Altavista climate

Altavista Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lynchburg Rgnl AP, 24.3 km from Altavista

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 daily high and low temperature at Altavista, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 146°F27°F63°F 20223°F 201831%4%
Jan 246°F27°F78°F 20220°F 201831%4%
Jan 346°F27°F67°F 20232°F 200131%4%
Jan 446°F26°F67°F 20006°F 200231%4%
Jan 546°F26°F69°F 20055°F 199931%4%
Jan 646°F26°F70°F 19982°F 199931%4%
Jan 746°F26°F69°F 2007-4°F 201831%4%
Jan 846°F26°F69°F 1998-1°F 201831%4%
Jan 946°F26°F69°F 19980°F 201731%4%
Jan 1046°F26°F67°F 20132°F 201731%5%
Jan 1146°F26°F64°F 2026-2°F 200431%5%
Jan 1246°F26°F64°F 2018-3°F 200431%5%
Jan 1346°F26°F73°F 20184°F 197732%5%
Jan 1446°F26°F74°F 20134°F 197732%5%
Jan 1546°F26°F71°F 200710°F 201832%5%
Jan 1646°F26°F70°F 200710°F 198232%5%
Jan 1746°F26°F57°F 20160°F 197732%5%
Jan 1846°F26°F60°F 2012-1°F 197732%6%
Jan 1946°F26°F64°F 19862°F 200332%6%
Jan 2046°F25°F63°F 20234°F 197632%6%
Jan 2146°F25°F63°F 2015-7°F 198532%6%
Jan 2246°F25°F65°F 2018-6°F 198532%6%
Jan 2346°F26°F70°F 20185°F 198432%6%
Jan 2446°F26°F72°F 19990°F 200332%6%
Jan 2546°F26°F72°F 19990°F 200332%6%
Jan 2646°F26°F69°F 20174°F 200032%6%
Jan 2746°F26°F76°F 20245°F 198232%6%
Jan 2846°F26°F65°F 2012-4°F 200032%7%
Jan 2947°F26°F71°F 19997°F 200332%7%
Jan 3047°F26°F72°F 2013-2°F 200032%7%
Jan 3147°F26°F73°F 2002-2°F 201432%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Altavista, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • 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

Every day of January: sun and moon

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.