Richmond Weather in January
Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31, and lows from 17°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.56 in over about 11 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
- 14°F
- Precipitation
- 3.56 in
- Snowfall
- 14.3 in
- Record high
- 66°FJan 14, 1932
- Record low
- -32°FJan 5, 1904
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 06 min to 9 h 56 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- 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 | 34°F | 17°F | 58°F 1966 | -17°F 1964 | 37% | 16% |
| Jan 2 | 34°F | 17°F | 55°F 1942 | -28°F 1899 | 37% | 17% |
| Jan 3 | 34°F | 16°F | 57°F 1913 | -25°F 1918 | 37% | 17% |
| Jan 4 | 34°F | 16°F | 65°F 1950 | -23°F 1904 | 37% | 17% |
| Jan 5 | 34°F | 16°F | 56°F 1950 | -32°F 1904 | 37% | 17% |
| Jan 6 | 34°F | 16°F | 58°F 1929 | -26°F 1904 | 37% | 17% |
| Jan 7 | 33°F | 15°F | 65°F 2007 | -20°F 2018 | 37% | 17% |
| Jan 8 | 33°F | 15°F | 55°F 1930 | -21°F 2018 | 37% | 18% |
| Jan 9 | 33°F | 15°F | 57°F 1978 | -17°F 1968 | 37% | 18% |
| Jan 10 | 33°F | 15°F | 54°F 2008 | -15°F 1947 | 37% | 18% |
| Jan 11 | 33°F | 14°F | 52°F 1983 | -28°F 1968 | 37% | 18% |
| Jan 12 | 33°F | 14°F | 60°F 2020 | -25°F 1981 | 37% | 18% |
| Jan 13 | 33°F | 14°F | 63°F 2020 | -23°F 1981 | 37% | 18% |
| Jan 14 | 33°F | 14°F | 66°F 1932 | -28°F 1957 | 37% | 18% |
| Jan 15 | 33°F | 14°F | 59°F 1937 | -25°F 1964 | 37% | 19% |
| Jan 16 | 33°F | 14°F | 59°F 1995 | -20°F 2009 | 37% | 19% |
| Jan 17 | 33°F | 13°F | 58°F 1995 | -25°F 1971 | 37% | 19% |
| Jan 18 | 33°F | 13°F | 55°F 1973 | -30°F 1957 | 37% | 19% |
| Jan 19 | 33°F | 13°F | 57°F 2006 | -28°F 1938 | 36% | 19% |
| Jan 20 | 33°F | 13°F | 57°F 1951 | -26°F 1971 | 36% | 19% |
| Jan 21 | 33°F | 13°F | 55°F 1913 | -27°F 1994 | 36% | 19% |
| Jan 22 | 33°F | 13°F | 55°F 1957 | -28°F 1961 | 36% | 19% |
| Jan 23 | 33°F | 13°F | 60°F 1906 | -25°F 1961 | 36% | 19% |
| Jan 24 | 33°F | 13°F | 60°F 1967 | -27°F 1961 | 36% | 19% |
| Jan 25 | 33°F | 13°F | 57°F 1938 | -29°F 1935 | 36% | 19% |
| Jan 26 | 33°F | 13°F | 55°F 1916 | -21°F 1912 | 35% | 20% |
| Jan 27 | 33°F | 13°F | 60°F 1974 | -25°F 1924 | 35% | 20% |
| Jan 28 | 33°F | 13°F | 54°F 1916 | -31°F 1935 | 35% | 20% |
| Jan 29 | 33°F | 13°F | 53°F 2002 | -23°F 1963 | 35% | 20% |
| Jan 30 | 33°F | 13°F | 51°F 1938 | -23°F 1898 | 35% | 20% |
| Jan 31 | 34°F | 13°F | 58°F 2013 | -19°F 1898 | 35% | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:26 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00198573 (Tully Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00274399, 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.