1996-14°F 198240%11%
Jan 1945°F24°F72°F 1996-21°F 199440%11%
Jan 2045°F24°F63°F 1974-21°F 199440%11%
Jan 2145°F24°F65°F 1990-16°F 198540%11%
Jan 2245°F24°F69°F 1967-6°F 198540%10%
Jan 2345°F24°F75°F 1999-3°F 198440%10%
Jan 2445°F24°F75°F 1972-13°F 196339%10%
Jan 2545°F24°F73°F 1967-13°F 196339%10%
Jan 2645°F24°F71°F 1967-4°F 196339%10%
Jan 2745°F24°F73°F 1962-4°F 198739%10%
Jan 2845°F24°F72°F 1999-6°F 196139%10%
Jan 2946°F24°F69°F 1975-6°F 196139%10%
Jan 3046°F24°F73°F 2002-12°F 196639%9%
Jan 3146°F24°F75°F 2002-11°F 196639%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Williamsburg, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 6:01 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00158709 (Williamsburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00158709, 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.