Richmond Weather in January
Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 30°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.58 in over about 9 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 30°F
- Average low
- 9°F
- Precipitation
- 3.58 in
- Snowfall
- 17.6 in
- Record high
- 66°FJan 11, 2014
- Record low
- -20°FJan 22, 2005
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 17°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 32°F | 13°F | 55°F 2023 | -19°F 2018 | 32% | 18% |
| Jan 2 | 32°F | 12°F | 48°F 2012 | -16°F 1999 | 32% | 18% |
| Jan 3 | 32°F | 12°F | 55°F 2000 | -15°F 2014 | 32% | 19% |
| Jan 4 | 31°F | 12°F | 53°F 2000 | -20°F 2014 | 32% | 19% |
| Jan 5 | 31°F | 11°F | 55°F 2007 | -1°F 2001 | 32% | 19% |
| Jan 6 | 31°F | 11°F | 60°F 2007 | -5°F 2018 | 32% | 19% |
| Jan 7 | 31°F | 11°F | 48°F 2007 | -12°F 2018 | 32% | 19% |
| Jan 8 | 31°F | 11°F | 59°F 2008 | -10°F 2015 | 32% | 19% |
| Jan 9 | 30°F | 10°F | 52°F 2008 | -9°F 2004 | 32% | 20% |
| Jan 10 | 30°F | 10°F | 54°F 2016 | -7°F 2004 | 32% | 20% |
| Jan 11 | 30°F | 10°F | 66°F 2014 | -10°F 2004 | 31% | 20% |
| Jan 12 | 30°F | 10°F | 53°F 2018 | -6°F 2003 | 31% | 20% |
| Jan 13 | 30°F | 10°F | 60°F 2014 | -7°F 2015 | 31% | 20% |
| Jan 14 | 30°F | 9°F | 57°F 2013 | -13°F 2004 | 31% | 20% |
| Jan 15 | 30°F | 9°F | 48°F 1999 | -13°F 2009 | 31% | 20% |
| Jan 16 | 30°F | 9°F | 48°F 2021 | -17°F 2009 | 31% | 20% |
| Jan 17 | 30°F | 9°F | 49°F 2022 | -14°F 2009 | 31% | 20% |
| Jan 18 | 30°F | 9°F | 53°F 2006 | -16°F 2003 | 30% | 20% |
| Jan 19 | 30°F | 9°F | 50°F 2015 | -13°F 2005 | 30% | 20% |
| Jan 20 | 30°F | 8°F | 47°F 2006 | -9°F 2000 | 30% | 20% |
| Jan 21 | 30°F | 8°F | 55°F 2006 | -10°F 2005 | 30% | 20% |
| Jan 22 | 30°F | 8°F | 47°F 1997 | -20°F 2005 | 30% | 20% |
| Jan 23 | 30°F | 8°F | 47°F 2002 | -13°F 2000 | 29% | 20% |
| Jan 24 | 30°F | 8°F | 54°F 1999 | -12°F 2011 | 29% | 20% |
| Jan 25 | 30°F | 8°F | 51°F 2010 | -18°F 2009 | 29% | 20% |
| Jan 26 | 30°F | 8°F | 50°F 2002 | -12°F 2009 | 29% | 21% |
| Jan 27 | 30°F | 8°F | 46°F 2016 | -10°F 2022 | 29% | 21% |
| Jan 28 | 30°F | 8°F | 52°F 2006 | -17°F 2005 | 29% | 21% |
| Jan 29 | 30°F | 8°F | 47°F 2023 | -11°F 2005 | 29% | 21% |
| Jan 30 | 30°F | 8°F | 55°F 2013 | -8°F 2007 | 29% | 21% |
| Jan 31 | 30°F | 8°F | 56°F 2013 | -13°F 2022 | 29% | 21% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:12 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00173046 (Gardiner), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094623, 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.