Norfolk Weather in January
Average highs run from 27°F on January 1 to 25°F on January 31, and lows from 10°F to 4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.11 in over about 13 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
- 25°F
- Average low
- 6°F
- Precipitation
- 2.11 in
- Snowfall
- 16.9 in
- Record high
- 62°FJan 31, 2013
- Record low
- -27°FJan 1, 2018
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 52 min to 9 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- 13°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 27°F | 10°F | 49°F 2019 | -27°F 2018 | 45% | 35% |
| Jan 2 | 27°F | 9°F | 42°F 2022 | -24°F 2018 | 45% | 35% |
| Jan 3 | 27°F | 9°F | 43°F 2017 | -16°F 2018 | 45% | 35% |
| Jan 4 | 27°F | 9°F | 43°F 2017 | -17°F 2014 | 45% | 35% |
| Jan 5 | 27°F | 8°F | 48°F 2015 | -14°F 2016 | 45% | 35% |
| Jan 6 | 26°F | 8°F | 48°F 2014 | -14°F 2018 | 45% | 36% |
| Jan 7 | 26°F | 8°F | 48°F 2014 | -25°F 2018 | 45% | 36% |
| Jan 8 | 26°F | 7°F | 37°F 2019 | -22°F 2015 | 45% | 36% |
| Jan 9 | 26°F | 7°F | 47°F 1939 | -22°F 2015 | 45% | 36% |
| Jan 10 | 26°F | 7°F | 51°F 1939 | -5°F 2020 | 44% | 36% |
| Jan 11 | 26°F | 7°F | 51°F 2014 | -11°F 2022 | 44% | 36% |
| Jan 12 | 25°F | 6°F | 60°F 2020 | -15°F 2022 | 44% | 36% |
| Jan 13 | 25°F | 6°F | 60°F 2018 | -15°F 2015 | 44% | 36% |
| Jan 14 | 25°F | 6°F | 58°F 2013 | -20°F 2018 | 43% | 36% |
| Jan 15 | 25°F | 6°F | 44°F 2026 | -21°F 2018 | 43% | 36% |
| Jan 16 | 25°F | 5°F | 50°F 2014 | -16°F 2022 | 43% | 36% |
| Jan 17 | 25°F | 5°F | 38°F 2013 | -18°F 2015 | 42% | 36% |
| Jan 18 | 25°F | 5°F | 37°F 2025 | -16°F 2015 | 42% | 36% |
| Jan 19 | 25°F | 5°F | 46°F 2015 | -8°F 2020 | 42% | 36% |
| Jan 20 | 25°F | 5°F | 46°F 2013 | -8°F 2019 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 21 | 25°F | 5°F | 38°F 2018 | -24°F 2022 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 22 | 25°F | 4°F | 41°F 2017 | -26°F 2014 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 23 | 25°F | 4°F | 41°F 2018 | -27°F 2014 | 40% | 36% |
| Jan 24 | 25°F | 4°F | 46°F 2018 | -21°F 2026 | 40% | 35% |
| Jan 25 | 25°F | 4°F | 45°F 2019 | -21°F 2026 | 40% | 35% |
| Jan 26 | 25°F | 4°F | 38°F 2016 | -19°F 2022 | 39% | 35% |
| Jan 27 | 25°F | 4°F | 44°F 2016 | -20°F 2022 | 39% | 35% |
| Jan 28 | 25°F | 4°F | 47°F 2018 | -9°F 2013 | 39% | 35% |
| Jan 29 | 25°F | 4°F | 38°F 2018 | -20°F 2022 | 39% | 35% |
| Jan 30 | 25°F | 4°F | 49°F 2013 | -20°F 2022 | 38% | 34% |
| Jan 31 | 25°F | 4°F | 62°F 2013 | -19°F 2015 | 38% | 34% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 5:07 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094725 (Massena Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00301664, 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.