Norfolk Weather in January
Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.61 in over about 6 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
- 33°F
- Average low
- 12°F
- Precipitation
- 0.61 in
- Snowfall
- 6.9 in
- Record high
- 74°FJan 26, 2002
- Record low
- -27°FJan 12, 1974
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 11 min to 10 h 00 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 12.5 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 | 33°F | 13°F | 59°F 2004 | -26°F 2018 | 19% | 15% |
| Jan 2 | 32°F | 13°F | 62°F 1964 | -17°F 2018 | 19% | 15% |
| Jan 3 | 32°F | 12°F | 53°F 2012 | -17°F 1947 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 4 | 32°F | 12°F | 60°F 2012 | -21°F 1969 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 5 | 32°F | 12°F | 70°F 2012 | -24°F 1960 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 6 | 32°F | 12°F | 58°F 2026 | -22°F 1968 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 7 | 32°F | 12°F | 66°F 2003 | -25°F 1968 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 8 | 32°F | 12°F | 68°F 2002 | -16°F 2010 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 9 | 32°F | 12°F | 57°F 2002 | -22°F 1974 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 10 | 32°F | 12°F | 70°F 1990 | -23°F 1982 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 11 | 32°F | 12°F | 64°F 2006 | -24°F 1974 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 12 | 32°F | 12°F | 63°F 2026 | -27°F 1974 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 13 | 32°F | 12°F | 66°F 1996 | -23°F 1964 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 14 | 32°F | 12°F | 59°F 1990 | -18°F 2024 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 15 | 33°F | 12°F | 70°F 2006 | -17°F 1972 | 19% | 16% |
| Jan 16 | 33°F | 12°F | 61°F 1996 | -20°F 1977 | 20% | 16% |
| Jan 17 | 33°F | 12°F | 57°F 1986 | -14°F 1978 | 20% | 16% |
| Jan 18 | 33°F | 11°F | 62°F 2022 | -17°F 1956 | 20% | 17% |
| Jan 19 | 33°F | 11°F | 66°F 2014 | -24°F 1970 | 20% | 17% |
| Jan 20 | 33°F | 12°F | 63°F 1986 | -26°F 1962 | 20% | 17% |
| Jan 21 | 33°F | 12°F | 62°F 1992 | -18°F 1966 | 20% | 17% |
| Jan 22 | 33°F | 12°F | 64°F 1989 | -23°F 1966 | 20% | 17% |
| Jan 23 | 33°F | 12°F | 65°F 1981 | -26°F 1948 | 21% | 17% |
| Jan 24 | 33°F | 12°F | 71°F 1981 | -17°F 2008 | 21% | 17% |
| Jan 25 | 33°F | 12°F | 63°F 2005 | -14°F 1950 | 21% | 17% |
| Jan 26 | 33°F | 12°F | 74°F 2002 | -24°F 1950 | 21% | 17% |
| Jan 27 | 33°F | 12°F | 62°F 2006 | -23°F 1963 | 21% | 17% |
| Jan 28 | 33°F | 12°F | 65°F 2015 | -22°F 1972 | 21% | 17% |
| Jan 29 | 34°F | 12°F | 60°F 1992 | -26°F 1966 | 21% | 17% |
| Jan 30 | 34°F | 12°F | 67°F 2012 | -24°F 1966 | 21% | 18% |
| Jan 31 | 34°F | 12°F | 65°F 1989 | -21°F 1950 | 21% | 18% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 5:43 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014941 (Norfolk Karl Stefan AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014941, 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.