Altavista Weather in January
Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 47°F on January 31, and lows from 27°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.46 in over about 10 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
- 46°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 3.46 in
- Snowfall
- 3.5 in
- Record high
- 78°FJan 2, 2022
- Record low
- -7°FJan 21, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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 | 46°F | 27°F | 63°F 2022 | 3°F 2018 | 31% | 4% |
| Jan 2 | 46°F | 27°F | 78°F 2022 | 0°F 2018 | 31% | 4% |
| Jan 3 | 46°F | 27°F | 67°F 2023 | 2°F 2001 | 31% | 4% |
| Jan 4 | 46°F | 26°F | 67°F 2000 | 6°F 2002 | 31% | 4% |
| Jan 5 | 46°F | 26°F | 69°F 2005 | 5°F 1999 | 31% | 4% |
| Jan 6 | 46°F | 26°F | 70°F 1998 | 2°F 1999 | 31% | 4% |
| Jan 7 | 46°F | 26°F | 69°F 2007 | -4°F 2018 | 31% | 4% |
| Jan 8 | 46°F | 26°F | 69°F 1998 | -1°F 2018 | 31% | 4% |
| Jan 9 | 46°F | 26°F | 69°F 1998 | 0°F 2017 | 31% | 4% |
| Jan 10 | 46°F | 26°F | 67°F 2013 | 2°F 2017 | 31% | 5% |
| Jan 11 | 46°F | 26°F | 64°F 2026 | -2°F 2004 | 31% | 5% |
| Jan 12 | 46°F | 26°F | 64°F 2018 | -3°F 2004 | 31% | 5% |
| Jan 13 | 46°F | 26°F | 73°F 2018 | 4°F 1977 | 32% | 5% |
| Jan 14 | 46°F | 26°F | 74°F 2013 | 4°F 1977 | 32% | 5% |
| Jan 15 | 46°F | 26°F | 71°F 2007 | 10°F 2018 | 32% | 5% |
| Jan 16 | 46°F | 26°F | 70°F 2007 | 10°F 1982 | 32% | 5% |
| Jan 17 | 46°F | 26°F | 57°F 2016 | 0°F 1977 | 32% | 5% |
| Jan 18 | 46°F | 26°F | 60°F 2012 | -1°F 1977 | 32% | 6% |
| Jan 19 | 46°F | 26°F | 64°F 1986 | 2°F 2003 | 32% | 6% |
| Jan 20 | 46°F | 25°F | 63°F 2023 | 4°F 1976 | 32% | 6% |
| Jan 21 | 46°F | 25°F | 63°F 2015 | -7°F 1985 | 32% | 6% |
| Jan 22 | 46°F | 25°F | 65°F 2018 | -6°F 1985 | 32% | 6% |
| Jan 23 | 46°F | 26°F | 70°F 2018 | 5°F 1984 | 32% | 6% |
| Jan 24 | 46°F | 26°F | 72°F 1999 | 0°F 2003 | 32% | 6% |
| Jan 25 | 46°F | 26°F | 72°F 1999 | 0°F 2003 | 32% | 6% |
| Jan 26 | 46°F | 26°F | 69°F 2017 | 4°F 2000 | 32% | 6% |
| Jan 27 | 46°F | 26°F | 76°F 2024 | 5°F 1982 | 32% | 6% |
| Jan 28 | 46°F | 26°F | 65°F 2012 | -4°F 2000 | 32% | 7% |
| Jan 29 | 47°F | 26°F | 71°F 1999 | 7°F 2003 | 32% | 7% |
| Jan 30 | 47°F | 26°F | 72°F 2013 | -2°F 2000 | 32% | 7% |
| Jan 31 | 47°F | 26°F | 73°F 2002 | -2°F 2014 | 32% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:41 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013733 (Lynchburg Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00441082, 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.