Chesapeake climate

Chesapeake Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Norfolk S, 7.1 km from Chesapeake

Average highs run from 50°F on January 1 to 50°F on January 31, and lows from 33°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.65 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 Chesapeake, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
3.65 in
Snowfall
3.2 in
Record high
80°FJan 30, 2002
Record low
-3°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 42 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
12.1 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 150°F33°F76°F 202220°F 197732%3%
Jan 250°F33°F76°F 198515°F 201832%3%
Jan 349°F33°F76°F 200413°F 201832%3%
Jan 449°F33°F78°F 200414°F 197932%4%
Jan 549°F33°F76°F 200414°F 198132%4%
Jan 649°F33°F75°F 195014°F 195932%4%
Jan 749°F33°F75°F 194610°F 201832%4%
Jan 849°F33°F74°F 199810°F 201832%4%
Jan 949°F32°F74°F 202611°F 197032%4%
Jan 1049°F32°F75°F 20267°F 198232%4%
Jan 1149°F32°F76°F 20207°F 198232%4%
Jan 1249°F32°F73°F 200514°F 198132%5%
Jan 1348°F32°F75°F 200512°F 196232%5%
Jan 1448°F32°F74°F 199513°F 196232%5%
Jan 1548°F32°F73°F 200711°F 199432%5%
Jan 1648°F32°F72°F 19538°F 197233%5%
Jan 1748°F32°F73°F 19495°F 197733%5%
Jan 1848°F32°F73°F 199013°F 199433%5%
Jan 1948°F32°F71°F 19515°F 199433%5%
Jan 2048°F32°F74°F 19513°F 198533%5%
Jan 2149°F32°F72°F 1959-3°F 198533%5%
Jan 2249°F32°F71°F 195713°F 197033%5%
Jan 2349°F32°F76°F 196713°F 197033%5%
Jan 2449°F32°F77°F 196715°F 201433%5%
Jan 2549°F32°F77°F 195015°F 196133%5%
Jan 2649°F32°F77°F 195019°F 196133%5%
Jan 2749°F32°F75°F 195212°F 196133%5%
Jan 2849°F32°F74°F 197413°F 196133%5%
Jan 2949°F32°F78°F 197013°F 201433%5%
Jan 3049°F32°F80°F 20026°F 201433%5%
Jan 3150°F32°F73°F 202510°F 196633%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chesapeake, 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 7:18 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 5:30 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00446147 (Norfolk S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013737, 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.