Richmond Weather in January
Average highs run from 38°F on January 1 to 39°F on January 31, and lows from 16°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.28 in over about 5 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
- 38°F
- Average low
- 15°F
- Precipitation
- 1.28 in
- Snowfall
- 4.7 in
- Record high
- 75°FJan 29, 2013
- Record low
- -18°FJan 11, 2010
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 28 min to 10 h 12 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 11.2 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 | 38°F | 16°F | 66°F 2012 | -11°F 2018 | 19% | 8% |
| Jan 2 | 38°F | 16°F | 65°F 1997 | -14°F 2001 | 19% | 8% |
| Jan 3 | 38°F | 16°F | 66°F 1997 | -15°F 2001 | 18% | 8% |
| Jan 4 | 38°F | 15°F | 64°F 2009 | -6°F 2010 | 18% | 8% |
| Jan 5 | 38°F | 15°F | 58°F 2003 | -13°F 1999 | 18% | 8% |
| Jan 6 | 37°F | 15°F | 65°F 2012 | -11°F 2014 | 18% | 8% |
| Jan 7 | 37°F | 15°F | 57°F 2012 | -13°F 2014 | 18% | 8% |
| Jan 8 | 37°F | 15°F | 62°F 2019 | -10°F 1996 | 18% | 8% |
| Jan 9 | 37°F | 15°F | 69°F 2003 | -6°F 1999 | 18% | 8% |
| Jan 10 | 37°F | 15°F | 65°F 2020 | -16°F 2010 | 18% | 8% |
| Jan 11 | 37°F | 15°F | 58°F 2023 | -18°F 2010 | 18% | 8% |
| Jan 12 | 37°F | 14°F | 64°F 2017 | -5°F 1997 | 18% | 8% |
| Jan 13 | 37°F | 14°F | 68°F 1996 | -12°F 2011 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 14 | 37°F | 14°F | 61°F 1996 | -12°F 2011 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 15 | 37°F | 14°F | 61°F 2016 | -13°F 2024 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 16 | 37°F | 14°F | 63°F 2006 | -8°F 2024 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 17 | 37°F | 14°F | 66°F 1996 | -12°F 1997 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 18 | 37°F | 14°F | 49°F 2023 | -7°F 2018 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 19 | 37°F | 14°F | 58°F 2006 | -6°F 1996 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 20 | 37°F | 15°F | 64°F 2015 | -9°F 2024 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 21 | 37°F | 15°F | 63°F 1997 | -9°F 2024 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 22 | 37°F | 15°F | 61°F 2018 | -8°F 2025 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 23 | 38°F | 15°F | 66°F 2009 | -6°F 2003 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 24 | 38°F | 15°F | 57°F 2004 | -7°F 2003 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 25 | 38°F | 15°F | 52°F 1998 | -3°F 2000 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 26 | 38°F | 15°F | 65°F 2018 | 2°F 2019 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 27 | 38°F | 15°F | 64°F 2002 | 2°F 2004 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 28 | 38°F | 15°F | 67°F 2002 | -17°F 1997 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 29 | 38°F | 16°F | 75°F 2013 | -5°F 2014 | 17% | 8% |
| Jan 30 | 38°F | 16°F | 65°F 2013 | -9°F 2019 | 17% | 7% |
| Jan 31 | 39°F | 16°F | 67°F 2012 | -9°F 2019 | 17% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:36 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00237116 (Richmond 3S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00234382, 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.